These two civil rules are heard together, the questions raised being identical and, therefore, this single judgment will govern both the cases.

2. Civil Rule No.54 of 1998 is preferred by three of the disqualified MLAs of the Manipur Legislative Assembly namely Shri Sephu Haokip, Shri Basant Kumar Wangkhem and Shri D. Lohri - filing this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution particularly with a prayer for declaring the order of disqualification dated 29.7.95 to be unlawful, arbitrary malafide and malicious so passed by the Speaker, Manipur Legislative Assembly, the copies of which are filed and marked as Annexure A/7 to A/9. The order disqualifying them being passed in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Speaker under the 10th Schedule of the Constitution of India,1950 in the light of the satisfaction of the Speaker that the petitioners had voluntarily given up their membership from their political party and also from, being a member of the Congress Legislative Party and as such, found liable to be disqualified under the various provisions of the 10th Schedule of the Constitution of India,1950.

3. In this writ petition No.54 of 1998, the Speaker, Manipur Legislati

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