( 1 ) WE have before us three writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution filed by three members of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly respectively, by which they seek to challenge the validity of certain proceedings of the Rajasthan legislative Assembly taken on 26th February, 1966 and 28th February. 1966, and pray for issuances of appropriate writ, direction or order against the respondents. As the writ petitions raise certain common questions, they can conveniently be dealt with together.

( 2 ) WRIT petitions of Servashri Yogendra Nath Handa and Manikchand Surana were argued by Shri C. L. Agarwal and that of Shri Ramanand Aggarwal was argued by shri R. K. Garg The writ petitions referred to certain events that took place in the rajasthan Legislative Assembly on 26th Feb 1966 and 28th February 1966, and they are like this.

( 3 ) THE Governor of Rajasthan summoned the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly to meet for its budget session on 26th February, 1966, at 11. 00 a. m. Accordingly the assembly met in the Assembly Hall on 26th February. 1966. The Governor of rajasthan entered the Hall to deliver his address under Article 176 of the constitution However before the