1. The petitioners in W.P.No.10175/2013, are the appellants and challenging the vires of the Resolution dated 26.3.2013, passed in the House of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, by and under which, they have been suspended for a period of six months and the salary and other allowances during that period, have been withheld, filed the above said writ petition and it was dismissed on 5.6.2013. The writ petitioners aggrieved by the said order, had filed this writ appeal.

2. BACKGROUND FACTS:

2.1. The facts leading to the filing of the writ petition have been narrated in detail, in the order passed in the writ petition, and therefore, it is not necessary to restate the entire facts except to briefly state certain facts, which are relevant for the purpose of disposal of this writ appeal.

2.2. The appellants/writ petitioners, who are six in number, belong to Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) and they are Members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from May, 2011, and represent the respective Constituency, from where, they got elected.

2.3. The first appellant is the Whip of the Party and the party, in which, he belongs, is declared as the "Opposition Party" in the Legi