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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, C.KUMARAPPAN
Secretary Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly – Appellant
Versus
P. Sivakumar @ Thayagam Kavi – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. judicial review scope on legislative scns. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 2. contentions concerning scn lapsed. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 3. importance of maintaining dignity in legislative proceedings. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34) |
| 4. jurisdiction limitations on scns issued. (Para 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52) |
| 5. final orders on the scn, must be concluded. (Para 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63) |
JUDGMENT :
S.M. Subramaniam, J.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
| S.No. | Contents | Paragraph Nos. | |
| I | PRELUDE | 1 to 8 | |
| II | CONTENTIONS ON BEHALF OF THE PARTIES | 9 to 14 | |
| III | DISCUSSIONS | 15 to 52 | |
| a | PREMATURE CHALLENGE OF THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE | 15 to 35 | |
| b | IMMUNITY TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS OF PROCEDURAL IRREGULARITIES | 36 to 38 | |
| c | MECHANISM TO REGULATE THE SMOOTH FUNCTIONING OF THE HOUSE | 39 to 42 | |
| d | THE POWERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY TO REGULATE ITS OWN PROCEDURE | 43 to 43 | |
| e | MALICE AS A GROUND FOR QUASHING SHOW CAUSE NOTICE | 44 to 49 | |
| f | PROVISIONS UNDER WHICH SHOW CAUSE NOTICE WAS ISSUED | 50 to 52 | |
| IV | CONCLUSION | 53 to 63 | |
(I) PRELUDE:
The Show Cause Notice, originally issued by the Secret
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