Judgement

NARASIMHAM, J. :- This is a petition under Art.226 of the Constitution by Sri Godavaris Misra, a member of the Orissa Legislative Assembly, against Sri Nandakisore Das, Speaker of that Assembly.

2. On 5-9-52 the petitioner sent notice of the following question to the Secretary, Orissa Legislative Assembly. "Will the Government be pleased to state

(A) Whether the house occupied by Sri L.M. Patnaik, when he was Speaker of this Assembly, was a Government or private building and, if the latter, how it was acquired to serve as the residence of the Speaker;

(B) Whether it is occupied now by the present Speaker or by Sri L.M. Patnaik and, in either case, whether or not, it is so occupied free of rent; and

(C) if rent has been paid for the occupation of the house the period for which it has been so paid by the present occupier and the rent, if any, which Government are paying in respect of it to the proprietor?"

On 6-9-52 he sent notice of another question.

"Will the Government be pleased to state-

(a) What action they have so far taken in fulfillment of promises held out by them on questions raised by the members of this Assembly on the floor thereof during its meetings of the first s