( 1 ) ESPOUSING the cause of the general public, two members of the State Legislature have filed this petition alleging that respondent 2 who is a member of the State Legislative Council had on the floor of that House made certain derogatory remarks touching the conduct of the Judges of this Court in violation of Article 211 of the Constitution and requesting this Court to issue a writ under Article 226 of the Constitution,- (i) directing respondent 1 the Chairman of the Legislative council to produce the records of the proceedings of the Karnataka State Legislate Council dated 11-8-1978 relating to the statements made by the second respondent as stated in the annexure marked Ext. 'a' and (ii) quashing the entire proceedings therein by declaring the said proceedings to be unconstitutional and illegal as violating the provisions of Art. 211 of the constitution of India.

( 2 ) THIS case involves great constitutional principles touching parliamentary democracy and independence of the judiciary and hence requires a cautious approach. An independent judiciary, according to Sri S. R. Das Gupta, an illustrious Chief Justice of this Court, is a judiciary which consists of Judges who are i

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