K. Krishnamurthi vs The Govt. Of Tamil Nadu And Ors. on 18 February, 1988
4. I am afraid, the writ petition is misconceived As a matter of fact, within the Assembly, it is the Speaker who controls the proceedings. Without going into the correctness of the version in relation to the events that had happened on 28th Jan. 1988, if the fourth respondent had requested the third respondent to provide police protection, certainly it is the duty of the third respondent to comply with that request, because, primarily he is in charge of law and order. There is no question of Article 166(3) being violated. That Article merely postulates the framing of rules for the convenient transaction of the business of the Government and for the allocation of the said business among the members of the cabinet. It was that which came to be dealt with in Pioneer Motors Ltd. v. O.M.A. Majeed . That has absolutely no application to an Assembly, nor does that Article in any way control the proceedings of the Assembly.