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1950-இல் "காவல் கைதிகளாகச் சிறையில் இருக்கும் நாடாளுமன்ற சட்டமன்ற உறுப்பினர்கள், தாம் உறுப்பினராக இருக்கும் அவைத் தலைவருக்கோ, அவைக் குழுவுக்கோ அனுப்பும் அனைத்துக் கடிதங்களையும் உறுப்பினர்களின் அவை உரிமைக்கு என்ற நடவடிக்கை அரசு எடுத்துக் கொள்ள வாய்ப்பு அளிக்கும் வகையில்,அரசுக்கு உடனடியாக அனுப்பி வைக்க வேண்டும் எனச் சிறை அதிகாரிகளுக்கு ஆணை பிறப்பிக்கும் பிரிவைச் சேர்த்துக் கொண்டனர்” எனவும், அதே நூலில் கூறியுள்ளார்.
As long as a detenue continues to be a member of a legislature drawing the emoluments of his office, receiving summons to attend, he is entitled to the right of correspondence with the legislature and to make representations to the speaker, and the Chairman of the Commit- tee of privileges and no executive authority has auy right to withheld such correspondence. This right, as it appears to us, not merely from principles of natural justice which will be violated by such letters being withheld, but as continuing member of the House, he would also appear to. be entitled to this privilege under Art (194 (3) of the constitution.
As a sequel to the above quoted judgment, the Madras Government incorporated the following provisions in the Madras Security Prisoners Rules 1950. . .
“All communications addressed by a Security pri- , soner who is a member of the state Legislature or of parliament to the speaker or Chairman of the House of which he is a Member or to the chairman of a Committee (including a Committee of privileges) of such House, or of a Joint Committee of both Houses of the State Legislature or of parliament, as the case may be,
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