The hearing of the appeal was ordered to be expedited That order was passed on October 1, 1956, but notwithstanding the order of expedition, the case came to be heard only four years later, 490 In this Court, it has been contended on behalf of the appellant that the learned Judge below had erred in his interpretation of the provisions of article 194 of the Constitution and that on a proper construction ' of; those provisions it should have been held (1) that questions sought to be asked by a member of a Legislative Assembly, even though disallowed by the Speaker, formed part of the proceedings of the House, and, as such, their publication would not attract the provisions of the Indian Penal Code; (2) the provisions of article 194 should be liberally construed in favour of persons like elected members of the Assembly who are rendering public service not only by making speeches and asking questions in the Assembly, but also by publishing them in the public press with a view to apprising the country and, particularly the constituency of what had been happening in the House.