Vijayawada, Telugu Desam Party Senior leader and former Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu on Saturday said that the Courts could meddle with the decisions of Legislature when the decisions are in violation of Constitution guidelines. Mr Ramakrishnudu, who is the leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, in a strong counter to Assembly Speaker Tammineni Sitaram on the issue of the limitations of the Courts in dealing with cases pertaining to the legislature, asserted that the Courts could interfere on the decisions taken by the Legislature, if they are violating the Constitution guidelines. Mr Ramakrishnudu, who was the Assembly Speaker in united Andhra Pradesh, in a statement here clarified to the Assembly Speaker’s ruling given in his capacity as Speaker in the past was valid and that the ‘courts shall not interfere with the functioning or debates or rulings of the House.’ “The Illegalities involved in the decisions of the House can be questioned. But, irregularity is different from illegality. If there are irregularities in conducting debates in the house, it cannot be questioned in the courts. If the house makes any legislation violating the Constitution or law, it can be questioned in the court of law”, the Senior TDP leader explained. He asserted that the proceedings that take place in the Speaker’s chamber would not be part of the house. It would be applicable to the 10th Schedule proceedings as well. The decisions of the Assembly or that of the Speaker taken inside the house was different from the decisions taken outside the house, he added. “Statements with mala fide intention against the Assembly or members made outside the House are amount to breach of privilege and contempt of the House. Any utterances by the Presiding Officer or members outside will not be part of the House proceedings”, he said. The TDP senior leader pointed out that the AP Government’s Advocate General made a submission to the High Court that the three Capitals Bills were pending with the Select Committees.Then, it was unwarranted and unconstitutional on the part of the Government to bring the two Bills for a second time. Hence, the Opposition MLCs questioned the same in the court of law. It was an indisputable fact that the legislative process of completion of the two Bills was yet to be completed, Mr Ramakrishnudu said.