India, Feb. 25 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday noted that the right to speak in Parliament was not a means to insult, humiliate and defame fellow members, ministers and especially the chair.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh criticised the behaviour of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLC Sunil Kumar Singh in the Bihar legislative council for raising slogans against chief minister Nitish Kumar, however, they his expulsion from the House which they deemed as harsh and excessive, according to news agency PTI.

The top court also noted, "It needs no emphasis that there is no place for aggression and indecency in the proceedings of Parliament or the legislature. Members are expected to show complete respect and deference towards ...