THE MOTOR VEHICLES (DRIVERS) AMENDMENT BILL 85
fold. In the first place, a motor driver must have been in continuous service for a period of six months before he can claim the right to re-employment. Secondly, he must have applied for re-employment within two months from the date of discharge from the national service. These conditions being satisfied, this present Bill puts him on the same level with other persons whose services have been requisitioned. I have nothing more to say with regard to this Bill. With these remarks, Sir, I move.
Mr. President (The Honourable Sir Abdur Rahim) : The question is :
“That the Bill to amend the Motor Vehicles (Drivers) Ordinance, 1942, be taken into consideration.”
The motion was adopted.
Mr. President (The Honourable Sir Abdur Rahim) : Clause 2.
*Sir Cawasjee Jahangir (Bombay City : Muhammadan Urban) : Sir, this is the main clause of the Bill, clause 2, so far as I can make out. I see that the reason for the Bill is to find Employment for such motor drivers as may have been requisitioned by Government for war purposes and the attempt is to make the previous employer employ that motor driver under two conditions, provided he has been in the employment of the original employer for six months and he applies for employment within two months........ If the Honourable Member will take these points into consideration, he may take time over it. I think the Honourable Member will be doing well by the public and this Honourable House.
The Honourable Dr. B.R. Ambedkar : With regard to the observations which have fallen from my Honourable friend, Sir Cowasjee Jehangir, I am bound to say that he has really given a very big and a dark colour to what is likely to happen when an employer is called upon to reinstate his former driver. He seems to think that this matter, once it becomes a subject matter of dispute, would assume a form which lawyers call a long civil suit. But I am sure it will be shorter than a shortcoat. We have made provision that the Provincial
*Legislative Assembly Debates (Central), Vol. III, 29th July 1943, pp. 179-80.