762 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
(f) NO.
Sir Muhammad Yamin Khan : What is the intention of Government ? Do they want to give it retrospective effect or not ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : The legal intention is always for the Courts to interpret.
Sir Muhammad Yamin Khan : The Courts will undoubtedly interpret, but what is the order of the Government ? Is it to have retrospective effect or is it only for the future ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : That is a matter which must be left to the Courts.
Mr. N. M. Joshi : Is it not a fact that landlords in Delhi are harassing their tenants in order to profiteer and what steps are Government taking to stop it ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I have no information that the landlords are harassing, but we had a deputation from the tenants who placed before Government certain complaints and the amendment of the New Delhi Rent Control Order was made to meet some of the grievances.
Sir Muhammad Yamin Khan : In this case the house owner is a retired Executive Engineer, Rai Bahadur Durgadas, who has a big family of 20 persons, whom he cannot accommodate anywhere else.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I have no information on the point.
Maulvi Muhammad Abdul Ghani: Is it the intention of the Government to clarify the effect of any order passed if the Court feels any ambiguity ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I do not follow the Honourable Member’s question.
Maulvi Muhammad Abdul Ghani : May I know whether the Government propose to issue any clarification of their order passed regarding the applicability of its retrospectiveness to the Court ?