1008 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Consolidated Fund of the State cannot be made subject to any Appropriation Act. They will be left open to be drawn upon in such manner, for such purposes and at such times subject to such conditions as may be laid down by Parliament in that behalf specifically. It is, therefore, to enlarge the definition expressly of the Consolidated Fund and to separate the Consolidated Fund from other funds which go necessarily into the public account that these changes are made. There is no other purpose in these changes. The Finance Ministry drew attention to the fact that our provision in regard to the Appropriation Act was also made applicable to other moneys which generally went into the public account and that that was likely to create trouble. It is in order to remove these difficulties that these provisions are now introduced in the original article.
[Motion was adopted. New article 263-A was added to the Constitution.]
ABOLITION OF PRIVY COUNCIL JURISDICTION BILL
*Mr. President : The first item on the Order Paper today is notice of a motion by Dr. Ambedkar to introduce a Bill to abolish the jurisdiction of His Majesty in Council.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (Bombay : General) : Sir, I move for leave to introduce a Bill to abolish the jurisdiction of His Majesty in Council in respect of Indian appeals and petitions.
Mr. President : The question is :
“That leave be granted to introduce a Bill to abolish the jurisdiction of His Majesty in Council in respect of Indian appeals and petitions.”
(The motion was adopted.)
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I introduce the Bill.
DRAFT CONSTITUTION
N EW P ART XIV-A— (contd.)
†Mr. President : I think these are all the amendments. If I have left out any, the Member who has given notice of the amendments may point out otherwise they may be taken as withdrawn by leave of the Assembly.
I shall now put the amendments moved by Mr. Munshi. But, there is an amendment by Mr. Tyagi to number the paragraphs.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : That is a matter we will look to later on.
Shri Mahavir Tyagi : It has been accepted, Sir.
*CAD, Vol. IX, 14th September 1949, p. 1425.
†Ibid., p. 1485.