1028 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
(The amendment was negatived.)
Mr. President : Then No. 7.
Shri T. T. Krishnamachari : Dr. Ambedkar has accepted a portion of this amendment. It need not be voted upon. If it is rejected, then Dr. Ambedkar will not be able to accept a portion of it.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Mine are independent amendments.
- Mr. President : ...I think these are all the amendments which we moved yesterday. Dr. Ambedkar has moved certain amendments today and I would put them to vote now.
[Six amendments were rejected.]
[Following amendments were adopted.]
“That in clause (1) of article 15A, after the word ‘consult’ the words ‘and be defended by’ be inserted.”
“That in clause (3) of article 15A for the words “Nothing in this article’ the words, brackets and figures ‘Nothing in clauses (1) and (2) of the article’ be substituted.”
“That after clause (3) of article 15A, the following clauses be inserted —
‘ (3a) Where an order is made in respect of any person under sub-clause (b) of clause (3) of this article the authority making an order shall as soon as may be communicated to him the grounds on which the order has been made and afford him the earliest opportunity of making a representation against the order.
(3b) Nothing in clause (3a) of this article shall require the authority making any order under sub-clause (b) of clause (3) of this article to disclose the facts which such authority considers to be against the public interest to disclose.’ ”
“That at the end of clause 94) of article 15A, the following be added : —
‘and Parliament may also prescribed by law the procedure to be followed by an Advisory Board in an enquiry under clause (a) of the proviso to clause (3) of this article.’ ”
Article 15 A, as amended, was added to the Constitution.
Mr. President : I am sorry I forgot to put Dr. Bakhshi Tek Chand’s amendment to vote. Of course it was not necessary. It is covered by Dr. Ambedkar’s amendments.
ARTICLE 209A
†The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That after article 209, between Chapters VII and IX of Part VI the following be inserted : —
*CAD, Vol. IX, 16th September 1949, p. 1570.
† Ibid., pp. 1570-1571.