DRAFT CONSTITUTION 1033
*The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : As regards (b), I would just like to make one point. We are proposing to drop from the Constitution two Parts which we had originally proposed in which certain communities had been enumerated as Scheduled Castes and certain communities as Scheduled Tribes. We thought that was cumbering the Constitution too much and that this could be left to be done by the President by order. That is our present proposal. It seems to me that, in that event, it will be necessary to transfer the definition clauses of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes to some other part of the Constitution and make provision for them in a specific article itself, saying that the President shall define who are the Scheduled Castes and who are the Scheduled Tribes. Now it seems to me that the question has been raised with regard to article 296 and 299 which have been held over. It may be that the definition of ‘Anglo-Indian’ and ‘Indian Christian’ which is referred to in (b) and (c) may have to be reconsidered along with that proposition. I request you to hold them over for the present.
Shri V. I. Muniswami Pillai (Madras : General) : The whole thing regarding the Scheduled Castes, etc. may be held over.
Mr. President : I take it that the House agrees to hold over the consideration of items (b) and (c).
[Sub-clauses (b) and (c) were held over.]
Mr. President : There are no amendments to item (d).
The question is :
“That sub-clause (d) be adopted.”
The motion was adopted.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That sub-clause (e) of clause (1) of article 303 be deleted.”
Mr. President : There is no Chief Judge now. There used to be subordinate High Courts which were called Chief Courts and they used to have Chief Judges.
The amendment was adopted.
Sub-clause (e) of clause (1) was deleted from article 303.
(Amendment No. 3219 was not moved.)
Mr. President : Then (f). There is no amendment to this. The question is :
“That sub-clause (f) of clause (1) stand part of article 303.”
The motion was adopted.
*CAD, Vol. IX, 16th September 1949, pp. 1583.-1584.