1066 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
ARTICLES 310-A AND 310-B
*Shri T. T. Krishnamachari : The next article viz., 310 is linked to article 308. These two may be considered together.
Mr. President : Consideration of article 310 is postponed. Then the House will take up consideration of the next articles 310-A and 310-B.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, with your permission I move amendment No. 12 in a slightly amended form, thus :
“ That after article 310, the following new articles be inserted :—
‘310 A. The Auditor-General of India holding office immediately before the date Provisions as to of commencement of this Constitution shall, unless he has Comptroller and Auditor- elected otherwise, become on that date the Comptroller General of India. and Auditor-General of India and shall thereupon be entitled to such salaries and allowances and to such rights in respect of leave and pension as are provided for under clause (2) of article 124 of this Constitution in respect of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India and shall be entitled to continue to hold office until the expiration of his term of office as determined under the provisions (?) which were applicable immediately before such commencement’.
310 B. (1) The members of the Public Service Commission for the Dominion Provisions as to Public of India holding Office immediately before the date of Service Commission. commencement of this Constitution shall, unless they have elected otherwise, become on that date the members of the Public Service Commission for the Union and shall, notwithstanding anything contained in clauses ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) of article 285 of this Constitution but subject to the proviso to clause ( 2 ) of that article continue to hold office until the expiration of their term of office as determined under the rules which were applicable immediately before such commencement to such members.
(2) The members of a Public Service Commission of a Province or of a Public Service Commission serving the needs of a group of Provinces holding office immediately before the date of commencement of this Constitution shall, unless they have elected otherwise, become on that date the members of the Public Service Commission for the corresponding State or the members of the Joint Public Service Commission serving the needs of the corresponding States, as the case may be, and shall, notwithstanding anything contained in clauses ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) of article 285 of this Constitution but subject to the proviso to clause ( 2 ) of that article, continue to hold office until the expiration of their term of office as determined under the rules which were applicable immediately before such commencement to such members.”
Sir, these articles merely provide for the continuance of certain incumbents of the posts which are regulated by the Constitution such as the members of the Public Service Commission and the Auditor-General.
There is no matter of principle involved in these articles.
†The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I do not propose to accept the amendment of Dr. Deshmukh. It is unnecessary.
*CAD, Vol. X, 7th October 1949, p. 8.
† Ibid., p. 9.