THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION 207
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, FEB. 26,1948 239
Restriction *224. Notwithstanding anything in clause (1) of
on powers of article 217 of this Constitution—
Parliament to (a) Parliament shall not have power to make make laws laws with respect to any right relating with respect to posts and telegraphs in any State or 5 to certain group of States for the time being matters in specified in Part III of the First Sche- relation to dule subsisting at the date of commence- States in Part ment of this Constitution until such right III of the First is extinguished by agreement between the 10 Schedule. Government of India and that State or
group of States or is acquired by the
Government of India:
Provided that nothing in this clause shall
prevent Parliament from making any 15
law for the regulation and control of
posts and telegraphs in such State or
group of States;
(b) the power of Parliament to make laws with
respect to telephones, wireless, broad- 20
casting and other like forms of commu-
nication in any State for the time being
specified in Part III of the First Sche-
dule shall extend only to the making of
laws for their regulation and control;
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(c) the power of Parliament to make laws with
respect to corporations shall not include
the power to make laws with respect to
the incorporation, regulation and wind-
ing up of corporations owned or con-
trolled by a State for the time being 30
specified in Part III of the First Schedule
and carrying on business only within
that State.
Extent of 225. Notwithstanding anything in this Chapter, 35
power to the power of Parliament to make laws for a
legislate for State or a group of States for the time being
States in Part specified in Part III of the First Schedule shall be
III of the subject to the terms of any agreement entered into in
First Sche- that behalf by that State or group of States with the
dule. Government of India and the limitations contained 40
therein.
- The Committee is of opinion that some articles of this
Chapter will require rearrangement before the Constitution is
finally passed by the Constituent Assembly.