9. Draft Constitution as published in the Gazette of India, dated 26th February 1948 with Dr. Ambedkar’s letter dated 21st February 1948 to Dr. Rajendra Prasad,President of the Constituent Assembly of India - Page 240

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.

Chapter will require rearrangement before the Constitution is

finally passed by the Constituent Assembly.