400 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
have thought that a man who understands law ought to be able to realize this fact that after the Constitution comes into existence, the exclusive power of making law in this country belongs to Parliament or to the several local legislatures in their respective spheres. Obviously, if you enunciate the proposition that hereafter no law shall be in operation or shall have any force or sanction, unless it has been enacted by Parliament, what would be the position ? The position would be that all the laws which have been made by the earlier legislature, by the Central Legislative Assembly or the Provincial Legislative Assembly would absolutely fall to pieces, because they would cease to have any sanction, not having been made by the parliament or by the local legislatures, which under this Constitution are the only body which are entitled to make law. It is, therefore, necessary that a provision should exist in the Constitution that any laws which have been already made shall not stand abrogated for the mere reason that they have not been made by Parliament. That is the reason why article 307 has been introduced into this Constitution. I, therefore, submit, Sir, that my amendment which particularises the portion of the existing law which shall continue in operation so far as the Fundamental Rights are concerned, meets the difficulty, which several Honourable Members have felt by reason of the fact that they find it difficult to read article
13 in conjunction with article 8, I, therefore, think that this amendment of mine clarifies the position and hope the House will not rind it difficult to accept it.
[After this clarification several amendments were not moved.]
*The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir I move—
“That in clause (4) of article 13, for the words ‘the general public’ the words ‘public order or morality’ be substituted.”
These words are inappropriate in that clause.
Mr. Vice-President : 477 is identical. 479, 480 and 486 are of similar import.
(Amendments Nos. 479, 480 and 486 were not moved.)
*CAD, Vol. VII, 1st December 1948, p. 744.