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Shri H. V. Kamath : ...I hope that Dr. Ambedkar will tell us why he thinks it necessary to specify the particular writs here and not just leave it to the Supreme Court to decide what particular writs or orders or directions it should issue in any particular case. I hope he will not merely send or prestige or some such consideration will give satisfactory and valid reasons why we should insist on mentioning these particular writs in this clause of the article.
*The Honourable B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I understand that Mr. M. A. Baig is not in the House. Will you permit me to move 789. I am going to accept this amendment. It shall have to be moved formally.
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : I desire to move it if that is acceptable to the House.
Mr. Vice-President: Does the House permit Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad to move this ?
Honourable Members : Yes.
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : Sir, I move:
“That in clause (2) of article 25, for the words ‘in the nature of the writs of the words ‘or writs, including writs in the nature of’ be substituted.”
Sir, this is a red letter day in my life in this House, that this is a single amendment which is going to be accepted. This amendment is a foster-child of mine and that is why perhaps the Honourable Member is going to accept it. It requires no explanation.
Shri H. V. Kamath : On a point of order. Is my Friend right in saying it is going to be accepted when it is only moved.
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : I heard a rumour that it is going to be accepted.
Mr. Vice-President : Nos. 791 and 792 are disallowed as verbal amendments.
(Amendment No. 793 was not moved.)
Mr. Vice-President : Nos. 794, 795 and 799 are similar and are to be considered together. 794 is allowed to be moved.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : With your permission I will just make one or two corrections to some words which crept into the drafting by mistake. Sir, with those corrections, my amendment will read as follows : *
“That for the existing sub-clause (3) of article 25, the following clause be substituted :
‘Without pejudice to the powers conferred on the Supreme Court by clause (1) and (2) of this article. Parliament may by law empower any other Court to exercise within the local limits of its jurisdiction all or any of the powers exercisable by the Supreme Court under clause (2) of this article.’ ”
*CAD. Vol. VII, 9th December 1948, p. 933.