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Mr. Vice-President : The question is :
“‘That in sub-clause (b) of clause (2) of article 50, for the words ‘supported by’ the words ‘passed by a majority of’ be substituted.”
The amendment was adopted.
[In all 15 amendments were negatived. One of them was discussed as under.]
- Mr. Vice-President : The question is : Amendment No. 1185.
Mr. Naziruddin Ahmad : Sir, no reply has been given to my amendment by Dr. Ambedkar.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I said I oppose it.
Mr. Vice-President : The question is :
“That in clause (4) of article 50. for the words ‘date on which’ the words ‘time when’ be substituted.”
The amendment was negatived.
[Article 50, as amended was adopted and added to the Constitution.]
ARTICLE 51
†Mr. Vice-President : Amendments Nos. 1195, 1196 and 1197 are disallowed, being verbal ones. Dr. Ambedkar.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I am sorry I cannot accept the amendment moved by Prof. K. T. Shah. His amendment seems to be covered altogether by article 54 (1). I fail to find any difference between the amendment that he has moved and the provision contained in sub-clause
(1) of article 54. I think if he considers this article, he will find that his amendment is unnecessary and superfluous.
With regard to the other amendment, the point of difference is that any one who is elected as a result of the resignation and so on, should only occupy the Chair of the Presidentship during the balance of the term, while the provision contained in the Constitution is to the effect that if a person is elected as a result of resignation, death and so on, he should continue to be the President for the full term perscribed by the Constitution. I see no reason why the term of office of a person who has been elected to the office should not be the full term prescribed by the Constitution and why he should be limited only to the balance of the term. I therefore, see no justification for the amendment at all.
[All the three amendments were negatived. Article 51 was adopted to the Constitution. The motion was adopted. Article 51 was added to the Constitution.]
*CAD, Vol. VII, 28th December 1948, p. 1084.
† Ibid ., p. 1087.