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from time to time, appoint “then, what will happen is this. Supposing the capital of India was changed, we would have to amend the Constitution in order to allow the Supreme Court to sit at such other place which Parliament may decide as the capital. Therefore, I think the subsequent ward are necessary. With regard to the point raised by my honourable Friend Mr. Kapoor. I think the answer given by my friend Mr. Krishnamachari is adequate and I do not propose to say any more.
*Shri Jaspat Roy Kapoor : May I seek a small clarification from Dr. Ambedkar ? Will it be open to the Supreme Court so long as it is sitting in Delhi, to have a circuit court anywhere else in this country simultaneously ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Yes, certainly. A circuit court is only a Bench.
[Amendments of Dr. Ambedkar were accepted. Rest rejected. Article
108 and 108-A as amended, were added to the Constitution.]
†The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I want articles 109 to 114 be held over. The reason why I want these articles to be held over is because these articles while they state general rules, also make certain reservations with regard to the States in Part III of Schedule I. It is understood that the matter as to the position of the States in Part III is being reconsidered, so that the States in Part III will be brought on the same level and footing as the States in Part I. If that happens, then, there will be no necessity to introduce these reservations in these articles 109—114. I suggest these may be held over.
Mr. President : We will pass them over for the present.
‡Mr. President : Amendment No. 1939, in the name of Dr. Ambedkar.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
‘“That in article 115. the words and brackets ‘ (which relates to the enforcement of fundamental rights)’ he deleted.”
The words are superflous.
Mr. President : No. 1940 is the same as the one just now moved and so need not be moved. No. 1941 standing in the name of Mr.
- CAD, Vol. VIII, 27th May 1949, p. 383.
† Ibid, pp. 383-84.
‡ Ibid., p. 385.