640 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
all, this country by and large believes in the principle of non-violence. It has been its ancient tradition, and although people may not be following it in actual practice, they certainly adhere to the principle of non-violence as a moral mandate which they ought to observe as far as they possibly can and I think that, having regard to this fact, the proper thing for this country to do is to abolish the death sentence altogether.
*Pandit Lakshmi Kanta Maitra : All the criminal courts also.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I think we ought to confine ourselves to the amendment moved to article 110 and the amendments moved by my Friend Mr. Naziruddin Ahmed.
[ Following amendments were adopted .]
(1) “That in clause (1) of article 110. for the word ‘Stale’ the words ‘the territory of India’ be substituted.”
(2) “That in clause (3) of article 110. for the words ‘not only on the ground that any such question as aforesaid has been wrongly decided, but also,’ the words ‘on the ground that any such question as aforesaid has been wrongly decided and with the leave of the Supreme Court’ be substituted.”
[ Article 110, as amended, was added to the Constitution .]
ARTICLE 111
†The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That with reference to amendments Nos. 1916 to 1919 of the List of Amendments, in sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of article 111, utter the words ‘twenty thousand rupees’, the words ‘or such other sum as may be specified hi this behalf by Parliament by law,’ be inserted.”
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I beg to move :
“That to clause (1) of article 111 the following proviso be added :—
“Provided that no appeal shall lie to the Supreme Court from the judgment, decree or order of one Judge of a High Court or of one Judge of a Division Court thereof, or of two or more Judges of a High Court, or of a Division Court constituted by two or more Judges of a High Court, where such Judges are equally divided in opinion and do not amount in number to a majority of the whole of the Judges of the High Court at the time being.’”
‡The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (Bombay ; General) : Sir, I move :
“That in clause (2) of article 111, for the words ‘the case involves a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of this Constitution which
*CAD, Vol. VIII, 2nd June 1949, p. 615.
† Ibid., 3rd Tune 1949, p. 617.
‡ Ibid., 6th June 1949, p. 620.