648 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
ARTICLE 191
*The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I formally move.
“That in sub-clause (a) of clause (I) of article 191, for the words ‘the High Court of East Punjab, and the Chief Court in Oudh’ the words ‘and the High Courts of East Punjab, Assam and Orissa’ be substituted.”
Sir, I move:
“That with reference to amendments Nos. 2567 and 2570 of the List of Amendments, for article 191 the following article be substituted :—
‘191. (1) There shall be a High Court for each State.
(2) For the purposes of this Constitution the High Court existing in any Province immediately before the commencement of this Constitution shall be deemed to be the High Court for the corresponding State.
High Courts for State
(3) The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to every High Court referred to this article’.”
Shri T. T. Krishnamachari : We might take up the discussion of this amendment first because if this is accepted by the House all the other amendments will be unnecessary. This alters the entire contour of the article while, it also simplifies it.
Mr. President : There are some amendments of which I have got notice, I shall run over them and see.
(Amendments Nos. 2568 to 2577 were not moved.)
Mr. President : There is therefore no other amendment except the one moved by Dr. Ambedkar. Does anyone wish to say anything about the amendment or the article ?
The amendment was adopted.
[Article 191, as amended, was added to the Constitution.]
ARTICLE 192
(Amendments 2578 to 2580 were not moved.)
†Mr. President : Amendment No. 2581 is in Dr. Ambedkar’s name. This has to be formally moved.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I formally move :
“That in the proviso to article 192, the words beginning with ‘together with any’ and ending with ‘of this chapter’ be deleted, and after the word ‘six’ the words ‘from time to tune’ be inserted.”
Sir, I move :
“That with reference to amendment No. 2581, of the List of Amendments, for article 192. the following new articles be substituted :—
High Courts of Records
- Every High Court shall be a court of record and shall have all the powers of such a court including the power to punish for contempt of itself.
*CAD, Vol. VIII, 6th June 1949, p. 656.
† Ibid., p. 657.