DRAFT CONSTITUTION 683
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : We have now got two Assemblies
so to say, the Constituent Assembly sitting as Constituent Assembly and the
Constituent Assembly sitting as legislature. We have rules on both sides. I
think therefore it would be desirable to retain the words ‘Dominion of India’,
so that we could adopt the rules which are prevalent on the other side.
Shri Jaspat Roy Kapoor : My submission is that for the words ‘Legislature
of the Dominion of India’ we may have the words ‘Constituent Assembly
of India’ and the words ‘Legislative’ with in brackets. That is how we have
describing our Constituent Assembly when it functions as Legislature.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : We have to use the language of
the India Independence Act. We have to restrict ourselves to the terminology
of the Act.
Mr. President : If it will not create any difficulty, I do not mind it. I will
put the amendment moved by Shri Jaspat Roy Kapoor to vote.
Shri Jaspat Roy Kapoor : Sir, I seek leave of the House to withdraw
it. I do not want it to have the fate of a defeated amendment.
Mr. President : If the House grants him leave to withdraw his amendment,
it may be withdrawn.
[The amendment was, by leave of the Assembly, withdrawn. Article 98 was
added to the Constitution.]
NEW ARTICLE 98-A
- Mr. President: We have notice of an amendment to insert a new article
by Dr. Ambedkar.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I move :
“That after article 98, the following new article he inserted :—
‘98-A. Parliament may. for the purpose of the timely completion of the financial business, regular by law the procedure of, and the conduct of business in, each House R e g u l a t i o n b y of Parliament in relation to any financial matter or to any law of procedure Bill for appropriation of moneys out of the Consolidated in Parliament in fund of India’ and. if and in so far as the provision of any relation to financial law so made is inconsist with any rule made by a House of business. Parliament under the last preceding article or with any rule or standing order having effect in relation to Parliament under clause (2) of that article, such provision shall prevail.’” Mr. President : As no Member desires to speak on this amendment, I
shall put the motion to vote.
The motion was adopted.
Article 98-A was added to the Constitution.
*CAD, Vol. VIII, 10th June 1949, p. 781.