DRAFT CONSTITUTION 693
ARTICLE 238
*The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I formally move No.
2807 :
“That in the proviso to article 238, for the words ‘under the terms of any agreement entered into in that behalf by such State with the Union’ the words ‘under the terms of any instrument or agreement entered into in that behalf by such State with the Government of the Dominion of India or the Government of India or of any law made by Parliament under article 2 of this Constitution’ be substituted.”
I move further:
“(1) That with reference to amendment No. 2807 of the List of Amendments, in clause (2) of article 238, after the words ‘bylaw ‘the words ‘made by Parliament’ be added.
(2) That with reference to amendment No. 2807 of the List of Amendments, the proviso to article 238 be deleted.”
The amendment was adopted.
Article 238, as amended, was added to the Constitution.
ARTICLE 239
†The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That in article 239, before the word ‘State ‘where it occurs for the second tune in line 29, the word ‘other’ be inserted.”
The amendment was adopted.
Article 239, as amended, was added to the Constitution.
ARTICLE 240
‡The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That for clause (1) of article 240, the following new clauses be substituted :—
‘(I) If the President receives such a complaint as aforesaid, he shall, unless he is of opinion that the isues involved are not sufficient importance to warrant such action, appoint a Commission to investigate in accordance with such instructions as he may give to them, and to report to him on the matters to which the complaint relates, or that of those matters as he may refer to them.
(1a) The Commission shall consist of such persons having special knowledge and experience in irrigation, engineering, administration, finance or law as the President may deem necessary for the purposes of such investigation’.”
[The amendment was adopted Article 240 as amended, was added to the Constitution.]
*CAD, Vol. VIII, 13th June 1949, p. 817. † Ibid., p. 817. ‡ Ibid., p. 818.