DRAFT CONSTITUTION 705
[Article 167-A, as amended by Dr. Ambedkar’s amendment was added to the Constitution.]
ARTICLE 203 *Mr. President : We take up 203. The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : It is to be held over. Shri T. T. Krishnamachari : 203 (2) (b) — there is the question of whether the particular sub-clause should be retained or modified. We require some time and we might be ready with it tomorrow.
NEW ARTICLE 209-A † Mr. President : There are certain new articles proposed, No. 209-A. The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : 209-A is to be held over. Mr. President : Mr. Shibban Lal Saksena has given notice of one. Prof. Shibban Lal Saksena : That also may be held over.
ARTICLE 203 ‡The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (Bombay : General) : Mr. President, Sir, I move : “That in article 203, for the marginal heading, the following be substituted :—
‘Power of superintendence over all courts by the High Court’.”
I also move: “That in clause (2) of article 203, before the words ‘The High Court may’, the words ‘Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions’, be inserted.”
I further move: “That with reference to amendment No. 2664 of the List of Amendments—
(i) in clause (1) of article 203, after the words ‘all courts ‘the words ‘and tribunals ‘be inserted;
(ii) in clause (2) of article 203, sub-clause (b) be omitted.”
Amendments were adopted.
[Article 203, as amended by the above amendments was added to the Constitution.]
ARTICLE 270
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That with reference to amendments Nos. 2975 and 2976 of the List of amendments, in article 270, for the words ‘assets and liabilities’ the words ‘assets, liabilities and obligations’ be substituted.”
*CAD, Vol. VIII, 14th June 1949, p. 873. † Ibid., p. 873. ‡ Ibid., 15th June 1949, p. 875.