716 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
ARTICLE 274
*Mr. President : Article 274 is now for discussion.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That in clause (1) of article 274, for the words ‘Government of India’, in the second place where they occur, the words ‘Union of India’ be substituted.”
Sir, with your permission I will also move my other amendments to this article now. I move:
“That in sub-clause (a) of clause, (2) of article 274, for the words ‘Government of India’ the words ‘Union of India’ be substituted.”
I move:
“That with reference to amendment No. 2980 of the List of Amendments, in clause (1) of article 274, after the word and figure ‘Part I’ the words and figures ‘or Part III’ be inserted.”
I move:
“That with reference to amendments Nos. 2980 and 2981 of the List of Amendments, in clause (1) of article 274, for the words ‘by the Legislature’ the words ‘of the Legislature’ be substituted.”
I move :
“That with reference to amendment No. 204 above, in clause {1) of article 274, after the words ‘corresponding Provinces’ the words ‘or the corresponding Indian States’ be inserted.”
I move:
“That with reference to amendment No. 206 above, in sub-clause (2) of article
274—
(i) after the words ‘a Province’, the words ‘or an Indian State’ be inserted; and (ii) after the words ‘the Province’ the words ‘or the Indian State’ be inserted.”
Shri Jaspat Roy Kapoor (United provinces : General) : I am not moving my amendments Nos. 2981 and 2984. They may well be referred to the Drafting Committee for consideration.’
† The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, perhaps it might be desirable if I read to the House how the article would stand if the various amendments which I have moved were incorporated in the article. The article would read thus :
“The Government of India may sue or be sued in the name of the Union of India, and the Government of a State for the tune being specified in Part I or Part III of the First Schedule may sue or be sued in the name of the State and may, subject to any provisions which may be made by Act of Parliament or by the Legislature of such State, enacted by virtue of the powers conferred by this Constitution sue or be sued in relation to their respective spheres in the like cases as the Dominion of India and the
*CAD, Vol. VIII, 15th June 1949, p. 900.
† Ibid ., pp. 901-02.