730 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
presented to such authority and in such manner as may be provided for by or under any law made by the appropriate Legislature;
(c) provision may be made by or under any law made by the appropriate Legislature for the finality of proceedings relating to or in connection with any such election at any stage of such election.”
Sir, I also move :
“That with reference to amendment No. 132 of List I (Fifth Week) in the new article 291-A, clause (c) be omitted.”
[Article 291-A, as amended by Dr. Ambedkar’s amendment was added to the Constitution.]
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ARTICLE 297
*Shri H. V. Kamath : Mr. President, Sir, I move :
“That in clause (2) of article 297, for the words ‘if such members are found qualified for appointment on merit as compared with the members of other communities’, the words ‘provided that such appointment is made on ground only of merit as compared with the members of other communities’ be substituted.”
I think, Sir, that this is an amendment more or less of a drafting nature and I leave it to the cumulative wisdom of the Drafting Committee to consider it at the appropriate stage.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I do not see that it is of a drafting nature. However we shall consider it later on.
[Article 297 was added to the Constitution]
ARTICLE 300
† The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That with reference to amendment No. 3186 of the List of Amendments clause
(1) of article 300 after the word and figure ‘Part I’ the words and figure ‘Part III’ be inserted.”
‡Mr. President : Dr. Ambedkar, do you wish to say anything ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : No. Sir.
[Dr. Ambedkar’s above amendment was adopted. Article 300, as amended, was added to the Constitution.]
ARTICLE 301
#The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That in clause (3) of article 301 for the word ‘Parliament’ the words ‘each House of Parliament’ be substituted.”
*CAD, Vol. VIII, 16th June 1949, p. 937
† Ibid., p. 942.
‡ Ibid., p. 943.