DRAFT CONSTITUTION 755
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That for article 197, the following article be substituted:—
‘197. (1) There shall be paid to the Judges of each High Court such salaries as are specified in the Second Schedule.
Salaries, etc of Judges.
(2) Every Judge shall be entitled to such allowances and to such rights in respect of leave of absence and pensions as may from time to time be determined by or under law made by Parliament, and until so determined, to such allowances and rights as are specified in the Second Schedule :
Provided that neither the allowances of a Judge nor his rights in respect of leave of absence or pension shall be varied to his disadvantage after his appointment.’”
This section corresponds to the other article which related to the Supreme Court Judges.
Mr. President : There is an amendment by Pandit Kunzru.
[Amendments 20, 21 and 22 of List I (Second Week) were not moved.]
Mr. President : There is no amendment moved to this. 1 shall put to vote the article as moved by Dr. Ambedkar today.
The motion was adopted.
Article 197 as amended was added to the Constitution.
ARTICLE 212 to 214
*Mr. President : Shall we take up article 212 ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I would like articles
212 to 214 to he held over. I think article 275 may be taken up.
Shri L. Krishnaswami Bharathi (Madras : General) : Sir, article
212 to 214 are sought to be held over. I think the House would like to have an explanation as to why they are being held over.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : The explanation is this : that we are having the prospect of some of the Settlements coming over to India like Chandernagore and other places. We have to make some provision for them, and this might be the appropriate place where provision for them might be made. It has been just suggested that it is felt that it might be more properly incorporated and so on, Consequently, we want some time to consider that question. Perhaps, we might be in a position to take up these articles even today.
Mr. President : Then, we may take up article 188, and in that connection, the other emergency provisions.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar: We might also take up article 275 which is also an emergency provision.
- CAD, Vol. IX, dated 1st August 1949, p. 65.