DRAFT CONSTITUTION 843
Shri Jaspat Roy Kapoor : In the place of this I accept the suggestion made by Dr. Ambedkar to have nearly ‘as may be one-half’.
Mr. President : Then I shall put that to vote. The question is :
“That in amendment No. 3 above, in the proviso to clause (1) of the proposed article 285, for the words ‘at least one-half’ the words ‘as nearly as may be onehalf’ be substituted.”
[The amendment was adopted. Article 285, as amended, was added to the Constitution.]
ARTICLES 286 TO 288-A
- Mr. President : We shall now proceed with the consideration of article
286 and the subsequent articles.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (Bombay : General) : Sir, May I, with your permission, move amendments Nos. 12, 16, 17 and 19 together ? They all relate to the same subject. There may be a common debate and then you might put each amendment separately.
Mr. President : Yes, I agree.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That for article 286, the following article be substituted :—
286 (1) It shall be the duty of the Union and the State Public Service Commissions Functions of Public to conduct examinations for appointments to the Service Commission services of the Union und the services of the State respectively.
(2) It shall also be the duty of the Union Public Service Commission, if requested by any two or more States so to do, to assist those Stales in framing and operating schemes of joint recruitment for any services for which candidates possessing special qualifications are required.
(3) The Union Public Service Commission or the State Public Service Commission, as the case may be, shall be consulted—
(a) on all matters relating to methods of recruitment to civil services and for civil posts ;
(b) on the principles to be followed in making appointments to civil services and posts and in making promotions and transfers from one service to another and on the suitability of candidates for such appointment, promotions or transfers;
(c) on all disciplinary matters affecting a person serving under the Government of India or the Government of a State in a civil capacity, including memorials or petitions relating to such matters;
(d) on any claim by or in respect of a person who is serving or has served under the Government of India or the Government of a State or under the Crown, in a civil capacity, that any costs incurred by him in defending legal proceedings instituted against him in respect of acts done or purporting to be done in the execution of his duty should be
*CAD, Vol. IX, 23nd August 1949, pp. 597-598.