884 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
This is only an interposition of words, I know, but it changes the meaning slightly and brings out what is intended in the entry. I believe that this entry has reference to exclusion from the jurisdiction of any High Court of certain areas....
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, Mr. Kamath’s amendment is wholly unnecessary because the object of my amendment is to delete altogether that portion of entry No. 53 beginning from “except” to the end. If I was retaining any part of the entry then of course the question might arise whether the phraseology used in the entry is better than the one suggested by Mr. Kamath or vice versa.
Shri H. V. Kamath : My amendment has reference to the entry itself not to the amendment.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I think that cannot arise because I am omitting the whole thing. The second point is that the language used in entry 53 has to be in keeping with the language employed in article 207.
Shri H. V. Kamath : If this is accepted the language in the other article which has already been passed will have to be amended—at the third reading.
Mr. President : I find that Dr. Ambedkar’s amendment refers only to a part of this entry.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I am taking out the last part “except the States for the time being specified in Part III of the First Schedule”. The entry as amended would stand:
“Extension of the jurisdiction or of a High Court having its principal seat in any State within the territory of India to and exclusion of the jurisdiction of any such High Court from, any area outside that State.”
The entry merely provides for the extension or the exclusion of the jurisdiction.
Shri H. V. Kamath : My amendment refers to the second part, “exclusion of the jurisdiction of any such High Court from any area outside that State”.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I am not accepting your quibbling.
Shri H. V. Kamath : It is no quibble. It is a question of correct English.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : If it is a matter of mere English we can take it up at the next stage.
Mr. President : Then I shall put Mr. Kamath’s amendment to vote.
(The amendment was negatived.)