DR. AMBEDKAR AND THE HINDU CODE BILL 1221
The motion was adopted.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : The question is :
In clause 3, renumber the existing items (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) as items (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) and insert the following as item (i), namely :
“(i) ‘Aliyasantana law’ means the system of law applicable to persons who, if this Code had not been psssed, would have been governed by the Madras Aliyasantana Act, 1949 (Madras Act IX of 1949).”
The motion was adopted.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : With the re-numbering of the parts as adopted by the previous amendment all the amendments relating to part (i) now relate to the present (ii). I shall put them to the House one by one.
The question is :
In part (i) renumbered as part (ii) of clause 3, for the words “among Hindus” substitute the words “among persons to whom this Code applies”.
The motion was negatived.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : The question is :
In part (i) renumbered as part (ii) omit the words “and uniformity”.
The motion was negatived.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : The question is :
In part (i) renumbered as part (ii) of clause 3— (a) after the words “group or family” occurring in line 4, add the following :
“or any rule which is certain not unreasonable and has been judicially recognised as valid and binding in any local area, tribe, community, group or family”; and
(b) Omit the first proviso.
The motion was negatived.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : The question is :
In part (i) renumbered as part (ii) after the word “tribe” insert the word “Varna”.
The motion was negatived.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : in view of this amendment No. 413 having been negatived amendment No. 414 does not arise.
The question is :
Omit the provisions to part (i) re-numbered as part (ii) of clause 3.
The motion was negatived.