994 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
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*NUMBER OF CASES TRIED BY THE FEDERAL COURT AND PRIVY COUNCIL.
8. Shri S. Nagappa : Will the Honourable Minister of Law be pleased to state :
(a) the total number of cases tried by the Federal court during the last three years—yearwise ; and
(b) the total number of the cases that have gone to the privy Council ?
The Honourable Dr. B.R. Ambedkar : (a) The total number of the cases heard by the Federal Court during the three years
1944, 1945 and 1946 was 34, 16 and respectively.
(b) The total number of Indian appeals filed in the Privy Council during the same three years was 58, 69 and 61 respectively.
Shri B. M. Gupte : May I know how many cases of appeals were reserved by the Privy Council ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar: That does not arise.
Shri Biswanath Das : In view of the fact that none of the Commonwealth countries are allowing their litigant public to prefer appeals to the Privy Council, will the Honourable Minister please state whether this Government is thinking of making any interim arrangement between the decision of the Constituent Assembly on this question and the present day ?
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : I do not quite follow my Honourable friend’s question but I can tell that the Government is examining the matter and if they find it feasible they may take interim action.
Shri Biswanath Das : May I know what is the specific question that is being examined ? My question is very clear and specific. What I said was that no Commonwealth country is allowing its litigant public to prefer appeals to the Privy Council. In view of the fact that India is one of the Common-wealth countries, will the Government please consider the question or have they considered this aspect of the question of making any interim arrangement between the decision of the Constituent Assembly and the present day ?
- C.A. (Leg.) D., Vol. 1, Part I, 18th November 1947 pp. 75-76.