998 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
(iii) the period for which each of the tribunals has worked and the costs incurred by Government in each case ?
The Honourble Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : (a) It is presumed that the honourable Member is referring to the Special Tribunals constituted under the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance,
- The number of such Tribunals still functioning is four.
(b) and (c) There were three Special Tribunals with headquarters at Lahore, some members of which now belong to Pakistan. Under the Indian Independence (Special Tribunals) Order, 1947, these Tribunls and the cases pending before them were reshuffled and one of the Tribunals was assigned to West Punjab with members belonging to Pakistan and the pending cases relating to Pakistan. The other two Tribunals with members belonging to India and pending cases relating to India were transferred to India and redesignated as the East Punjab and the Bombay Special Tribunals. One new member who is required to complete the composition of the East Punjab Tribunal has already been appointed by the East Punjab Government and the two new members required to complete the Composition of the Bombay Special Tribunal are being appointed by the Bombay Government.
(d) A statement giving the information asked for is laid on the table.
STATEMENT
Name of the different Date from Tribunals which each Tribunal is working
No. of cases tried and disposed of
No. of cases pending disposal
Cost incurred in each case
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
First Tribunal, Calcutta September, 66 12 Information
1943 not available
Second Special Tribunal, July, Nil 1 Ditto. Calcutta. 1945
East Punjab Special Tribunal (late third Special Tribunal, Lahore).
Bombay Secial Tribunal (late second Specal Tribunal, Lahore)
May, 54* 79 Ditto.
1945
February, 6 2 Ditto.
1945
*Including cases disposed of by the First Lahore Special Tribunal set up in September, 1943 which is now designated as the West Punjab Special Tribunal.