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is absolutely bona fide. I have no doubt in my mind at all because any Member who might be dealing with such a matter would be answerable to the House.
Pandit Kunzru (Uttar Pradesh) : Sir, it is past one o’clock now.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : If possible let us complete the first reading now.
Pandit Kunzru : The Hon. Minister might take half an hour.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : How long will the Hon. Minister take to finish?
Dr. Ambedkar : I will not take long, Sir.
My friend, Mr. Sarwate, in his anxiety to criticise Government for giving certain privileges to the former Rulers of Indian States said that he did not quite understand why sub-section (2) of section 86 was not made applicable to the Indian Princes, I am sure my friend, Mr. Sarwate, will realise that we have done the wisest thing in not applying it because if we had applied it Government would have been debarred from giving any consent to a suit against a Prince unless the four conditions mentioned in sub-section ( 2 ) had been satisfied. Clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) embodied in sub-section ( 2 ) of section 86 are really rules of International law. There can be no dispute about them and we don’t want to treat the Indian Princes on the same footing as ambassadors or heads of States or Rulers of other foreign States. The immunity that we have granted therefore, is of a very small dimension. If sub-section (2) had been made applicable the thing would have been worse.
I do not think, therefore, that any serious objection can be levelled against this Bill.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : The question is :
“That Bill further to amend the Code of Civil Procedure,
1908, be taken into consideration.”
The motion was adopted.
Mr. Deputy Speaker : The House will stand adjourned till 2-35 p.m.