280 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
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*PART B STATES (LAWS) BILL
The Minister of Law (Dr. Ambedkar) : Sir, I move for leave to introduces Bill to provide for the extension of certain laws to Part B States.
Mr. Speaker : The question is :
“That leave be granted to introduce a Bill to provide for the extension of certain laws to Part B States.”
The motion was adopted.
Dr. Ambedkar : Sir, I introduce the Bill.
**PART B STATES (LAWS) BILL
The Minister of Law (Dr. Ambedkar) : I beg to move :
“That the Bill to provide for the extension of certain laws to Part B States, be taken into consideration.”
The Bill is a very simple one...
An Hon. Member : As all other Bills are.
Dr. Ambedkar : Much simpler than the others. The object of the Bill is this. There are certain Acts passed by the Central Legislature which on account of the jurisdiction formerly exercised by the Central Government were confined in their operation to Part A States only. Part B States (formerly called the Indian States) which were sovereign and independent, had their own laws which might be compared to the laws passed by the Central Legislature under Lists I and III. Now this Parliament has obtained jurisdiction over the territories covered by Part B States so far as Lists I and III are concerned. There are already in existence a large number of Acts passed by the Central Legislature covering the field of Lists I and III, which on account of their territorial limitation did not apply
- P. D., Vol 6, Part II, 20th November 1951, p. 183.
** P. D., Vol 8, Part II, 9th February 1951, pp. 9665-66.