490 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
State specified in Part C of the First schedule or of any territories comprised within the territory of India but not included within any State on a basis or in a manner other than that provided in that clause.”
We knew that the same principle could not be applied to Part C States and therefore a special article had been made.
Shri J. R. Kapoor : May I submit that article 82 has no relation to article 341? Article 82 says that so far as Part C States are concerned, the basis of representation in the House of the People, as specifically mentioned in article 81 in relation to Part A and Part B states, may be varied. Under article 81 the basis of representation is one representative for every five to 7 1/2 lakh persons. Article 81 does not refer to reservation of seats at all. Under the cover of article 82 this Parliament cannot take to itself the right of overriding the specific provision of article 330. As you rightly pointed out, Sir, under article 330 the direction has already been specifically given obviously to the Election Commissioner to do a little arithmetical calculation. It is merely a little arithmetical calculation and for that the Constitution-makers did not think that Parliament should be troubled. It is a little arithmetical calculation which can be done by the Election Commissioner and it is not open to the Parliament to make even a slight variation this way or that way.
Shri Santhanam : If you will kindly refer to article 81
(2) and (3) you will find, Sir, that all adjustments have to be made by Parliament by law. Upon the completion of each census, the representation of the several constituencies shall be decided by Parliament by law. The Election Commissioner cannot by notification allocate seats in Parliament.
Shri J. R. Kapoor: I readily agree with the proposition just now enunciated by my hon. friend Mr. Santhanam and even this time we have already passed one Representation of the People Bill. But the point we are now considering is not as to how many persons from a particular State shall be elected to the House of the People. We have already done that and we are not going to amend it, and even if we want to, we have to have a separate amending Bill for that. But all that we are considering now is this: Out of the total number