PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 35
The Assembly re-assembled after Lunch at half Past a of the Clock, Mr. Speaker (The Honourable Mr. G. V. Mavalankar) in the Chair.
Mr. Speaker : The question is :
“That the Bill to provide for the enlargement of the appellate jurisdiction of the Federal Court in civil cases be taken into consideration.”
The motion was adopted.
Clause 2 was added to the Bill.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, with regard to clause 3 I would like to move an amendment. I move:
“That in clause 3—
(1) The word ‘and’ at the end of sub-clause (a)(ii) be omitted;
(2) The following be inserted as sub-clause (b):
*(b) in any such appeal as aforesaid, it shall be competent for the Federal Court is consider any question of the nature mentioned in sub-section (1) of section 205 of the Government of India Act, 1935; and
(3) The existing sub-clause (b) be re-lettered as s sub-clause (c).”
Mr. Speaker : I suppose this is an agreed amendment. The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Yes, Sir.
Mr. Speaker : Amendment moved.
“That in clause 3—
(1) The word ‘and’ at the end of sub-clause (a) (ii) be omitted;
(2) The following be inserted as sub-clause (b):
‘( b ) in any such appeal as aforesaid, it shall be competent for the Federal Court to consider any question of the nature mentioned in sub-section ( 1 ) of section 205 of the Government of India Act, 1935’; and
(3) The existing sub-clause (b) be re-lettered as sub-clause.(c).”
- Mr. Speaker : Amendment moved :
“That after clause 5 of the Bill, the following new clause be inserted, namely:
‘5A. After the appointed day, any party to an appeal pending before His Majesty in Council, before that day, may apply to the Federal Court to withdraw the appeal to its own file, if the appeal
- C.A. (Leg.) D., Vol. II, 11th December 1947, p. 1725.