PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 701
Dr. Ambedkar: If it relates to contract, it has already been defined in the Contract Act.
Mr. Speaker: Is Government prepared to accept the amendment ?
Dr. Ambedkar: I cannot accept any amendment now.
Shri Kamath : If my amendment is negatived will it mean that Government will not place the rules before the House ?
Dr. Ambedkar: I have already said that Government will always be prepared to place it before the House.
Shri Kamath: If that assurance is given, I will not press my amendment.
Mr. Speaker: Mr. Kamath wishes to have leave of the House to withdraw his amendment.
The amendment was, by leave, withdrawn.
Mr. Speaker: Now I will put Dr. Ambedkar’s amendment. The question is:
After part (c) of sub-clause (2) of clause 167, insert the following:
“(cc) the manner in which votes are to be given by a presiding officer, polling officer, polling agent or any other person, who being an elector for a constituency is authorised or appointed for duty at a polling station at which he is not entitled to vote ;”.
The motion was adopted.
Mr. Speaker: The question is :
“That clause 167, as amended, stand part of the Bill. The motion was adopted.
Clause 167, as amended, was added to the Bill.
New Clause 34A
*Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava: I beg to move :
After clause 34, insert the following new clause:
“34A. (1) Any candidate aggrieved by an order accepting or rejecting the nomination paper of the candidate shall be entitled to file an appeal to the District Judge of the District in whose jurisdiction
*P. D., Vol. 12, Part II, 19th May 1951, pp. 9607-10.