58 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
almost every law. It is never possible for the Legislature to enact a measure which will be so tight as to be completely fool-proof and knave-proof. There will always be available many crooks who will be able to find out ways and means of getting round the act and abusing it. However, there is not the slightest doubt about it that the intention of my friend Mr. Das, that we ought not to allow any loophole in a law of this kind which would enable undeserving persons to get the relief which the law intends to give only to the really unfortunate, is a praise worthy object and no doubt in future legislation it will be borne in mind.
With regard to the points made by my friend Mr. Karunakara Menon, I think he has not followed what I stated in my opening remarks. He has forgotten that what we really are trying to do is to bring either the Provincial Law in conformity with the Presidency Law or to bring the Presidency law in conformity with the Provincial Law. We are not making any particular innovation which is not to be found in either of the two Acts. If he does not like the word “shall” which is introduced in some sections of the Provincial Act and wants “may”, then he shall also have to give his justification as to why the word “shall” should continue in the Provincial legislation. All that I have done is to bring the two in conformity so that there may be no obvious inconsistency in legislation in matters of this sort. If, as I have said, he has still any points of contention he can raise them when a new Bill consolidating the whole is brought before Legislature. For the moment these are only pressing amendments which both the Provincial Governments as well as, if I may say so, all the High Courts have accepted.
Mr. Chairman: The question is:
“ That the Bill further to amend the law relating to insolvency, be taken into consideration.”
The motion was adopted.
Mr. Chairman: The question is :
“That clauses 2 to 7 stand part of the Bill.”
The motion was adopted.