PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 765
Dr. Ambedkar: Why not ? This will afford them a supplementary occupation.
Pandit Thakur Das Bhargava: Now every lawyer is competent to execute documents and people go to them for executing these documents. But, if you make these Notaries execute the documents, then you take away that much of jurisdiction from the lawyers. This is not a small matter which should be looked at from only the lawyers point of view, what happens to the general public ? A person requiring a document to be executed will have to come to a big city and suppose the Notary charges a high fee, he will have to pay it. This here is a new tiling you are introducing. At least let us know the full implication of it. To bring in such a measure now and get it rushed through is not fair to us. If I understand it and am convinced that it is for the good of the people, then I will certainly support it. But till then, unless I am convinced, I will not touch it with a pair of tongs even. Let us first of all know whether it will be useful to the public or not. From the speech of the hon. Member I could not gather much.
Mr. Chairman : Will the hon. Member kindly resume his seat ? It is now 6-45 p.m. and further discussion on this motion will follow tomorrow.
- Mr. Deputy Speaker : Now we proceed with the further consideration of the following motion moved by Dr. Ambedkar, on the 9th August, 1951:
“That the Bill to regulate the profession of notaries, be taken into consideration.”
Pandit Thakur Das Bargava (Punjab) : I was submitting to the House yesterday various reasons why this Bill ought to be referred to a Select Committee. It is a well-known fact that in some courts and big cities ......
The Minister of Law (Dr. Ambedkar): May I make a statement with a view to economise the time of the House ?
*P. D., Vol. 14, Part II, 18th August 1951, pp. 853-55.