Sir, the Prime Minister has told the House that the draft before the House, represents the fruit of the ceaseless cerebral activity of many eminent lawyers. Therefore I asked myself whether, in the face of this draft produced by so many experts, I should say anything at all. But it struck me that lawyers, however eminent they may be, are likely to have their vision clouded by legalistic formulae and are sometimes apt to miss the wood for the trees. I move therefore amendments Nos. 386, 395, 403, 410, 418 and 431 :- “That in amendment No. 369 of List VII, (Seventh Week), in clause (1) of the proposed article 24, after the word ‘property’ the words ‘except in the national interest and’ be inserted.” “That in amendment No. 369 of List VII (Seventh Week), in clause (1) of the proposed article 24, for the words, ‘taken possession of or acquired,’ where they occur for the second time the words ‘to be taken possession of or acquired’ be substituted.” “That in amendment No. 369 of List VII (Seventh Week), in clause (2) of the proposed article 24, after the words ‘to be determined’ a comma and the words ‘provided that such principles or such manner of determination of compensation shall not be called in question in any Court’ be added.” “That in amendment No. 369 of List VII (Seventh Week), clause (3) of the proposed article 24 be deleted.” “That in amendment No. 369 of List VII (Seventh Week), for clause (4) of the proposed article 24, the following be substituted :- ‘(4) Any Bill pending before the, Legislature of a State at the commencement of this Constitution shall not after its subsequent enactment, be called into question in any Court on the ground that it contravenes the provisions of clause (2) of this article.’ ” “That in amendment No. 369 of List VII (Seventh Week), in clause (6) of the proposed article 24, the words ‘may’ within three months from such commencement be submitted by the Governor of the State to the President for his certification; and thereupon, if the President by public notification so certifies, it’ be deleted.”
