Sir, I move:
“That for article 270, the following article be substituted:-Succession to property, assets, liabilities and obligations. 270. (a) All property and assets vested in His Majesty for the purposes of the Government of the Dominion of India and all property and assets vested in His Majesty for the purposes of the Government of each Governor’s Province shall, as from the commencement of this Constitution, vest respectively in the government of India and the Government of each corresponding State, and (b) all liabilities and obligations of the Government of the Dominion of India and of the Government of each Governor’s province shall, as from the commencement of the Constitution, be the liabilities and obligations, respectively, of the Government of India and the Government of each corresponding State, subject to any adjustment made or to be made by reason of the creation before the commencement of this Constitution of the Dominion of Pakistan or of the provinces of West Bengal, West Punjab and East Punjab.”