Council of State Debates Monday 25th September 1922 Official Report

As regards the second part the question of the measures to be adopted for the Indianisation of the Indian Army at present forms the subject of correspondence between the Government of India and the Secretary of State and the Government of India are not at present in a position to make any announcement on the subject. [...] LALITBIIAI SAMALDAS : Is it a fact that the Honourable the President of the Commission had to attend to his duties as a Member of the Executive Council and was very busy with the Legislative Council's work when the Commission was formally dissolved on the 6th of July 7 The HONOURABLE MR. [...] To put it shortly the consent referred to in sub-clause (b) the consent of the Council is to be ascertained in exactly the same way as the consent of the Council is ascertained in the case of any other Bill. [...] 447 The HONOURABLE THE PRESIDENT : Then the Honourable Member should obtain the services-of some kind friend to move an amendment The HONOURABLE LALA SUKHBIR SINHA : Sir my proposition is this that in such cases where the proprietors of the land differ from the local authorities whether a particular piece of land to be acquired is for a public purpose or not they shoed be allowed to go to the [...] I do not think this Council will favour any amendment adding to the delay in respect of the acquisition Of land for public purposes and I would request the Honourable the Revenue Member to bear in mind when framing the new Bill how undue delay has already marred the good effects of the Act and how the Act would be of no use if more delay is caused by the nature of the provisions in the Act.