Modern Review January 1949

He then read out the operative clause of the resolution as amended yesterday and said it was obviously the duty of the members of the Cabinet or members of the Working Committee to set an example and maintain a high 'tadard of conduct. [...] The appoinment by the Jaipur Congrees of a thre-men Co►- mittee consisting of two of the topmost wen in the Central Govcrnment and of the heed of the Cotigre for the coming year shows that the report Inns already been reserved for the waste-►aper baaket The point has been raised that the three-men Commission went beyond their terms of reference. [...] In view of the attainment of complete indepedence and the establishment of the Republic of India which will symbolise that independence and give to India the status among the nations of the world that is her rightful due her present as socilion with the United Kingdom and the Commowealth of Nations will necessarily have to change. [...] In the debate on Ow clause in the Constituent Assembly the Prime Minister of India is reported to have stated that the Government of India is entirely in favour of the separation of the judiciary from the executive and that he did not know how any provincial Government could delay the matter. [...] If the time-limit of 10 years be removed from the Article at the time of passing it :Li has been done while considering the question of erpamtion of the judiciary and the executite and the word 'endeavour' he retained the entire Article will be reduced to a mere pious wish with no binding !owe to execute it.