28th October 1941 THE LEfiisLATIVE ASSEIBLY DEBATES • Official Re.,ort Volume IV, 1941 (27th October to 18th November, 1941) • FOURTE·ENTH SESSION , OF THE "FIFTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,. 1941 NEW DELHI: PRINTED llY '1'KE MA)lAGER GOYERNME~T OF INIUA PRESS: 1942 · LEGISLATIVE. ASSEMBLY • PrBsident: THE HONOURABIB Sm ABDUR RAHIM, K.C.S.I. I Y ~Y P.resident: , MR. MHIL CmwDJU. DU:rA, J.1.L..A.. Pan-el .of C:htirfJUlf),: LIEUT.-COLO\EL SIR HENRY GIl>Xl'.\Y" M..L.A. }\fR. L. :C. Buss, M.L.A. SIR COWAtIJl JEHAl<GI&, BART .. , K.:C.I.E .• O.B.E., ~ , 'I3eCflB'60:ry: };bAN :';It:HAlIrIlIrIAl) RAFI, BARRl:S:rER-AT-LAW. ASBistants 'of the 8ecretary: MR. ~ N. KAUL, RR R ~ l{JIAX BABADU.R .S .•G. HAilNAIX. Mar8ht1l: CAPTAIN HAJJ SARDAX "K:UR AUMAD KHAX. M.e., 1.0.1\'1., I.A. Committee tJlI PetitioltB: ~ R ~ CHANDRA DXIl'TA, M.L._"., C/tairmall. SI\RDAR S"N!l' SINGH, M.L.A. M1t. L. C. Bose, M.L.A. M.L __ \.. 1;m• AlmPL HALDI G!rt;ZNAVI, Xx. N. M. JOSHI., M.T •. A. • .. • , CONTENTS. .- VOLUlIE IV-27fA October to 18th November 1941 . • • PAGES. PAGB8. :JIoNDAY, 27TH OOTOllEB, 1941- ONDA.Y, 27TH OcToBBB, 1941-contd. lI:embers Sworn. The Mines Maternity Benefit Starred Questions and Answers -2--17 Bill-Introduced J06 ,Unstarred QuestioDR and Ans- . The Weekly Holidays Bill- wers . 17-24 Introduced . .. 106 Statements laid on the Table, 24---68 The Corle of Criminal Proce- Statement made by the dure (Amendment) Bill-' Honourable the President Introduced . .. 106 regarding the introduction The Code of Criminal Proce- of a second round for Star- dure (Second . Amendment) red Qut'!Stions • 69 Bill-Introduced 106 -)lotion for Adjournment f"6-- The Indian Income-tax Indo-Burma' Immigration ~ Bill-Referred Agreement-Not moved 69 to Select Committee.· 107-114 EXpansion oj the Execu- and 125 tive Council and the Es- The Railways (Local Authori- tablishment of the Na- ties' Taxation) Bill-Dis- tional Defence Council- cussion on the motion to Ruled out of order ~ refer to Select Committee :Release of Political Pri- not ('oncluded 125---127 sOners, and Detenus and an iJdmediate DecI&ra- E8DAY, 28TH OCTOBER, 1941- -tion for recognising In. Member Sworn 129 dia's S4tus as a SeIf- Starred QuestioM and AM- Governing Dominion---- wers 129---1'10 Ruled oQ,t of order 71 Unstarred Question'! and Ana- India's Dissociation in tAe wers ~ Inter-allied Conferences Motion for Adjournment r&-- and Allied Council to COD- Expanded !lX8C\ltive Coun- sider thE" Economic Post- cil-Leave refused . 142-143 War ProblelD&---Leave :Son-Release of Political refused . 71-72 Prisoners-Disallowed 143 Economic Condition of Cot- Occupation of Parsi_Not ton Growers-----Withdrawn 72 and allowed to be moved 143-144 114--124 Arrest and Detention of Mr. R. E. the Governor Genaral's S. K. D. Paliwal-Dis- Assent to Bills . 72 allowed. .. 144 Home Depart.ment Notifica- Banning of Khaksar Volun- tion issued under the Regis- teers--Negatived 144, 178 tration of Foreigners Act" -]86 1939 • • • . 73 The Delhi Masajid Bill-Sub- Amendment to certain Rules stitutioa of the name of the and Forms of the Insurance Honourable Sir Sultan Rules ~ Ahmad in place of the Ho- :Election of Six Non-Official nourable Sir Muhammad Members to the Defence ZafrulIah Khan on thf'l Counsultative Committee 78-105 Joint Committee 145 The Indian Income-tax (Amendment) Bill-Intro- The Code of Criminal Pro('c. duced . 105 cJ:ure (Amendment) BiIl-- The Excess Pro1its Tax (Sec- :Sot moved 145 ond Amendment) Bill- Introduced 105 The Professions Tax Limits- The Factories (Amendment) ~ Bill-Referred to Se- Bill--Introduced 1011 lect Cmnmittee 14e..-169 , '", f -,. PAGES •. PAGBS. TuBSDAY, 28TB OCTOBlUl, ID4.1-conkl. TmmsDAY, 30TH O<Jo:tOBER, ID41--CORId. The Hindu Marriage Djsabili- _ Th«: ~ !Local ~ ties Removal Bill-Motion -- tieeTaxatlOn) llIlI--Re- to refer to Select Committee ferred to Select c"ommittee 270--8' withchawn.-- • 169-171 T E ~ Tax i£Iec- The Hindu Married Woimen'" ond Amendment) Bill- Right to Separate Residencl' Referred to Select Commit- and Maintenance Bill-Mo- tee. 287.-,..39" tion to refer to Select Com- The Madras Port Trwrt mittee withdrawn . 171-177 (Amendment) Bill-Referred The KaziR Bill-Introduced 177 to Select Committee. ~ O The Special Marriage (Amend- T ~ Code of Criminal Proce- ment) Bill-Introduced _ 177 dure (Amendment) Bill- The Reciprocity Bill-Intro- Passed. 810-11 duced . 177-178 The Code of Criminal Proce- The Muslim Personal Law dure (Second Amendment) (8kariat) Application Bill-Passed. 311-12 (Amendment) Bill-Intro- The FactorillR (Amendment) duced 178 Bill-Passed.. 312--U Resolution re Amendment of WBDNIIBDAY, 29TH OCTOBER, the Auditor's Certificates 1941- Rul_Adopted 317-21 Members Sworn . 187 Starred Questions and Ana- TuESDAY, NOVEMBER, wers • . 187-208 1941- Unstarred Questions and Ans- ,Members Sworn ., 323 wers • . • • ~ Starred Questions ap,d Ans- Motion for Adjournment re wers • . • 323--33 Discontent .among DetenUil Transferretl Starred Questions at the Deoli Detention and Answers _ • . 333-36 Camp-Negatived 209, 243 Statements laid on tb& Tf:'le 337-42 ':"'61 Motion for AdjourDDient.ft- Resolution re-- Statement of Sir -1IJ:I4n. Indo-Burma Immigration mukham Chatty ~O .Agreement-Debate ad. -Wa.r ReoOYl8truction-- journed. ._ ' 210 Ruled out of order . The Atlantic Charter- for a Failure of the Government New World Order-Dis- of India t-o inst,nlct Sir cU8><ion not, conoluded 211-43 Shanmukbam Chettv re th.. grant to India ~ th .. TBUBllDAY, 30TH OcrOBEB, 19U statuB of a Self-Go\·('I'n- Starred Quest,ion" and Ans- ingDominion--Rull'd out wer>! • • - • 263-67 ofordl'r . Statement by the Honourable Assuranc(' to grant India thl' President ,.. non-inclu- the Ktatu;< of a Self- sion in the ~ of Busi_ Governing Dominion- of matters rereived from th .. Ruled out of order . 343 membeN of the Msuliln Placing of the S. S. "Ak- League Party during the bar" at the Calcutta current SeMion . 268 rort to carry Haj Pil- Nomination of th6 Panel of ~ 343--44,. ChairmeD . 268 396-99 Notification under the Indian '1·' Notification8 amending cer- Emigration Act ~ tain Motor Vehicles -Rules 344-48 Statement ,.. Safety in the Building Indu8try 219 The Code of Civil Proced1lll' Eleetion of a lI.ember on tbe (Amendment I Bill-Pre_ St&nding Committee on sentation of tbe Report Emigration . 269-70 of the Select Calnmittee _ The Code of Civil Procedure The Prof_ions Tu: Limit ... - (Amendment) Bill- tion BiIl--Present&tion of APpointml'ntll to the Select the Report- of the Bl'll'et Committee. 170 ~ - .. • , • iii • • , ~ PAGES PAGlIB. TuEsD.Y, 4TH NOVEMBER, 1941 -- FRIDAY, 7TH NOVEMBER, 1941-contd. contd. • The Railways (Local Authori_ The Indian Income-tax ties' Taxation) Bill-Presen- (Amendment) »W-Presen- tation of the Report of the tation of the Rapert of the Select Committee,. 476 Select Commit_ 347 The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Bill-Passed. 476-78 Presentation of the Report The Professions Tax Limita- .. of the Public ~ Com-' tion Bill-Passed . 478-81 mittee The Special Marriage (Amend- The Indo-Burma Immigration ment)-Bill-Circulated . 481-87 Agreement and the Joint The Kazil! Bill-Circulated . 487 Report of the Indo-Ceylon The Reciprocity Bill-Cir- Delegation 347-56 culated. 487-89 Resolution re The Indo-Burma The Muslim Personal Law Immigration Agreement-- (Sharia,) Application (Am- Adopted as amended . 366-96, endment) Bill-Circulated. 489-98 399-409 The Buddha Gays Temple Bill -Introduced. 498 WBDNBSDAY, 5TB NOVEMBER, The Federal Court (Supple- 1941- mental Powers) Bill-Intro- Starred Questions and Aru;- duced . 498 wers • 411-17 The Code of Criminal Proce- Short Notice Question and dure (Amendment) Bill Answer 417-19 (Amendment of Sections 162, 488, and 496)-lntro- Unstarred Questions and Ans- duced . 4'98-99 wers . • 419-23 The Indian Penal . ~ Motion for Adjournement rlJ (Amendment) Bill-Intro- Statement made in the duced 499 SUfldaIg NeW8 of the United States of berloa regard- MONDAY, IOTB NO"EMBER, IH1- ing the Holy Prophet of Starred QuestioDs and Ans- I6lam--Withdrawn. 423-24. werR, . 501-15 455-62 Unstarred Questions and Ans- Election of a Member to the wers . 515-21 Standing Committei! on Emi- Motion for A"djournment re gration. 424 Closing of Markets to pro- Election of Membel'H to the test against methods of Defence Consultative Com- ~ income-tax in Cal- mittee . 424 cutta-Ruled out of order. 521-22 Committee on Petitions _ 424-25 Statement laid on the Table The Madras Port T1'W!t re Cafe" in which the lowe@t- (Amendment) Bill-Presen- tendel'H ha \'e not ~ accep- tation of the Report of the ted by tho High Commis- Select Committee . 425 ~ fol' India. 522-!S The Aligarh Muslim Univel'llity StatementH laid on the Ta bIe 526 (Amendment) Bill-Intro- The Trade Marks (Amendment) duced . , 425 Bill-Introduced . 526 The Mines Maternity Benefit The Indian Compoonies Bill-PaEsed as amended . 425-55 (Amendment,) Bill-Intro- The EX(,'6@f\ Profits Tax (Ser-- duced . 627 ond Amendment) BilI- The Motor "ehicles (Amend- Presentation of the Report ment) Bill-Introduced , 527 of the Select Committee 462 The Ali!E8.rb Muslim University (Amendment) Bill-P8.I!Iled. 527-28 FRIDAY, 7TH NOlEIIBl!R, 1941- The Indian Income·tax Starred Questions and ~ (AmcndmeDt) Bill-P&8I!ed. 528-63 The Madras Port TruRt ~ . 463-72 (Amendment) Bill-Motion Transferred Stalled QueAtiom to comider adopted. 564-77 and Answers. 472-75 TuES\'AY, 11TH NOVEMBER, 1941 Unstarred QUll'iltion and Ans- wer . Starred Questions and Ans- 475-76 wers . .. 679-600 • • • • , • • PAGBS. ~~ UTB NOVBMBBB. 1941 F.BIDAY, 14TH NOVEMBER, 1941- Membel"B Sworn .• .