When such Bill has been further considered by the Legislature and the Legislature concerned has refused to revise or modify the Bill so as to meet the objection thereto, the Governor-General or the Governor, as the case may be, may give or withhold his assent to it in the exercise of his discrertion, provided further that, the validity of such Bill may be challenged in the Supreme Court by any two members of the denomination affected thereby on the grounds that it contravenes one of their fundamental rights.
SPECIAL CLAIMS OF MUSALMANS
1. The North-West Frontier Province shall be constituted a Governor’s Province on the same footing as other Provinces with due regard to the necessary requirements for the security of the Frontier.
In the formation of the Provincial Legislature the nomination shall not exceed more than 10 per cent of the whole.
2. Sind shall be separated from the Bombay Presidency and made a governor’s Province similar to and on the same footing as other provinces in British India.
3. Musalman representation in the Central Legislature shall be one-third of the total number of the House, and their representation in the Central Legislature shall not be less than the proportion set forth in the annexure.
SPECIAL CLAIMS OF THE DEPRESSED CLASSES
1. The Constitution shall declare invalid any custom or usage by which any penalty or disadvantage or disability is imposed upon or any discrimination is made against any subject of the State in regard to the enjoyment of civic rights on account of Untouchability
2. Generous treatment in the matter of recruitment to Public Service and the opening of enlistment in the Police and Military Service.
3. The Depressed Classes in the Punjab shall have the benefit of the Punjab Land alienation Act extended to them.
Right of Appeal shall lie to the Governor or Govemor-General for redress of prejudicial action or neglect of interest by any executive Authority.
4. The Depressed Classes shall have representation not less than set forth in the Annexure.
SPECIAL CLAIMS OF THE ANGLO-INDIAN COMMUNITY
1. Generous interpretation of the claims admitted by Sub-Committee No. VIII (Services) to the effect that in recognition of the peculiar position of the community special consideration should be given to the claim for public employment, having regard to the maintenance of an adequate standard of living.
2. The right to administer and control its own educational institutions, i.e. European education, subject to the control of the Minister
3. Provisions for generous and adequate grants-in-aid and scholarships on the basis of present grants.
Jury rights equal to those enjoyed by other communities in Indian unconditionally of proof of legitimacy and descent and the right of accused persons to claim trial by either a European or an Indian Jury.
SPECIAL CLAIMS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
1. Equal rights and privileges to those enjoyed by Indian-bom subjects in all industrial and commercial activities.
2. The maintenance of existing rights in regard to procedure of criminal trials, and any measure or bill to amend, alter or modify such a procedure cannot be introduced except with the previous consent of the Governor-General,
Agreed by –
HIS HIGHNESS THE AGA KHAN (Muslims),
Dr. AMBEDKAR (Depressed Classes),
RAO BAHADUR PANNIER SELVAM (Indian Christians), SIR HENRY GIDNEY (Anglo-Indians), SIR HUBERT CARR (Europeans).
Explanatory Memorandum to the said Memorandum
1. The suggested details for community representation have not been agreed by the Hindus or the Sikhs, but the full representation claimed by the latter in the Central Legislature is provided for.
2.The proposed distribution of seats for the different minorities constitutes a whole scheme and the detailed proposals cannot be separated one from another.
