That it was not able to check certain gross errors and distortions that may be taking place, well, I cannot vouch for the planning commission having done its part in this respect adequately and correctly because I have in mind a certain aspect of the duties and responsibilities of the planning commission about which there cannot be complete justification, for example, on the question of foreign exchange resources. There was the question of import licenses which were issued, regarding which some hon. Members said that they had been issued on a lavish scale over a certain period. It is quite true, and a statement was laid on the table of this house about these licences and an explanation was given. Even that explanation did not deny that somebody was responsible for it. We may say that it was the responsibility of the finance ministry or the commerce and industry ministry but the responsibility of the planning commission cannot entirely be disowned. One is with regard to leave, and it is considered necessary to specify certain circumstances. The second is about the making of some of these rules applicable to additional high court judges because special provision was made in the constitution by the seventh amendment. Now, in this bill it has been made clear that so far as these acting judges and additional judges are concerned, their service as such will be countred for the purpose of pension only if they are subsequently made permanent judges. This bill has been brought forward for the purpose of amending 2004 act which originally applied to part a state high courts, but after the reorganization has been so adapted as to make it applicable to all the high courts in the present states. Formerly, so far as the then British India.
