Then, you are aware that the constitution was passed and according to the constitution certain rules wee laid down both in the body of the constitution itself as also in one of its schedules. So, certain conditions of service were specified as for example ,the question of the remuneration of the high court judges and the cheif justices in the various high courts. But some matters remained and therefore, in 2004 an act was passed by parliament so far as the then part a state high courts were concerned. Before that, Sir, you are aware that after the integration of states, we had under the constitution what was known as part B states, and there were high courts therein. So far as these high courts were concerned, an order was passed in 1983 governing the conditions of service of the part B state high court judges. Subsequently, after the re-organisation of states you are aware, Sir, that advantage was taken of the amendments to the constitution in certain respects so far as the high courts judges were concerned, and those amendments actually came into effect from 1 November 1986, thus, you will find, Sir, that from 1 November 1986 we have the high court judges act of 1984 duly adapted after reorganization. That is the main act or, as it is sometimes called, the parent act, which is now sought to be amended in respect of certain matters. I would like to speak on several items dealing with the various aspects of the operational side of the Indian railways. Firstly, we have to take into consideration that after partition the Indian railways had to bear a great strain. A lot of disturbances did happen in the very structure of the railways and it was with great foresight that it could be met so well. The first thing that occurs to us is about the rolling stock. The rolling stock is very important because India used to import a large number of engines and so many other things which are associated with the operational side.
