Registered No. D-28
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1948
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LAW
New Delhi, the 16th August 1948
ORDINANCE No. XXII OF 1948
AN
ORDINANCE
to provide for the vesting of certain properties belonging to the States of
Mangrol and Manavadar in Kathiawur in the. Managers of the said States.
WHEREAS the administration of the States of Mangrol and Manavadar has been taken over by the. Centra) Government;
AND WHEREAS an emergency has arisen which makes it necessary to provide for the vesting of certain properties belonging to the said States in the Managers thereof, appointed by or on behalf of the Central Government and for certain matters incidental thereto;
"Now,THEREFORE,in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42 of the Government of India Act, 1985 (26 Ceo. 5, c, 2), the Governor General is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:—
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Ordinance may be called the Mangrol and Manavadar (Administration of Property) Ordinance, 1948.
(?) It shall come into force at once. 2. Definition.—-In this Ordinance, "Manager" means the Manager for the time being of the State ,of 'MANGROL or the State of Manavadar, as the case may be, appointed by or on behalf of the Central Government.
3. Vesting of property in Manager.—Not. withstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument or other docu- ment, whatsoever, the properties described in the Schedule, which stand in the name of the Sheikh of Mangrol or in the name of the Khan of Manavadar. whether in bis personal capacity or as the legal representative of any deceased person or in any other capacity, or the Begum Sahiban Fatma or of any karbhari or other officer of Mangrol or Manavadar in his official capacity or in the names of more than one of them, shall bo deemed to have vested and al- ways to have been vested on and from the 1st day of November, 1947, as follows, namely:—
(a) if the properties are included in Part I of the Schedule, then in the Manager of the State of Mangrol, and
(B) if the properties are included in Part II of the Schedule, then in the Manager of the Taluka of Manavadar.
4. Powers of Manager.—The Manager shall have and exercise, in relation to properties vested in him under section 8, all the rights, powers and authority which a full owner has or exercises in relation to his own property.
( 1353 )
1354 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTKAORDINATtY, AUGUST L6, LffW5. Payment to Manager to be a discharge of obligations.—Any payment made to the Manager of Mangrol or- Manavadar, us the cage may be, in the discharge of any of the obligations in relation to any o£ the properties described in the Schedule shall bo ft full discharge to the person or authority mating the payment from all liability in, respect of such payment.
i
6. Issue of duplicate securities.—(1) Whore for any reason any of the Gov- ernment securities described in the Schedule is not in the custody of the Manager in whom it has vested under the provisions of this Ordinance, ^ the Managor may make an application to the Reserve Bank of India for the issue of a duplicate security in lieu thereof.
(2) When an application under sub-section (7) has bcmi made, then, not- withstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the Reservo Hank of India sluill issue a. duplicate security to lhe Manager as if the original security had been lost.
(3) Any duplicate aeeuiity issued under the proTisions of this section shall h"ve the same effect aa if it had been issued under section 11 of the 1'ublic, Debt (Central Government) Act, 1944- (XV111 of 1044).
7. Transfers otherwise than by Manager void.—Any trafiafor or other dis- position of any property described in the Schedule made on or after the 1st day of November 1947, by any person other than the Manager or without his ooneent ahall be, and shall always be deemed to have been, void and of no effect.
8. Power to call for information.—(1) Where the Central Government is of opinion that any person is in possession of any property which belongs to the State of Mangrol or Mnuavadar, it may, by notice in writing, require such per- son to furnish Ruoh information as it may consider necessary for the purpose of determining whether tho property is property belonging to the State of Mangrol or Manuvudar, an the case rnny be.
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(#) If any person to whom a notice is sent under sub-section (1) fails to comply therewith he shall be pun'wlia-hle with imprisonment which may oxtend fa> three months or with line which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.
9. Bar ol jurisdiction of Oourt, -(]) No Court shall have jurisdiction to en- tertain iwiy civil or criminal proceeding in relation to any of the properties desoribed in the Suhodulo or to enforce any liability in respect thereof save at the instance of tho Manager.
(2) Nothing in this section ahull be deemed to prohibit tfic submission by any person other fchim the Manager of my claim in relation to any such pro- perty to the Central Government, mid the decision of the Central Government' on such olaini shall bo final and s11nil not he called in question in any Court.
10. Power of the Central Government to add to the Schedule. (7) Thr^ Central Government may, from time to time, by notification in the official Gazette, amend or alder the Schedule.
(2) Tn particular, and without, prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the Central Government nmy, by notification as aforesaid, add to the items of property included in Parts I and fl nT the Schedule any othor item which in its opinion represents property belonging to the State of Mangrol or Mnnavadar, as the case niny be,, nnd on the issue of such notification any pro- perty specified in the notification shall bn deemed to be and always to" hnve- hewn included in Vsivt I or Part IT of the Schedule, as the case may be.
11. Protection of action taken under Ordinance.—No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central GoYernmeut, the Reserve Bank of India, any bank or company mentioned in the Schedule, or thoi Manager or any other person for anything which js in good faith douo or in- tended to be done in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Ordinance.
THE GAZETTE Ol1 WD1A EXTKAOKMNARY, AUGUST ]", Itt4> 13S6SCHEDULE
I'AUT J.
(jflf"eHepWon3)
( P B O P B R T I ES BELO~N
Amount
No.
In whonii cuhtocly
111. whowt^ tionm Htan ding
No. ,>f shares.
Description uf investments.
5
4
1
3
fi 2
Mu-mjrol i
ituu.
(a) Itiv rdtmwtn of
Tin. fio.ooo M. Abdul Kliu-
1U48 Udfoiicolii-.iidrj 3 % , oC
tjie CuUO VIlilllU Of
2
;);'),000
D o.
of thp fut-e vulun nl1
M,BO0
3 lflfitl- 70 Loan -t% ..f U IP
faue \ a l uo of
10,000 "i S. Abdul KIIH- Loan 196(1—7U 4% nf tlm
fnco valuci of
IAIHII JftHD -fit) 4 1% < f tlifi
\ 3H,000 J
5
ftiof viilnie of
Bunk of TIIIHH,
1 000—-70 Lomi of H IP fut'P
a
vul —-
7
H. Abdul Khn- liq mid R. 11. NuHiruddia.
Bimibuy Port BOIIIIM 4%
8
W. Abdul K h a- Jiq nnd 8. M. NuHirnddiu.
0
10 tll" VullLH Of
l",ooo
D o.
11 Postal Cash CeTtili^ntew of
t ho VHIHC of
4U.0OO
12 Tmpoi'iiiil "Bank fully jjnitl.
S. M, Julian- Cofivniian find S, Abdul Khuliq.
3,0011
r>o.
1:1 r>itn Iron tiLnl Stoel <'o.,
2nd IVuforoiiL-e.
1356 T HI GAZETTE OF INDIA TCXTIUUHUINAIVS:. AIK+UB11 16, 11)48 1 2 4 3 5 6IS Seindla Steam Navigation
550
Bank of India.
Co., Ltd,
S. M. Jehangoer- iuinn and S. Abdul Khaliq.
International Bank of India
16
S. Abdul Khaliq Do.
Ordinary Deferred ,
250 100
}
17 Indian Iron and Steel Co.,
KH)
Do.
Ltd.
IS
O
Do.
40
19
Do.
500
29
D o.
S2S
21
D o.
22
22
Do.
16
23
(b) Investments of Mangrol Slate for Island Charitable Ediication Trust
Fund.
2
6
2
3
'llHE GAZETTE OF INDIA K!XT RAGED IN ART, ATU5UST 10, 1948 1357 ] 6 2 4 5 34 Imperial Bank of Indiu—• .
S. Abdul Khaliq
Fully paid Partly ptiid
Bank of In dia, Bombay.
20 \ 1/
S. Abdul Khuliq
fi Bank of India
19
Do.
Central Bank of India
360
S. Abdul Khaliq
Do.
6
Central Provinces Kuilway
S. Abdul Khaliq
7
rt
Do.
Co.
M. Abdul Khaliq
8 Bombay Electric Supply
89
Do.
and Tramways Co.
1
S. Abdul KVialiq
Do,
9 Oriental Government Se- ourity Lifo Insuranofl Co.
S. Abdul KVialiq
Do.
10 Al™ok Ashdown and Co.,
3
Ltd.
Bombay Burma Trading
14
8. Abdul Khaliq
Do.
11
Corporation.
Port Canning and Land
S. Abdul Khaliq
Do.
12
30
Improvement Co.
13 Bombay Steam Navigation
Co.—
S. Abdul Khaliq
Do.
Ordinary Preference
Tata Iron and Steel Co.—
14
Ordinary .
61
S. Abdul Khuliq
Do.
i
New Prinoo of Wales' Press.
R. Abdul Khaliq
iff
Do.
Bombay Electric Supply
10
30
S. Abdul Khaliq
. Do.
17 Pencil Valley Coal Co.
S. Abdul Khaliq
Do.
BOO
Deooa Klootrio Supply
S. Abdul Khaliq
18
COO
Do.
(n) Investments of Wakf Trust Fund of Mangrol State.
Description of investments
No.
In whose oustody
1
2
No. of shareif 3
In whose naiuo standing 4
5
1 41% Loan 1988—60 •
i 4% Loan 1060—70 .
Ba:it of India, Bombay. Do.
3 6% Loan 1045—56 (free
Do.
of income-tax),
Karachi Municipal Loan C%
Do.
1 3 58 T HE ( l A Z E T ' lE OF I N D IA E X T R A O R D I N A R Y, A l H i U KT Hi, HMri1
2
8
4
Bunk of TndiH,
117
0 Bombay Meotrlo Hupply & Tramways Co., Ltd.
Bombay- Do.
Preference
30
Bombay Rteum Navigation
7
^ 'Ui—'
Do. Do.
Preforenue Ordinary
3 10
Do.
18
Alcook Askdown & Go.
8
Do.
2
Oriental Government Secu-
9
rity Life Aamtranue Co,, Ltd.
Do.
5
The New Prinoe of Waleu'
10
Co.
Do.
00
Bombay Bunma Tmding
11
Corporation.
•*
Do.
20
Port Canning & Land Ix&.
12
provonient Co.
Do.
2
Now Mofftisil PrOB8 Co.
18
Do.
26
The Premier Mills Co.
14
Do.
275
The Central Bank of India,
16
Ltd,
Do.
1
The Framji Petit Co.
16
Do.
(10
The Imperial Bank of India
17
Bombay Telephone Co.—
18
1
Bo.
Debenture .
Karachi! Volt Trust—De-
16
Bo.
3
benturea
Do.
214
The Bank of India, Ltd.
20
Do.
166
The Soindia Stetun Naviga-
21
tion Co.
Do.
20
The Century Spinning &
22
Weaving Co., Ltd.
Do.
10
Tata Hydro-Electric Supply.
23
Do.
5
Gondalpwu Jute
24
Do.
20
KankanhtiTa Jute Mills
25
Do.
50
Hukamnhand Jutu Mills
26
Do.
10
Qauripore Co. .
27
Do.
20
Kamarhutti Jute Co. .
28v
Do.
20
The Anglo-India Jute
20
"•THE GAZETTE OF INBIA EXTRAORDINARY, AUGUST 16, 1948 135S 0 1 B 3 4 •
33 The Albion J u te Minn Co. 30 Bank "f India,
Bombay.
34 The Tata Iron &, Steel Co,—
Deferred. . 5 Do.
35 Tho New Beerbhoom Co. 300 Do.
36 iiunK>il Coul Co. 20 Do.
37 The XT. p. Elortric Supply Co. 50 Do.
3S BeniiT-en Electric Supply Co. ^00 Do.
Sit The AmulKunmtod Goldfleld 200 Do.
Co.
40 The Aftra Klertric Supply Co. •50 Do.
41 Tho Patnu LJlectrio Supply 100 Do.
Co.
4 2* £^K^Od^uiij (_'oal Co. 200 Do.
4A Punch VIley Coul Co. 100 Do.
4.4 Doom Hlootiiu Supply Co. . 166
Do.
45 Baroda Bank, Ltd. 7fi Do.
40 Tlin Kijuilftble Coal Co. 405 Do.
47 Eaat India Coal Co. 200 Do.
48 RiinriH. t'orpomtion Co. l,fi00 Do.
4!> Reaervn Bank of India. 20 Do.
.^O Associated Cement Co. 15 Do.
C1* Oi-ieivSftfeiiMillp ^5 Do.
52 ViftOTlU .JlltB Oo. 500 D M.
fi3 Tho Dftlliouuie Jute Co. 37 Do.
fi4 South Madras Elsotrio Sup- 270 Do.
ply Co.
rtfi Thw Kendra Coal Co, . 100 Do.
56 The Burrakur Ooal Co. (100 Do.
57 The Antapara Toa Co. 10 Do.
(58 Tho Lado Tea Co, 5 Do.
50 Tho Bornagore Jute Mills . 10 Do.
60 Carew & Oo. 875 Do.
61 Fort William Jute Co. Bf Do.
it" HnHliiinarR. TBII CO, 150 Do.
"3 "Hnttikliira Ton. . 100 Do.
136) THE UAZETTE OF ]NDIA EXTJUOEDINABY, AUGUST 16, l"4fr '
1
2
3
i 5
03
Adamji Jute Mills Co.
100
Bank of India Bombay.
66 The Calcutta Landing &
Shipping Co. 300 Do.
07 Indian Copper Co, 700 Do,
88 Assorted Advertisers and B0 Do.
Printers.
60 Tho Dunlop Rubber Co. -
2nd Preferenne 60 Do.
70 Tho Travanoore Rubber Co. 197 Do.
71 The India General Naviga- 20 Do.
tion Co.
72 The Provincial Union Co. . SO Do.
73 Tho PeninHular Plantation Co. 60 Do.
74 The Tide Water Oil Co. 200 Do.
7fl The Baraooal Co.—
Preference . 60 DC.
76 Nazira Coal Co. 100 Do.
77 Cftrew ifc Co,—
Preforonce . 10 Do.
78 Reserve Bank of India. 315 Do.
79 Triton Insurance Co, . 0 Do.
80 Manbhoom Coal Co. 50 Do.
81 Katras Jerrlah Coal Co. 25 Do.
82 Amalgamated Coal Co. 25 ii „
83 Rangoon Eleotric Supply & 100 1 Do.
Tramways Co.
(d) Inveatmvnbi of the. titate, standing in the names of ft. M. Jehnn^acrmifin,
S. Abdul Khalig rind S. M. Nasiruddin.
Description of investments.
Amount In whose carne
No.
standing
No. of shares.
In whoso custody
2
i
1
5
3
6
1 Tho Madras Government
The Bank of
Exact informu- mtition ii(jt
PromisHory Note 3%
Ra. Value not known.
India.
avtulti})lo.
Three shoota,
2
2,000
Do,
Loan 4% of 196(1—70 of the
Do.
face value of
1,500
Loan 6% of 1045—55 of tho
Do.
3
Do.
face value of
Amalgamated CWlfield Oo.
225
4
Do.
5
Kunlanhara Juto MillH
Do.
n
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTEAORDINABY, AUGUST 16, 1948 1361 4 5 3 2 1-
Bombay Steam Navigation
6
Co., Ltd.—
28
Ordinary
Th"BankofIjidi"j
4
Preference
}
Do. '
BOO
Soindin Bteam Navigation
7
Co., Ltd.
Do. l
50
The Contury Spinning and
8
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Do.
50
The Bmtiagore Jute Fantory
0
Co., Ltd.
Do.
4
The Beawar Electric Supply
10
Co., Ltd.
Do.
107
11 Travancore Rubbers, Ltd- .
Do.
100
12 British India Corporation .
Do.
250
Kothari Textiles
18
14 Midnapore Zamindari Co.,
Ltd.—
545
Ordinary .
Tin
J_JO.
GO
Proferenoe
}
20
15 Champdany Jute Co.
Do.
20
16 Bombay Burma Trading
Do.
Corporation.
4
17 Bombay Dyeing & Manufac-
Do.
turing Co., Ltd,
30
Tata Power Co., Ltd.
IS
Do.
500
19 International Bank of India,
Do,
Ltd.
20 Cotew & Co., Ltd.—
750
Ordinary .
Do.
10
Preference
}
21
400
Tide Water Oil Co., Ltd. .
Do.
00
22 Fort William Jute Co.
Do.
23 Bank of Baroda, Ltd.
200
Do.
24 Indian Iron & Steel Co.,
1,300
Do.
Ltd.
400
25 Britiah Ceylon Corporation,
Do.
Ltd.
;
1362 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTKAORDINAHY, AUGUST 16, 1&8 4 2 3 5 6 1Ths Bank of IndU.
27 Belvedere Jute Mills Co., 26
Ltd.
28 Society General InduBtrlolle 5 Do.
De Ohandemagore.
20 Penoh Valley Coal Co., Ltd. 500 Do.
SO National Co., Ltd. 1,600 Do.
SI Delta Jute Mills Co., Ltd. . 79 Do.
82 Orient Jute Mills Co., Ltd. 126 Do.
33 Caledpnian Jute Mills Co., 20 Do.
Ltd.
34 Burn & Co., Ltd, 15 Do.
86 Jubbulpore Eleotrio Supply- 600 Do.
Co., Ltd.
86 Benorea Electric Light
^ &E GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTBAOEDINAEY, AUGUST 16, 1948 1863
1
2
3
4 5
8
53 The Anglo-Indian Jute Mills
10
The Bank of India
54 The Now India, Assurance
10
Do.
Co.
35 The Tltftghar Paper Mills—
2nd Preference
s
Do.
The South Madras TCleotrio
oe
280
Do.
Supply Co.
-
B7 The Bengal Nagpur Cotton
200
Do.
Mills Co.
68 The Howrah Jute Co.
50
Do.
$9 The Central Bank of India,
360
Do.
Ltd.
00 The Peninsular Plantation
ISO
Do.
Co., Ltd.
fll Auckland Jute Mills
a
Do.
62 Account with the National City Bank of New York at England.
(e) Shares, etc., standing in the name of 3. M. Natiruddin, the present Sheikh
of Mangrol
| No. 1 1 2 3 4 | No. In whois In whole Description of investments of Amount name oustody shares standing a S 4 e | |||
| Be. Associated Cement Co., Ltd, 400 40,000 S. M. .NWruddin Self. Soindla Steam Navigation 1,000 15,000 8. M. Naairud<%l Do. Co. Indian Iron k Steel 1,000 10,000 S. M. NasiruddiB Do. Central Bank of India 100 2,aoo 8. M. Nasiruddin Do. "7,000 | ||||
PART n
{See Hootion 3) '
(PEOPBBTIHS BELONGING TO THB MANAVADAB STATE)
(a) Government Promissory Notes standing in the name of Khan Shri Giilammoinuddin'
khan, Chief of Manavadar.
(1) Ra. 2,00,000 . Deposited with the Reserve Bank of India (Rs. 50,000
3 per oent. loan of 1865 plus Rs. 1,50,000 3 per oent,
loan of 1900-01).
(2) Rs. 1,00,000 . Security in the apeoial form.
(3) Rs. 6,00,000 . 3 per oent. loan bearing Nos. 072101 to 0*72106.
(4) Rs. 3,00,000 . 4 per cent. 1960—70 loan bearing Nos. BY 036292 to
BY 036303.
(5) Rs. 1,00,000 . 4 per cent. 1960—70.
(6) RB, 50,000 . 2J per cent, in the custody of the Manager of Manavadar-
(7) Rs. 1,00,000 . 3 per oent. in the custody of tho Manager of Manavadar*
(b) Fixed Deposit and Savings Bank Account standing at the Bank of India, Ltd.t
Bajkott in the name of the Begum SaMban Fatma {since deceased), mother
of the Chief of Manavadar.
Rs. A, p.
1. Fixod Deposit Receipt No. F/12-2, dated 5-1-1943. 10,799 6 0
2. Savings Bank Account No. 563, dated 7-6-1944 2,282 13 0
13,082 2 0
(o) Fixed Deposit Receipts of the Imperial Bank of India., BajkoU standing in the
name of the Begum Sahiban Fatma {since deceased), mother of the Chief
of Manavadar.
Rs. A. V.
Fixed Deposit Receipt No. B.56934, dated 13-6-1942 . 3,655 8 0
Fixed Deposit Receipt No. B.56941, dated 21-7-1942 . 2,688 12 0
Fixed Deposit Receipt No. B.56942, dated 21-7-1942 . 4,033 3 0
Fixed Deposit Receipt No. B.56943, dated 21-7-1942 , 4,033 3 0
Fixed Deposit Receipt No. B.^6057, dated 1-9-1942 5,fl87 15 0
Fixed Deposit Receipt No. B.56972, dated 14-10-1942 . 5,326 12 G
Fixed Deposit Receipt No. B.57007, dated 26-1-1943 . 1,782 4 2
Fixed Deposit Receipt No. B.57015, dated 12-2-1043 . 4,133 11 0
Total . 31,340 4 2
O. RAJAGOPALACHARI,
Governor General*
K. V. K. SUNDARAM,
Secy, to the Govt. of India*
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P M N T BO fy THB MANAGHR, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PUHBB, N EW DELHI, INDIA
- Bunlt of India. liq. ll)f,B—t)u Loun 4-1 %tn™bl'- N. Abdul Klin- liq unii S. M, JMaHiruildin. Treasury (Mtloer, Mangrol. S. Abdul TCiifl- liq ulid S. M. Nuairudrli . Hiajkot Impe- I rial Bank, Iiq Hnd * M. Badi'uddin, •Joint Aecount. «. Abdul Kha- 2,000 Bolubny. liq. Bunk of "hidin. S.000 KurmTHWFMunicipHl Loon fi% ol'the fuce vuluo of j.n^ooc Bank uf in din. Bombay, of tiio vuluo of 5,000 Bombay 1'ort Trust 4% of the valuci of Treasury Officer PoHtal Cash (Jurtiili'fltPe of Mangrol. Bank sf Indin. S. M. Juhan- Hfnv/mnn tmd S. Ahrkil Klm- li.j. H. Abdul "Kl.u- 1 1 liq. ↩
- - mian mid H, Abdul Khuliq, Tata Power— . Ordinary S, M, Jobitngfipr- mian und K. Abdul Kliuliq. Tata Iron and Steel Co., 1st Preference. S. M. Johan^tior- mian and S. Abdul Khnliq. Dsoea Electric Supply. Sj M. .Tehangeer- n>iun und S. Abdul Khaliq. Central Bank of India S, M. Jebmi- geerwiiftn tind S. Abdul Khaliq. National Gramophone Ko- 8. Abdul Khflliq. oorda Oo, Bombay Eleotrio Supply S. Abdul Klmliq. and Tramways Co., Ltd. Description of investments Amount No. In whose custody In whose name ntunding 4, No. of shares 3 B 1960—70 loan 4% 8. Abdul Khttliq. Bunk of India Bombay. Government Promissory Notes 3i %— 1043-43 . 19S4-50 . 180G 1000-01 . M. Abdul Khaliq. S. Abdul Khaliq 8. Abdul Khaliq S. Abdul Khaliq Do. Do. Ho. Do. Bombay Port Trust Bonds 4% 1905 1908 1911 1914 (3. Abdul Klialiq S. Abdul Khaliq S. Abdul Kholiq S. Abdul Khnliq Do. . Do. Do. Do. ↩
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