REGISTERED No. D - 28
The Gazette
of Andia
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI , FRIDAY , OCTOBER 1 , 1948
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND SUPPLY
RESOLUTION
PATENTS ENQUIRY COMMITTEE
New Delhi , the 1st October 1948
No. 223- IRP (6) 48. There has been a demand both from industrialists and from others for a review of the laws relating to patents in India with a view to ensuring that the patent system is more conducive to national interests than at present . In his opening speech at the Conference on Industrial Development in India on lõth December , 1947 , the Honourable Minister , Industry and Supply announced that the Government of India would consider this question . After a careful examination of the position , the Government of India have now decided to set up a Committee to review the Patent Laws in India .
2. 'The terms of reference to the Committee are as follows :-
( 1 ) to survey and report on the working of the Patent System in India;
(2 ) to examine the existing Patent legislation in India and to make recommendations for improving it , particularly with reference to the provisions concerned with the prevention of abuse of patent rights ;
(8 ) to consider whether any special restrictions should be imposed on patents regarding food and medicine ;
(4 ) to suggest steps for ensuring effective publicity to the patent system and to patent literature , particularly as regards patents obtained by Indian inventors ;
(5) to consider the necessity and feasibility of setting up a National Patents Trust ;
(6) to consider the desirability or otherwise of regulating the profession of patent agents ;
(7) to examine the working of the Patent Office and the services rendered by it to the public and make suitable recommendations for improvement; and
(8) to report genera'ly on any improvement that the Committee thinks fit to recommend for enabling the Indian Patent System to be more conducive to nationa ! interest , by encourag ng invention and the commercial developnient and use of inventions .
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3. The composition of the Committee will be as follows :
1. Bakhshi Sir Tek Chand , Retired High Court Judge and Member , Cons- CHAIRMAN tituent Assembly of India .
MEMBER 2. Sir Gurunath Bewoor , Tata Industries Ltd. , Now Delhi .
MEMBER 9. Major - General S. S. Bokhry , Director , Haffkine Institute , Bombay .
MEMBER 4. Mr. S. M. Basu , Solicitor , Calcutta,
MEMBER 5. Mr. N. Barwell , Barrister , Caloutta .
6. Mr. S. P. Son , Bengal Chemical and Pharmaceutical Works , Ltd. , Cal MEMBER outtu ,
7. Dewan Bahadur K. Rama Pai
[MEMBER SECRETARY
4. The Headquarters of the Committee will be New Delhi . It is expected that the Committec will start its work at an early date , The Committee will visit such puces in Indu as it may consid . necessary and will take ovidence on questions arising from the terms of reference . The Comittee will prepar and notify its programme in due course . The Committee is authorised to call for information in writing and take eviden from any Department or officers of Government on matters which fall within the terms of refcrence . The Cov- ernment of India hope that the Provincial Governments will afford to the Com- inittee all the assistente which it may require and will supply it with any in- formation which it may ask for .
5. Persons who desire to be called as witnesses are requested to apply in writing to the Secretary of the Committee , care of the Ministry of Industry and Supply , ( Government of Inda , New Delhi , giving their full names and addresses , together with a brief memorandum of points in regard to which they desire to give ovidence .
ORDER
ORDERED that a copy of the above Resolution be published in the Gazette of India and communicated to all Provincial Governments and Administrations , all M nistries of the Government of India , Cabinet Secretariat , Prime Minister's Secretarat , the Indian Trade Commissioners , All Indian Embassies , High Commissioner for India , London , His Majesty's Trale Commissioner in India , all Chambers of Commerce and Associations , High Coram ssioner for India in Pakistan , Karachi and the High Commissioner for Pakistan in India , New Delhi .
S. A. VENKATARAMAN , Secy
MINISTRY OF STATES
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi , the 30th September 1948
No. 308 - P ( a ) . The Central (tovernment have , after consultation with the Chief Commissioner of Himachal Pradesh , nominated the following persons to serve on the Advisory Council for the Himachal Pradesh :
1. His Highness the Raja of Mandi , K.C.S.J. 2. The Raja of Baghat , C.I.E.
8. Shrirnati Lilavati .
4. Dr. Y. S. Parmar .
5. Mehta Avtar Chand .
6. Swami Purna Nand .
7. Shri Padam Dev .
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No. 309-P ( a) . The Central Government is pleased to constitute an Advisor Council to advise the Chief Commissioner , Himachal Pradesh, in the discharge of his administrative functions and to make the following provisions to regulate its constitution and procedure:
(1) The Advisory Council shall consist of the Chief Commissioner, who shall be the President of the Council , and 7 other members . Of these members 3 will be representatives of the Rulers of the States which have bee integrated in Himachal Pradesh and 4 willbe representatives of the poople .
Members of the Advisory Council shall be nominated by the Central Gover ment in consultation with the Chief Commissioner .
All residents of the Province , above the age of 21 , shal ' be eligable lor nomination as members .
(2 ) The Chief Commissioner will scek the Advice of the Commeil on ( a ) al financial matters except those which are not subject to the vote of the Legislative Assembly except that items involving recurring expenditure upto Rs . 25,000 and non - recurring upto Rs . 1,00,000 neod not be referred to the Council ;
(b) matters of administration involving general policy , schemes of Javeloj- ment and proposals for legislation and not on matters relatingto the day-to - day administration or to individual appointments not involving a principle of any importance :
(c) generai questions touching the implentcntation of general policy and schemes of development ;
(d) any other matter which the Chief Commissioner or the Government of India may refer to the Council .
(3) Members will have powers in regard to resolutions and interpellations but the Chief Commissioner may , in the public interest , refuse to give infor . mation or allow discussion of these .
( 4 ) The Chief Commissioner may permit his officers to be present at the meetings and participate in the discussions or furnish information but they will not have a right to vote .
(5) The functions of the Council will be purely advisory bui though their advice will not be binding on the Chief Cornmissioner , he will give due weight to it in reaching decisions or in making recommendations to Government .
( 6) The Advisory Council will meet at least once in three mouths .
(7) There shall be paid to every member of the Advisory Council travellung and daily allowances at the rates admissible to members of the Cast Punjab Legislative Assembly whenever they attend meetings of the Advisory Council .
DHARMA VIRA , Joint Seay .
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