REGISTERED No. D-28
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1949
PART IV
Acts of the Dominion Legislature assented to by the Governor General
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
MINISTRY OF LAW New Delhi, the 14Th February, 1949
The following Act of the Dominion Legislature received the assent of the Governor-General on the 14th February, 1949, and is hereby published for general information: —
ACT NO. II OF 1949
An Act to provide for the vesting of certain properties belonging to the States of Mangrol and Manavadar in Kathiawar in the Managers of the said States. WHEREAS the administration of the States of Mangrol and Manavadar has been taken over by the Central Government;
AND WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the vesting of certain pro- perties belonging to the said States in the Managers thereof appointed by or on behalf of the Central Government and for certain matters incidental thereto;
It is hereby enacted as follows:— 1. Short title.—This Act may be called the Mangrol and Manavadar (Ad- ministration of Property) Act, 1949.
2. Definition.—In this Act, "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.—Notwithstanding 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 Shcikh of Mangrol or in the name of the Khan of Manavadar, whether in his 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 be 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 IT of the Schedule, then in the Manager of the State of Manavadar.
4. Powers of Manager.—The Manager shall have and exercise, in relation to properties vested in him under section 3, all the rights, powers and authority which a full owner has or exercises in relation to his own property:
Provided that where any of the said properties was, immediately before the first day of November 1947, subject to any trust lawfully created, the Manager shall in the exercise of his powers in relation to such property be bound by the forms of that trust
5. Payment to Manager to be a discharge of obligations,—Any payment made to the Manager in the discharge of any of the obligations in relation to
(35)
36 THE GAZEITE OF INDIA ^EXTRAORDINARY, FEBRUARY 14, 1940any of the properties described in the Schedule shall be a full discharge to the person or authority making the payment from all liability in respeofr-of such payment.
6. Iaaue of duplicate securities.—(1) Where 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 Act, the Managei may make an application to the Reserve Hank of India for the issue of a dupli- cate security in heu thereof.
(5) When an application under sub-section (1) has been made, then, not- withstanding anything contained in any other law for the time boing in force, the Reserve Bank of India shall issue a duplicate security to the Manager as if the original security had been lost.
(3) Any duplicate security issued under the provisions of this section shad have the same effect as if it had been issued under section 11 of the Publio Debt (Central Government) Act, 1044 (XVHI of 1944).
7. Transfers otherwise than by Manager void.—Any transfer 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 consent shall be, and Bhall always be deemed to have been, void and of no effectl.
8. Power to tall tor 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 the State of Manavadar, it may, by notice in writing, require such person to furnish such information as it may oonsider necessary for the purpose of determining whether the property is property belonging tc the State of Mangrol or the State of Manavadar, as the case may be, (2) If any person to whom a notice is sent under sub-section (1) fails tc comply therewith he shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.
9. Bar Of juriBdietlon of Court—(l) No Court shall have jurisdiction to en- tertain any oivil or criminal proceeding in relation to any of the propertief described in the Schedule or to enforce any liability in respect thereof save &i the instance of the Manager.
(5) Nothing in this seotion shall be doemed to prohibit the submission tc the Central Government by any person other than the Manager of any claim in relation to any such property nnd the decision of the Central Government on such claim shall be final and shall not he called in question in any Court.
10. Power of the Central Government to add to the Schedule. (1) The Central Government mav. from time to time, by notification in the official Gazette, amend or alter the Schedule.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the Central Government may, by notification as aforesaid, add to the items of property included in Parts I and TI of the Sohedule any other item which in its oninion represents property belonging to the State of Mangrol or the State of Manavfldar, as the case may be, and on the issue of such notifi- cation any property specified in the notification shall be deemed to he and always to have been included in Part T or Part TI of the Schedule, as the case may be
11 Bar of legal proceedtaRS.—No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie agamst the Central Government, the Reserve Bank of Tndia any bank or company mentioned in the Schedule, or the Manager or any other person for anything which is in.ffood faith done or intended* to bo done in pursuance of nnv of the provisions of this Act.
12. Repeal.—(1) The Mansrrol and Manavadar (Administration of "Pronei^ Ordinance, 1948 (XXH of 1948), is hereby repeaTerf.
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T HE G A Z E T TE OP I N D IA E X ^ B A O E M N A B t, F E B B a A ^Y 1 4, 1949 37 * $6
(2) Notwithstanding such, repeal, anything done or any action token in exer- cise of any power conferred by or under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken in exercise of the powers conferred by or under this A-ot, as if this Act had come into force on the 16th day of August, 1948.
SCHEDULE
PART I
(See seotion 3)
(PROPBBTIBS BELONGING TO THB STATE OF MANGBOLI
In whose name
Amount
No.
No. of shares
DeHoription of investments
(standing In whose oustody
3
4
5
1
2
6
(a) Inve strwnts of
Mangrol.
the State of
Rs.
1 1048 Defonoe Bonds 8% of
S. Abdul Rha-
the face value of
C0.000
Bank of India.
liq.
1905—60 Loan 4J% taxable
2
3C.000
Do.
of the faco vfclue of
6. Abdul Kha- liq and S. M. Nasiruddin.
1060—70 Loan 4% of the
3
8,900
faoe value of
Treasury Offloer,
Mangrol.
&. Abdul Kna- hq and S. M. Nasiruddin.
1980—70 Loan 4% of the
4
10,000"
faoe valuo of
Rajkot Imper-
ial Bonk.
8. Abdul 'Klia- liq and M. Bodruddin, Joint Account.
19S8—60 Loan 4J% of the
a
33,000.
faoe value of
1960—70 Loan of the faoe
6
2,000 S. Abdul Kha-
value of
Bank of India,
liq.
Bombay.
Karachi Municipal Loan
7
8,000
Bank of India.
5% of the faoo value of
8. Abdul Kha- liq and S. M. Nasiruddin.
Bombay Port Bonds 4%
8
1,13,000-
Bank of India, of the value of
Bombay.
S. Abdul Kha- liq and 8. M. Nasiruddln.
Bombay Port Trust 4% of
0,000
the value of
Postal Oaeh Certificates of
10
250
the value of
Treasury Offloer,
Mangrol.
Postal dash Certificates of
11
9,000
the value of
Do.
20 46,000
Imperial Bank fully paid
12
Bank of India.
S. M, Jehangeer- mian and S. Abdul Khaliq.
Tata Iron & Steel Oo.—
13
2nd Preferouoe.
8. M. Jehongeer-
3,000
Do.
mian and a. Abdul Khaliq.
38 THE GAZETU: Ot1 INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, PlteBUARY 14, ifrid 6 4 " 3 2 1Solndla Steam Navigation
Bank of India.
16
650
Co., Ltd.
S. M. Jehangeer- mian and S. Abdul Kbaliq.
International Bank of India
la
8. Abdul Khaliq
Do.
Ordinary Deferred
260 100
}
180
17 Indian Iron & Stoel Co., Ltd.
S. M, Jehangoer-
Do.
EQIUH anu. a.
Abdul Khaliq.
Tata P o w e r-
18
2
Ordinary
Do.
Tata, Iron & Stoel Co.—
8. M. Jehangeer- mian and S. Abdul Khaliq.
ie
40
Do. 1st Proferenoe
S. M. Johangeer- mian and 8, Abdul Khaliq,
Doooa Eleotrio Supply
600
S. M. Jehangeer-
Do.
20
T y i 4 n i\ n TI ^J hj
IultUl U11U. iJ *
Abdul Khaliq.
326
21 Central Bank of India
Do.
S. M. Jehangoer- mi&n and 8. Abdul Khaliq.
23
National Gramophone Re-
Do.
22
8. Abdul Khaliq
cords Co.
Bombay Eleotrio Supply
23
16
& Tramways Co. Ltd.
8. Abdul Khaliq
Do.
(b) Investments of the State of Mangrol for hlami Charitable. Education Trust Fund.
No. of Shares
In whose name etanding
Dasoription of investments
Amount
No.
In whose custody
3
2
6
0
1 1960—70 Loan 4.% .
8. Abdul Khaliq Bank of India,
Bombay.
Government Promieaory
2
Notes Bi%—
S. Abdul Khaliq 8. Abdul Khaliq S. Abdul Khaliq 8. Abdul Khallq
1042-48 . 1064-66 . 1866 1900-01 .
Do. Do. Do. Do.
8 Bombay Port Truat Bonds
8. Abdul Khaliq S. Abdul Khaliq S. Abdul Khaliq 8. Abdul Khaliq
1006 1908 1911 1914
Do. Do. Do. Do.
TfiE GAZST'Ili OF INDIA EXtfRAOBttfNA&Y, FE^SltAEt 14, 1040 39 4 3 1 6 2[mperial Bank of India—
4
S. Abdul Khaliq Bank of India,
20 I
Fully paid Partly paid
Bombay.
19
S. Abdul Khaliq
Bank of India .
5
Do.
300
S. Abdul Khaliq
Central Bank of India
Do.
6
0
S. Abdul Khaliq
Central Provinces Railway
7
Do.
Co.
80
Bombay Eleotrio Supply
8. Abdul Khaliq
8
Do.
& Tramways Oo.
1
8. Abdul Khaliq
9
Do.
Oriental Government Se- ourity Life Insurance Co.
3
Aloook, Ashdown ifc Co., Ltd.
S. Abdul Khaliq Do.
10
14
Bombay Burma Trading
S. Abdul Khaliq
11
Do.
Corporation.
30
Port Canning & Land
S. Abdul Khaliq
12
Do.
Improvement Co.
Bombay 8team Navigation
13
S. Abdul Khaliq
Do.
28 4
•Ordinary Preference .
}
Tata Iron & Steel Co.—
14
81
Ordinary
S. Abdul Khaliq Do.
4
New Prince of Wales' Preas
IB
8. Abdul Khaliq
Do.
Bombay Eleotrio Supply
ia
30
& Tramways Co.— Preference
8. Abdul Khaliq
Do.
600
Penoh Valley Coal Co.
17
8. Abdul Khaliq Do.
500
Deooa Eleotrio Supply
S. Abdul Khaliq
IS
Do.
(o) Inv&atmenta of Wakf Trust Fund of the Statt of Mangrol.
In whono name
No. of shares
Description of investments
standing
No.
In whose custody
3
2
4
6 1
4J% Loan 1980—.80
1
Bank of India,
Bombay.
4% Loan 1980—70 .
2
Do.
5% Loan 1948—65 (free of
8
Do.
income-tax).
Karachi Munioipal Loan 8%
4
Do.
40 THE GAZETTE OP INDIA E^THAOKDINARY, FEBEUAttY 14, 1G4G 2 3 1 4 5 117 Bombay Elootrio Supply & 6 Bank of India, Tramwayu Co., Ltd. Bombay.
Preferenoe 30 Do.
7 Bombay Steam Navigation
Co.—
Preferenoe . . 3 Do.
Ordinary 10 Do.
8 Aloook, Ashdown & Co, 18 Do.
e OrientalfOkivernment Secu- 2 Do.
rity Life Inswanoe Oo.,
Ltd.
10 Now Prince of Wales' Oo. 0 Do.
n Bombay Burma Trading 60 Do.
Corporation.
12 Port Canning & Land Im- 20 Do.
provement Co.
18 New Moffuail Prosa Co. 2 Do.
14 Premier Mills Co. 20 Do.
15 Central Bank of India, Ltd. 275 D o.
16 FramjiPetit Co. 1 D o.
17 Imperial Bank of India 66 D o.
18 Bombay Telephone Oo,—
Debenture 1 Do.
19 Karachi Port Trust—
Debentures 3 Do.
20 Bank of India, Ltd. . 214 Do.
21 Soindia Steam Navigation Oo. 166 Do.
22 Century Spinning & Weaving 20 Do.
Co., Ltd.
S3 Tata Hydro-Eleotrio Supply 10 Do.
24 Oondalpara Jute 5 Do.
26 20 Do.
26 Hukamohand Jute Milla . SO Do.
37 Gauripore Oo. . 10 Do.
28 Kamarhatti Jute Co. 20 Do.
29 Anglo-India Jute 20 Do.
80 Cheviot Millfl . 20 Do.
Auckland Jute Co. . X20 Do.
TEG GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTBAOED1NARY, PEBBUAKY 14, 1949 4.1
4 6
3
2
1
Bank of India,
30
Albion Jute Mills Co.
S3
Bombay.
Tata Iron & Steel Co.—
84
Do.
6
Deferred .
Do.
300
New Beerbhoom Co.
30
Do.
"20
Bengal Goal Co.
36
Do.
- 60
United Provinoea Eleotrio
87
Supply Co.
Do.
200'
Benarttf Eleotrio Supply Co.
88
Do.
200
Amalgamated Goldfleld Co.
89
Do.
60
Agra Eleotrio Supply Co. •
40
Do.
100
Fatna Bleotrlo Supply Oo. .
41
Do.
200
Boneegnnj Cool Oo. .
42
Do.
100
Penoh Valley Coal Oo.
48
Do.
- 166
Deooa Bleotrio Supply Co. .
44
Do.
76
Baroda Bank, Ltd. .
46
Do.
Equitable Coal Oo. .
.406
46
Do.
200
Eari India Coal Co. .
47
Do.
1,600
Burm* Corporation Oo.
48
Do.
20
49 Reeervo Bank of India
Do.
IS
Associated Cement Co.
CO
Do.
26
Orient Jute Mills
01
Do.
600
62 Viotoria Jute Co.
Do,
87
Dalhousio Jute Co. .
03
Do.
270
South Madras Eleotrio Supply
64
Oo.
Do.
Sandra Coal Oo.
100
00
Do.
600
66 Burrakur Coal Oo. .
Do.
Antapara Tea Co.
67
Do.
Lado Tea Oo. ,
B
68
r>r
Do.
Bornagoie Jute MiUa
69
Do.
00 Oarsw & Co. .
i 876
D"
Fort WilHam Juto Co.
61
50
42 THE GAZETTE OF TNDIA EXTRAORDINARY, FEBRUARY 14, 10492
4 0 1
3
65 Adamji Jute Mills Co. 100 Bank of India,
Bombay.
88 Calcutta Landing & Ship- 300 Dwns
ping Co.
67 Indian' Copper Co. 700 Do.
68 Assorted Advortinprn and 50 Do.
Printers.
60 Dunlop Rubber Co.—
2nd Preference! GO Do.
70 Travanooro Rubber Co. " . 197 Do.
71 India General Navigation 25 Do.
Co.
72 Provincial Union Co. CO Do.
73 Peninsular Plantation Oo. B0 Do.
74 Tide Water Oil Co. . 200 Do.
78 Baraooal Co.—
Preference eo Do.
76 Nazira Coal Co. 100 Do.
77 Carew & Co.—•
Preferonoo 10 Do.
78 Reserve Bank of India 35 Do.
79 Triton Insurance Co. 5 Do.
80 Manbhoom Coal Co. 50 Do.
81 Katras Jerriah Coal Oo. 25 Do.
82 Amalgamated Coal Co. 25 Do.
83 Rangoon Electric Supply 100 Do.
(d) Investments of tjie State of Mangrol standing in the namee of
S. M. JeJwingeermia,n, S, Abdul Khaliq and 8. M. Nasiruddin.
No. of sharea Amount
In whose nams stand- In whose ouatody Deaoription of invostmonta
N/O.
ing
4
5
6 2
3
l
Ita.
Madras Government Promis-
I
sory Not© 3% Throo sheets.
Bank of India.
2,000
Do. 1980—70 Loam 4,% of the
2
face value of
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, FEBRUARY 14, 1W4U
1
5 (3
1
2
Bombay Stoam Navigation
6
%
Co., Ltd.—
Bank of India.
28 4
Ordinary Preference .
}
Do.
000
Scmdia Steam Navigation
7
Co., Ltd.
Do
LO
Century Spinning & Manu-
8
/
faoturing Cu., Ltd.
' Do
Barnagore Jute Factory
50
0
Co., Ltd.
Do
4
Beawar Electrio Supply
10
Co., Ltd.
Do.
197
Travanoore Rubbers, Ltd.
11
Do.
100
British India Corporation .
12
Do.
280
Kothari Textiles
13
Midnapore ZaTnln
14
Ltd.—
045
Do.
fiO
Ordinary Preference
}
Do
Ohainpdany Jute Co.
20
16
Do.
Bombay Burma Trading
20
16
Corporation.
1
Bombay Dyeing it Manu-
Do.
17
facturing Co., Ltd.
Tata Power Co., Ltd.
80
Do.
18
600
Do.
International Bank of India,
19
Ltd.
Carew & Co., Ltd,—
20
Do.
760 10
Ordinary Preference
}
Do.
400
Tide Water Oil Co., Ltd. .
31
Do.
Fort William Jute Oo.
22
50
Do.
200
Bank of Baroda, Ltd.
sa
Do.
Indian Iron ft Steel Co.,
34
l,80o
Ltd.
400
Ha.
British Ceylon Corporation,
M
Ltd.
Do.
0
Premier Construction Co.,
S6
Lt'l.
44 THE GAZEITE OP INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, FEBRUARY 14, 1949
2
3
1
4
5 0
27 belvedere Jute Mills Oo., 25 > Bank of India.
Ltd.
28 Bociete Generale Industrials 5 Do.
de Chaiidemaflore.
?9 Pench Valley Coal Co., Ltd. 600 Do.
30 National Co., Ltd. 1,600 Do.
81 Delta Jute Mills Co., Ltd. 7(5 Do.
32 Orient Juts Milk Co., Ltd. 123 Do.
33 Caledonian Jute Mills Co., 20 Do.
Ltd.
84 Burn & Co., Ltd. . 15 Do.
SS Jubbulpore Eleotrio Supply 600 Do.
Co., Ltd.
38 Benares Elsctrio Light & 1,000 Do.
Power Co., Ltd.
37 Cheviot Mills Co., Ltd. . 128 Do.
38 Bally Jute Co., Ltd. 15 Do.
39 Bongal Coal Co., Ltd. 83 Do.
40 United Provinces Electric 120 Do.
Supply Oo.
41 Agra Electric Supply Co. 100 Do.
42 Steel Corporation of Benga
Ltd.—
Preference . 25 Do.
43 Spencer & Co., Ltd.—•
Ordinary 200 Do.
B, Preference 380 }
44 HattikHra Tea Oo. 200 Do.
45 Sendee Coal Co 400 Do.
46 Agarpara Co., Ltd. . 1,000 Do.
47 Decoa Eleotrlo Supply Co. 600 Do.
48 New Victoria Mills Co.—
Preference 2,000
500 } Do.
40 Singaieni Collieries Oo,, Lt< 200 Do.
60 Kothari Textiles, Ltd. 250 Do.
fil Blrla Jute Mills 25 Do.
THE GAZE'lTE OF INDIA EXTKAOBDINARY, FEBEUARY 14, 1949 46
1
2
3
4 5 fl
fi3 Anglo-Indiun Jute Milla 10 Bank of India.
51 Now India ABsuraneo Co. . 10 Do,
65 Titnghar Paper Mills—
2nd Proferonco 5 Do.
50 South Madras Electrio Supply 230 Do.
Co.
67 Bengal Nagpur Cotton Mills Co. 200 D o.
58 Howrah Juto Co 50 Do.
59 Central Hnnk of India, Ltd. 350 Do.
60 Peninsular Pluntntiun Co., Ltd 1.10 Do.
61 Auckland Jute Mill^ b D o.
62 Account with the National
City Rank of New York at
Englund.
(e) Shares, etc., stantiing in the nimi of S. M. Nasiruddin, the present Sheikh
of Mangrol.
No.
Amount
Description of investinontri
In wh^to najne standing
No. of sliarea
In whose custody
1
A
2
5
3
0
B B.
1 Associated Cement Co., Ltd.
40,000
400
S. M. Nnsiruddin Self.
2 Soindia Steam Navigation Co.
lfl.OOO
1,000
S. 11. Nasiriiddin Do.
3 Indian Iron & Steel .
10,000
1,000
S. M. Nauir'iddin Do.
4 Central Bank of India
2,500
100
S. M. Nasiruddiu
Do.
67,500
46 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, FEBRUARY 14, I'M:
PART TI
(See section 3)
(1?ROVH!BTJES BELONGING TO THE STATE OF M A N A V A D A R)
( a) Government Promissory Notts standing in the name of Khun Shri Qulammoinuddin-
';}tan, Ohiej of Manavadar,
U) Ki. 2,00,000 . Deposited with the Reserve Bank of India (Ra. 50,000
3 per cent, loan of 1805 plus Rs. 1,50,000 3 per cent,
loan of 1900-01).
(2) Rs. 1,00,000 Security in the special form.
(3) Rs. 0,00,000 . 3 per cent, loan bearing Nos. 072191 to 072196.
Rs 8,00,00) . 4 por oeut. 1993 -70 loan, bearing Nos. BY 036292 to
w BY 036303.
(5) Ra. l.OO.OM
4 per cent. 1960—70
Rs. 50,000
2J per oont. in the custody of the Manager of Manavadar
Rs. l,0),00)
3 per cent, in the custody of the Manager of Manavadar,
(b) Fixed Deposit and Savings Bank Account ^landing at the Bank of India, Ltd.,
•Rajkot, in the, name of the B"
-of the Chief of Miinavadir.
K9. A. l\
1.
10,799 5 0 i.
Fixed Deposit Kooerpt No. FJ12-2, d^tod 3-1-1943 Savings Bank Aooount No. 563, dated 7-6-1944 ; 2,282 13 0
13,082 2 0
(o) Fix'A Deposit Receipts of the. Imperial Bank of India, Rajkot, standing in tht
name of the Begum Sahiban Fatma {since deceased), mother of the Ohief of
Manavadar.
R s .| A. p.
Fixed Deposit Receipt No . B. 5093 i, dated 13-0-1942 . J^3,65o 8 0
Fixed Deposit Receipt Nc ). B. 50941, dated 21-7-1942 . 2,688 12 0
Fixed Deposit Receipt No i . B. 56942, dated 21-7-1942 . 4,033 3 0
Fixed Deposit Reoeipt No . B. 56943, dated 21-7-1942 . 4,033 3 0
Fixed Deposit Receipt No i . B. 56957, dated 1-9-1942 . ' 5,687 15 0
Fixed Deposit Receipt Nc .. B. 56972, da tod 14-10-1942 . 5,325 12 0
Fixed Deposit Reoeipt No i . B. 57007, dated 26-1-1943 . 1,782 4 2
Fixed Depoait Receipt Nc >. B. 57Q15, dated 12-2-1943 . 4,133 11 0
Total 31,340 4 2
K. V. K. SUNDARAM, Secretary to the Qovt. of India.
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