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EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)

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466 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY {PART II—SEC. 3(ii}i

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE

(Department of Commerce)

ORDER

New Delhi, the 21st April, 1982

S.O. 277(E).—Whereas the Central Government is of opinion in respect of

the tea units known as Subong Tea Estate, P. O. Dulu and Hatticherra Tea

Estate,

P. O. Udarbund,

both situated in the, Cachw Distiict, Assam

and

owned by M/s. Hindustan Tea Co., 205, Rabindra Sarani, Calcutta-700007

that :

(i) the avergae yield of the tea units for at least three of the five years

1977—81 has been lower than the district average yield by twerity-

fie per cent or more ;

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(ii) the persons owning the tea units have habitually made default in the

payment of wages and provident fund dues of workers and other

employees and such other dues as they are under an obligation to

pay under the laws for the time being in force, and

(iii) the tea units are being managed in a manner highly detrimental to

the tea industry and to public interest;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the poweis conferred by sub-section (1) of

section 16B of the Tea Act, 1953 (29 of 1953), the Central Government hereby

appoints for the purpose of making a full and complete investigation into the

affairs of the said tea units, a body of persons consisting of :

(1) Director of Tea Development, Tea Board, Calcutta ;

(ii) Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer, tea Board, Calcutta ;

(iii) Secretary to the Government of Assam, Industries Department, Gau-

hati, Assam;

(iv) Joint Adviser (Finance), Bureau of Public Enterprises, Mayur Bhavan,

New Delhi;

(v) Joint Director (Accounts), Office of the Regional Director Company

Law Board, Calcutta.

2. The said body of persons shall submit its report to the Central Govern-

ment within a period of 90 days from, the date of publication of this Orde.

in the Official Gazette.

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S. GOP ALAN, Jt. Secy

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