Act Number: 23

Act Name: The Murshidabad Estate Administration Act, 1933

Year: 1933

Enactment Date: 1933-09-21

Long Title: An Act to provide for the appointment of a Manager on behalf of the Secretary of State of the properties of the Nawab Bahadur or Murshidabad and define the powers and duties of the Manager.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 18: Power to order production of accounts, papers, etc., and evidence of title .
    (1) TheCollector of Murshidabad may on the application of the Manager order all persons who are or were in the employ of the estate of the Nawab Bahadur to attend before him; and may order any person to deliver up any accounts, papers or moveable property belonging to the estate or any accounts or papers relating to the immoveable property of the estate or to any other property of the estate which the Manager has reason to believe are in such persons possession or control; and may order all hodlers of tenures or under-tenures on any such property to produce their titles to such tenures or undertenures.
    (2)Any person who refuses to comply with an order under sub-section (1) may be punished by the Collector of Murshidabad with fine not exceeding five hundred rupees:
     Provided that an appeal shall lie to the Board of Revenue against any order of fine passed by the Collector under sub-section (2).
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