Section 6:
Compensation to Shareholders of Hyderabad State Bank.
(1) The Reserve Bank shall pay to
the State Government of Hyderabad and every other person who immediately before the appointed day, is
registered as a holder of shares in the Hyderabad State Bank, as compensation for the transfer of such
shares to the Reserve Bank under section 5, an amount calculated at the rate of ninety-four rupees four
annas and six pies in Indian currency for each share of the face value of one hundred Osmania Sicca
rupees.
(2) Notwithstanding the transfer of the shares in the capital of the Hyderabad State Bank to the
Reserve Bank, any shareholder who, immediately before the appointed day, was entitled to payment of
dividend on the shares of the Hyderabad State Bank held by him shall be entitled to receive from the
Hyderabad Bank all dividends declared by the Hyderabad State Bank in respect of his shares for any year
which ended before the appointed day and remaining unpaid.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Hyderabad State Bank Act, 1350F., no such
shareholder shall be entitled as of right to any dividend on the shares of the Hyderabad State Bank held
by him in respect of any period before the appointed day for which the Bank had not declared a dividend:
Provided that the Central Government may, in respect of any such period, authorise the payment of
dividend at such rate as it may specify if it is satisfied that there is sufficient balance of profit available
after such provisions and contributions for the purposes referred to in section 28 as the Reserve Bank
considers necessary have been made.
(4) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) shall affect the rights inter se between the holder of any
share in the Hyderabad State Bank and any other person who may have an interest in such share and
such other person shall be entitled to enforce his interest against the compensation awarded to the holder
of such share but not against the Reserve Bank.