.\~SA~1 ACT II O.F rn:n l'l1J: BlJ="l SUCC£SS10~ AC:J', I' 31 • l Rc\;ei\·cd t.hc aSl>eut ot the <...ovcr11 c11 <111 t.be 27th M....rch 1931 and of u ~ Go\C111or-Gcne1 :il un the Q1 h ~y 1931 ; and\\.'-'> publii;lwd, und1·1 sect.on 81 SJ of the Covernn.cut of Jn<lia A\ t. i11 the· .twm1 G11tt11e of lhe 201h ~fay 1931. ) \VHUE.A:-. it ii. • "'Pcdicnt lo ·<lcdarc aml sup11Jo- l'1tai:nlik.
ment the customary law ol succe-sion in th" group d' c11ta-n known a:. tlw Uijni Raj in Assam with a \ic" to the prc\'C1ttiou of diiiputes and the prr~crva1io11 of the R:1j .
A.~u \\'JH REAh tlu: prcviou.. l)<1.ucti•111 of r lu:
Governor-Gencml bas been obtained under ub-~ctiora 3 oftcction 80A of the Go\Crnment of India .\ct t1J the Jl'a3iing of this Act ;
It ll het cl,y Cn.tC' • d ol'5 ft11low:. ;- J, This .\ct mar be ( alJcJ the JJijni ' i.c c c)l:Oli Act, 1931.
2. Iu this .'\ct, Ddoitt ,, , , ( l) "the Bijni Raj" or "the Raj '' means the group 1J( catatcs specified in the Schedule -.nncxcd to this Act, together with all additions and -.ccrctio11 tv the propert) comprised theu:· in that may have been or may heacafter be made from t ime lo time Ly or LJn behalf c>f the llolder of the Raj and includes any securities held by him or on his behalf ;
(2) 11f..mily0 111ea11:. the BjJni Raj family ;
(S) citbc Holder ,,r the Raj ' or "the UoJdcr'1 means the owner uf the Rc.j ; a1:d {' ) " prc&cril>Cd' ' mean:. p.rccrilml by this Art or 1Jy 1 ul•·s under thU Act.
S. The Bijni Raj is hcrcbr tlcd1ucd to Le <tn l~p&rribi · imputiblc estate dcsccndiLJc to a single malr. Holder i'"'-~~ ..
according to t.hc provision' of this AcL •JD• J· ------- •'w St.alcmaa: of Objccu .wd Rcasor.s Ju .iJr.."'11 G""''· 1931 , P..rt \' 1 pqc 25 (fl~ ia Coua<.-il, u1 .4t11111t (;(i<•lll, 1931, Put VI, pa .~ .,, 163·3'19.
1hjNI St UJh:>l lJN ,\l':'I • 4. l) Ra· Jottcntlra Nara} an J.: .• 1p of B1jni b N;u >·• b\ declared and t:ihall durinf? Ins life-time be the Phup dccl..- lofdcr of tqc il{nj with title tlaung from his llOminntion red to bl! to the succes)t n mnde by Rani .Abhnycswnri Debi on Ht'.!ld:rlr-om the 21 Jb SeAtcmber lfl95.
2Rth Sc:p • .-m. ,;{'' U.:r I li!IS . • , :'" ( Upuu th .. de u1 of the a.lld R:ua tbt Holder u'° ihc Raj slinll Li 1hc pr~on U'"l\\ k11uw11 as Kumar Bha1rahend1 in)an .0. b, son of late t;hnndrci ):':ir.-l\ nn De , lu ccn •r or or, n the e\ cnt of the said umn1 p~ecca ing ~·Ja.._J~eu· the .Ud R •jn, the pmon who. in the opinion of the rtllr ., riI\'lln Li r . h . . l Bhup dee.la· mcn1or u am, i t c ne: rest a~nv1Hng ma c rt"d. d cc cl.mt 11 I ~ eldest m vivin • mnlc line of tl\c said ~ubscqucut IUCC(' orn to~ deti:r· mintd L) nomiruiuun ur • l oint· nimt.
l'cr 11 •':utltl ed t 1\ftOlllllU\lc, Krnn, ;
• 1 1 fiulin auy i;uch d £Cendan•, the . asun ''ho, in th opi11io11 of tltc Guvt;rnor Qf As1nm. as the cldc.:.1 of lhc uc.ir .t 1mdd11g mule .1gnatca (If the sai1l Kum~r.
5. Norn a 1. u u to t c eruun m )' b- made 1 in he pres. ril d in nncr. by the folloY. ins persons nd iu the followi1 order of p1cccdencc1 namcl)' :- (11 l th Holder <luring his life time ;
(I•) nflcr his tlceith nnd h1 ac,ord .. nce with t he \\ it <-n dirt'clim.,, if any left b) him ;
r b 1 i mother , ii I ) Lis '~idow, or if then: ht' more widows tl none, 1h pri 1,;ip \ '~idow;
w\ by .he f.Cntur lady of the famil~ :
P1 O\ i<l1 d th.11 t.Uch cuior lad .. shrill not be ~ntitle } to nominal• if 1hc widow or' the mother is aliv;:
, nd of w11u<l mi11d1 nnd the widow alrall not oc entitle~ t•> n1Jminat<', 1f lhc u1otl1c1 is :i1hc :inil of sound mind:
Vro-. idcd iurthcr th!lt 110 person hall be entitled to uominJtc \~hu is not of full ~gc and of sound m in d.
Conf=ti"' 6. E''c:J') u 1 in tion m de under cclion S wall or nomlnA· he r.uU."lli tcd, '~ 11hin the pre cnocd time, to the tiuru. GO\-anor of As.mm who, if in hi, opinion it is i£ accordance with lhc provisions or thjs Act and with the custom of 1hr. family, mall c!onfim1 • i nd upon Luch confirmntion, but not otherwise, the nomination sh::.11 bccom 'nlkl, 8r111n SuCCESsION Acr and the pe1st>n nominated shall - r " ....
(a} if the nomin.ll1on i<. marlc by the Ho~kr ,.
urdc-r d ause (a) of stcl·on 5, a tf¥1 •(I' nominee sttr\ive-. the Holcl ·r, then, ;u "'••Iv• 0 the death of such Ilokle1·, .
(b) if the nomination is made arter lite death ofcon6nnation.
the Holder 1111tlcr clau-;.; rb) of 'cction 5, then, as from the date ol nominn1i•m.
be the Holder uf the l«1j.
7. If no norn1n:\l10 1, 111 n:) 110111inaltc1d which, in Pru\·i•i m in tho opinion of the r.ovcr1111r 11f A~!..1m, is in accordanre " 1 "."' 1 or r · h h · · r 1 · d · 1 r '' un- 0 ht t e prov111ons o t 11'1 i\c l drl \\ 1t 1 t h~ 1 11slorn Cl uo·u'ination.
the faD1il y is aulnnitlcu wid1111 the 11r<'~cr1bcJ 1i111c, the Governor of Assam ma) ilf)point tn the" s1i. ct'ssion the person who in his opinio11 hni; thl' be:)t claim tl1ereto according to the custom of the famil ·, and th~ pcnon so appoi ntcd $hall he the II oklcr (Jf the R J f11Jm the date of appointmrn t.
8. The publication iu the [offici .11 ~·LZl"tll']J. or ;1 '••lldml\e oomination confirmeJ or ~.u .lppoirnmt·nt m:l(k liy the 11""-" of 11umi Govcrnor of A~s .. m .1nd p111 por1ing to hav• b en 1 on- 1.:i1w!1i a11d 6rmed or m.1clc uwfor thi'I Act "h·" ' lw t u11 lu ivc ·•PP' 1 11 '' 1 r r h . I I . . I 1· fi 1111 II • proo o t c tu c 10 1 u: llaJ, \\ll l cl cc·t mm the the person oomina cd 01 .1ppomtecl1 ls 1h1· ,., se Illa) be, provided he 1~ alive un such <lat..:.
9. If any Holder d11.:s without oom n , i 11 r.; hi 1 1'1v11~iuu lnr successor, the pcrsu t 111tulcd to makl the n m111ation ·~d"'~'':'r" . " mm 1~1 ra· under clal1:>C (b) 1>f l!Ct: lt n 5 ~hall he rnt tied tempo- iron of rhr:
rari)y to take po:.~c, inn of and admmis r the Raj, Raj when pending the confirm 11ion ,,f the nominalio· 01 pendin '! thnc is 110 the appoinunent, as ca c m 1 y be, o!' the next Iloltlcr llo!Jcr.
but in such case he shall so possess and administer the Raj for the bcndil of the incoming Holder and :;hall be deemed to be under an obligation Ul the nature of a trust wilhiu the menniug of Chapter IX of tll<' Indian Trusts Act, 1882. ·
10. (1) Withou t the pn:v1ous s :inction of the a,.,111c:t 111111 Governor of Auam, it ~hall not be la\\ful to sell, u1ort· 011 tr.irufer.
gage, divide, or io and other way transfer the Rnj or any portion thereof or any interest tlu-1cin otherwise than by lease for a term not exceeding 30 years.
(2) Any transfer made in contraVC!llt!ou of 1uh •eclion (l) shall be void anc.l no claim for any sum paid to the Holdci· in connection with any ~uch trans· fer shall be enforceable agaiui.l the Raj.
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(3) \\'here .111)' lfil ~J~ l ai; IJ 111 mntlc in contra• vcntion of su!rscction ( I), thco uotwithstanding any thing cont.1ined it1 the lnrlian I.imitnt"on .\ct, 1908, any Holcl.•r may bn11g n suit for tfo'l recovery of Lhc P' ope1 ty tr.l11sforrcd within P years from tbc date of the death of 1bc trarul! ror, or if on such date h" is sul~cct to any legal disability, \\tthin 3 ycan; frorn tbc cessation 1.f such tltsabiHty, '' h:chc:.( r of the two is the longer µeduc!
Rcsrrlcu1>n (1) \\: ithout tli c pre ,•i•1us ~ancliun of the Govcrno1· on attach- of As:.am ncitl.cr the: Rai nor .my f)('>rt'on thereof nor mcnt or nlc. any int( rest therein m. y he attached or solo in cxccutiou or .u1y J,.crcr. or order or olhl'r pro~·css of hw.
Savio11. 11. ( 1) 'othin~ in this Act shall .tffi·ct lhe provi. Act r ,J ~ions of the Land Ac<l 1i•itio11 \c:1, 18?1: 189• .
Providcu that .-i.1r compcnsntiot1 paid to the J Jolcltr for .my land a:1perrai11111g to tlic Raj lhat may be .1c:quircd 1111dcr t h ~id .l\ct sh. II, so far as may ue, l>c subject to .111 tlic provision~ of 1hh Act in the same mannc-r ns 11 <1tch 1 vt:lpciisalion wc:rf' a part of the 1':aj.
(2) N•11h111" in t .rn M h tll a fc, 1 th1.~ prnvhiom of tlu.: llc11gal C'ou11 r \\ ;ir<! Act, lll':9, as in fot<;C in .\s,am, •n d the He dcr t .he Rnj ~!tall not with· n.c. Act IX Slclllding- anythi r.01.t~ined U~t ·iu, t~ dt:e1nei to be of 1819 tin: p10p11c1or of nn tatc within 1hc 111cani11g of the said Act.
Succenioo 12 (1) fl' Ill a1111 .titer th cl c tit Ir R.ija Jogcndra fo-e. Narayan Uh• tp of Hijni, e\cry Holders c• cding to the l{ ... ; s11all pa)' such sm:casion foe cts t 1c Governor flf As!lam ma~ hx, having regard to 1l1c cin:um~tancc' of each succCJSion and, in p1nicul:u . to th~ period of time that h."\! elapsed incc the p rmcnt or the last foe as also to any estate duty or nth r r.imilar duly to which such Holdct· mny be liable 1111dcr any other Jaw:
P1ovid<.;.1 thnt in uo cnsc :ihcll the fee exceed 5 per ccnt or the amount which, in the opinion of the Governor, rcprcscuts tbr. market \'aluc of the proycrty comµriscd in the R.~ ~t the ti : of Lite death o tbc previous holclcn .
(2) The succ"G.l.i1.m fr1· shall he paid within the presrril>cd tiull' nnu in lhr: prcscril.icd manner, ~nd if unpaid, :.hall be n.·co\ ral.ilc as nu arrear of land fC\CnllC, J. $., 12A in!\."f'lcli by luc A.0, l!> 7 Omitl1.'d Ii> tire A.O. l!ISii.
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13. The [State Go~~nmcnt]l may by notification Powrr 10 make rules p1ovi<lin fi r- 111akc ruins.
(a) the time nnd mann,.r of miking nominations nnd of submiufo them for confirmation ;
(b) the publil'.nlion of nominations heforc ancl after confiunat on ;
(c) the t<'mpo~nry adm istr.nion of the Rnj in cnseii not pre hkd for in section fl • and
(ti) the time nncl m nncr of pa}mcnt ol i;ucccs~ion fcf! ; nml gr nrrnlly hl cm n out the pur• J)l)S ~ 1)f •hi Att sc1mou1.11
2. The C)ta tc kno\\ l :is t i- ' • l no\\ lt·d •eel estate of th~ Raja of Bijni'' in 11 c I ijni Du r 111 the dinrh t of Gonlpnrn t o\ cnn • 1 pp oxirn te :m~a ' f l.30,000 acrC'I, n111J OOllll<fNl •n the .l\ ·01th.-ll) the Ii (' de n..·ur:11cd by :unudrn i'innn nn )Ja , K. nungo, hcginn ng from Ilic D i g rh·cr about a mile llbovc the villngc Sublt ·~h. r nnn n·nniug e u till it renrhes the S 1k 11 nr i 1w-r, thence nlong the ~.1irl ri\ rr to ito; juncti n \\ ith the ~fan.is river.
F.1zs1.-r.r the district of Kamrup S<111ll1 Ily th"" parrrnnn 111 I<h1r1gh:n.
Wtsf. -lly 1Jw Dondon a, l),1ichang .Jharn, Knnnrnahn ~IHI \ic 1 her:;.
3. Thr. c!it<llt' l nn\I s ti r fitini A ~I ah!ll in1 Ju.
dcd in Uw C:nro Hills distnc:t. d rnpn ii thr l~11Jowing blorks
(i) Kho1:hol,
(ii) Delp rn.
(1i1) Mamkg. j.
1, Subetitutcd b)' th iJ the A 0 l931 for "L. G".
i) Bcng!li.
(t-} Chitonk.
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