Section 18: Power to order production of accounts, papers, etc., and evidence of title .

The Murshidabad Estate Administration Act, 1933Central Act · Act 23 of 1933

(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).

Where this provision sits

Act	The Murshidabad Estate Administration Act, 1933
Section	18
Marginal note	Power to order production of accounts, papers, etc., and evidence of title .
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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