(1) For the purpose of the maintenance of the Mosques and Imambarahs and the performance of such religious ceremonies as may be prescribed, the State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute a committee consisting of—
(a) the Nawab Bahadur ;
(b) three male members, being citizens of India, to be nominated by the beneficiaries of the trust properties for the time being from among themselves in such manner as may be prescribed:
Provided that if the beneficiaries of the trust properties fail to nominate any such member or members within such time as may be specified in this behalf by the State Government, the State Government shall nominate such member or members.
(2) The members of the Imambarah Committee shall, from time to time, elect in such manner as may be prescribed, one of their number as the Chairman of the Committee.
(3) The Imambarah Committee or any member thereof, including the Chairman, may enter into and inspect any of the Imambarahs or Mosques and shall be entitled to perform or cause to be performed the prescribed religious ceremonies therein and to make or cause to be made such repairs and improvements thereof as may be considered necessary in accordance with orders made in this behalf by the State Government from time to time.
Indemnity. 8. No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the State Government and no suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person in any civil or criminal court for anything done or intended to be done in pursuance of the provisions -of this Act or the rules made thereunder.
Rules. 9. (1) The State Government may carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice of the foregoing power, such rules may matter which is required to be or may be this Act.
make rules for to the generality provide for any prescribed under Ben.
Act XV of 1946.
XV of (1) The Moorshedabad Act, 1891. 1891.
23 of
1933.
(2) The Murshidabad Estate Administration Act, 1933.
(3) The Murshidabad Act, 1946.
The illurshidabad Estate (Truit) Act., 1963. 7 11 of 1983.1 (Sections 10, 11.)
10. The following enactments, in so far as they do not relate to the descent of the title of Nawab Bahadur or to the sum of rupees two lakhs and thirty thousand payable to the Nawab Bahadur from the revenues of the Government in pursuance of the Indenture included in, and 15 of confirmed by, the Moorshedabad Act, 1891 or to the payment
1891. thereof to the Nawab Bahadur in accordance with the provisions of the said Indenture by equal. monthly instalments of rupees nineteen thousand one hundred and sixtysix and ten annas and eight pies, are hereby repealed, namely :— Repeal.
West Ben.
Aot XX of 1959.
(4) The Murshidabad Estate Administration (Amendment) Act, 1959.
11. The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law or in any contract express or implied or in any instrument and notwithstanding any usage or custom to the contrary.
Act to override the provisions of other laws, etc.
THE SCHEDULE.
[Section 2(10).]
Properties of the Murshidabad Estate.
I. Such of the properties, movable and immovable, referred to in the Indenture included in, and vonfirmed by, 15 of the Moorshedabad Act, 1891, including the Schedules of
1891. properties annexed thereto, with the additional immovable properties added under the provisions of—
(a) sub-section (1) of section 3 of that Act, and
(b) section 32 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, as formed part of the Murshidabad Estate immediately before the commencement of this Act and are situated in West Bengal 'or in any place outside West Bengal.
II. All moneys awarded or payable under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 or the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953, as compensation for the acquisition of any of the immovable properties referred to in item I mentioned above.
1 of 1894.
West Ben.
Act I of
1954.
8 The Murshidabad Estate (Trust) Ad, 1963.
[West Ben. Act II of 1963.]
(The Schedule.)
III. All moneys received in West Bengal as income from, or compensation .for requisition or acquisition of, such of the properties referred to in item I mentioned above as are situated in any place outside West Bengal.
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