Proceedings of the Legislative Council of the United Provinces Saturday July 10 1926 Official Report

Zahur Ahmad Is it a fact that on the motion of Khan Bahadur Hafiz Hidayat Husain at the last meeting of the Council an assurance was given on behalf of Government that the question of improving status of the High Court staff was under consideration and that on this assurance the honourable mover withdrew his motion by leave of the House ? Hon'ble. [...] Zahur Ahmad : Will the Government be pleased to state Whether any proposition statement from the High Court in connexion with the recommendation of the Hon'ble the Chief Justice to increase the pay of the ill-paid High Court staff' has been received by the Government? If so what action has been taken on it? Hon'ble Lieut. [...] Zahur Ahmad : Does the -non-presentation of the said proposition statement before the Council mean that the Government has decided not to move in the matter? If not will the Government be pleased to state when the orders on the subject are to be passed or how long the matter is to be kept under consideration? Hon'ble Lieut. [...] Rai Jagdieh Prasad Sahib : I move that for sub-clause (5) the following sub-clause be substituted :— When remission of rent in accordance with the provisions of this section is granted the revenue authorities shall on the report of the court grant a remission of revenue in proportion to the rent remitted for the corresponding area belonging to the same proprietor : provided that nothing in t [...] The reasons why we were unable to accept the clause proposed by the 1924 committee are given at page 18 of the report of that committee The official members opposed the change on the ground that the remission of rents in a few holdings was no ground for rethicing the revenue ; for the remission of rent in a few holdings would not if the great majority of mahals reduce the assets below the value