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‘File B/10-7 CLAIM OF MANIBAI WIFE OF DHAMANMAL AGAINST SETH KISHANCHAND NATHAMAL OF DUBAI’ [12r] (23/58)
The record is made up of 1 file (27 folios). It was created in 30 Jun 1937-24 Apr 1938. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Transletion of letter No 874/937 dated 9th October 1937.
from the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent, Sharjah to the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
,
Bahrain.
After Compliments,
V/ith reference to your letter No 298 dated
25th August 1937, I enclose herewith a petition dated the 19th
September 1937 from Seth Kishandas Nathomal . Following your
instructions I have made the necessary enquiries in this case
with the plaintiff (defendant) who informed me that since the
son of the plaintiff attained his majority,he was directly
paying him his share in the rent and that he 1ms the relative
receipts in his office in India, He also says that his mother
the plaintiff has no right to any claim and that he cannot do
or act according to her wishes. He is also willing to sell the
property and take his share of the proceeds should her son
request him to do so.
I have inspected the property and found it
to be in a delapidated state and that unless some repairs
are made it will be reduced to ruins and which is not in the
interest of both the parties. As regards the rent mentioned
in the letter of Kishandas dated the 21st July 1937, it is
the best rent obtainable at present for this property.
According to the Hindus Law the eldest son
has the right to the inheritance of the property , and where
as Chatarbujdas according to the statement of Kishandas is now
twentysix years of age, he is the only person to claim his
share and therefore he should appoint an attorney to undertake
the sale on his behalf. The property as I saw it, is unsepara-
ble in a way benificial to both parties. The best course would
be to put the property in auction and whoever of them wishes
to buy it he can do so, otherwise it w r ill be sold to a third
party and the claimants each takes his share, or the order
rests with you.
I am returning herewith all the papers forward
ed with your above letter. Usual ending.
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The file contains correspondence relating to a debt recovery claim made in 1937 by Manibai, the widow of the Indian merchant Seth Dhamanmal Jethanand. Her claim is against her husband’s former business partner Seth Kishinchand (also spelt Kishandas) Nathamal, merchant of Dubai, regarding her entitlement to rental income from a jointly owned property in Dubai. The correspondence contains three petitions from Manibai, together with a copy of an agreement made at Karachi in 1933 between her son Chaturbhujdas (also spelt Chaturbhuj) Dhamanmal and Seth Kishinchand Nathamal, which contains the terms of a new lease for the property. Also included in the file are two letters from Seth Kishinchand Nathamal to Chaturbhujdas Dhamanmal at Karachi and to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire respectively. There are other letters, in both English and Arabic, from the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent at Sharjah who was charged with investigating the claim, to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain and also to a committee of local merchants. The committee’s valuation of the property, in Arabic, is also present in the file.
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- 1 file (27 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 29; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-26; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- ‘File B/10-7 CLAIM OF MANIBAI WIFE OF DHAMANMAL AGAINST SETH KISHANCHAND NATHAMAL OF DUBAI’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 5r:5v, 11r:13v, 16r:18v, 21r:22v, 24r:25v, 27r:28v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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