Bijni Succession Act, 1931
No: 2 Dated: Mar, 27 1931
THE BIJNI SUCCESSION ACT,1931
Act No. 02 of 1931
An Act to regulate the succession in the Bijni Raj
PREAMBLE:- Whereas it is Expedient to Declare and Supplement the Customary Law of Succession in The Group of Estates Known as the Bijni Raj in Assam With a View to the Prevention of Disputes and the Preservation of the Raj;
And Whereas the Previous Sanction of the Governor-General has Been Obtained Under Sub-Section 3 of Section 80a of the Government of India Act to The Passing of This Act;
1. Short title:- This Act may be called the Bijni Succession Act, 1931.
2. Definitions:- In this Act,-
(1) "the Bijni Raj" or "the Raj" means the group of estates specified in the Schedule annexed to this Act, together with all additions and accretions to the property comprised therein that may have been or may hereafter be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Holder of the Raj and includes any securities held by him or on his behalf;
(2) "family " means the Bijni Raj family;
(3) "the Holder of the Raj" or "the Holder" means the owner of the Raj; and
(4) "prescribed" means prescribed by this Act or by rules under this Act.
3. Impartibility of the Bijni Raj:- The Bijni Raj is hereby declared to be an impartible estate descendible to a single male Holder according to the provisions of this Act.
4 - Raja Jogendra Narayan Bhup declared to be Holder from 28th September 1895:- (1) Raja Jogendra Narayan Bhup of Bijni is hereby declared and shall during his life-time be the Holder of the Raj with title dating from his nomination to the succession made by Rani Abhayeswari Debi on the 28th September 1895.
(2) Upon the death of the said Raja the Holder of the Raj shall be the person now known as Kumar Bhairabendra Narayan Deb, son of the late Chandra Narayan Deb;
Successor of Raja Jogendra Narayan Bhup declared.
or, in the event of the said Kumar predeceasing the said Raja, the person who, in the opinion of the Governor of Assam, is the nearest surviving male descendant in the eldest surviving male line of the said Kumar;
or, failing any such descendant, the person who, in the opinion of the Governor of Assam, is the eldest of the nearest surviving male agnates of the said Kumar.
Subsequent successions to be determined by nomination or appointment.
(3) From and after the death of the Holder succeeding to the Raj under sub-section (2), the succession shall be determined by nomination or appointment as hereinafter provided.