Panaji, 5th October, 1972 IAsvina 13, 1894) SERIES I No. 21 ,OFFICIAL GAZETTE GOVERNMENT. OF GOA, DAMAN AND DIU

Section,;; GOVERNMENT OF GOA, DAMAN 15. Duty of persons in charge of management of coking mines or coke oven plants to deliver all assets, AND DIU etc. 16. Accounts and audit. law and Judicial Department CHAPTER V Provisions relating to employees of coking coal Notification mines and coke oven pla~ts 17. Employment of certain employees to continue. LDj3537/72 18. Provident fund. The Coking Coal Mines (Nationaiisation) Act, 1972 19. Superannuation, welfare and other funds. (36 of 1972), which was recently passed by Parlia­ ment and assented to by the President of is CHAPTER VI hereby published for the general information of the Commissioner of Payments public. 20. Commissioner of Payments to be apPOinted. 21. Payment by the Central Government to the CommisM ld. S. Borkar, Under Secretary (Law). sioner. 22. Statement of "accounts in relation to the period of Panaji, 22nd September, 1972. m~nage~ent by the Central Government, etc. 23. Claims to be made to the CommiS$ioner. 24. Disbursement of money by the Cqmmissioner. 25. Amounts advanced by the Central Government how The Coking Coal Mines (Nationalisatwnl ~Act. 1972 to be recovered. ~6. Disputes how to be dealt with. 27. Undisbursed Of unclaimed amountf? to be deposited to ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS the general revenue account.

CHAPTER VII CHAPTER I Miscellaneous Preliminary 28. Effect of Act on other laws. SectiOll.l 29. Contracts cease to have effect unless ratified by the 1. Short title and commencement. Central Government. 2. Declaration as ,to the policy of the State. 30. Penalties. 3. Definitions. 31. Offences by companies. 32. Mining companies not to be wound up by court. CHAPTER II 33. Delegation of powers. ' Acquisition of the rights of owners of coking $4. PQwer to make rules. coa) mines and coke oven plants 35. Power to remove difficulties. 36. Coking coal. mines to which the Act shall not apply. 4. -!\cquls1t~on of rights in coking coal trlines. 5. Acquisition of rights of owners of coke oven plants. THE FIRST SCHEDULE 6. Central Government to be the lessee of the State ~" Government. THE SECOND SCHEDULE 7. Power of Central Government to direct vesting rights in a Government company. 8. Properties vesting in Central Government to be freed from mortgages, etc. The Coking Coal Mines (Nalionalisationl Act, 1972 9. Central Government "not to be liable for prior liabilities. AN CHAPTER ill Payment of amount ACT 10. Payment of amount to owners of coking coal. mines. to provide for the acquisition atnd transfer of the 11. Payment of amount to owners of coke oven plants. 12. Payment of further amount. right, title and interest of the owners of the coking 13. Income derived by the owners of coking coal mines coal mines specified in the First Schedule, and the and coke oven plants after the apPOinted day to be right, title atnd interest of the C>WneTS of such coke refunded to the Central Government. oven plants as are in or about the said coking coal CHAPTER IV mines with a view to reorganising and recanst'rUC' Management, etc., on coking coal mines and ting such mines and plants for the purpose of coke oven plants proteoting, conserving and promoting scientific 14. Management, etc., of coking coal. mines and coke oven development of the resources of ooking coal needed plants. . to meet the growing requirements of the iron and 4:20 SERIES I No. 27 ------steel industry and for matters connected therewith (e) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of or incidental thereto. Payments appOinted under section 20; Be it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-third (f) '''Custodian'' means the Custodian appointed Year of the Republic of India as follows:- under sub-section (2) of section 14, to take over, or carryon, the management of coking coal mine CHAPTER I Or coke oven plant; Preliminary (g) '''date of assent" means the date on whicl1 assent is given by the President to this Act; 1. Short title and commenceinent. ~·(l).This Act may be called the Coking Coal Mines (Nationalisa­ (h) '''Government company" has the tion) Act, 1972. meaning assigned to it by section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956; 1 of 1.956. (2) The provisions of sections 30 and 31 shall (i) "managing contractor" means the.person, or come into force at once and the remaining provisions body of persons, who, with the previous consent of this Act shall be deemed to have come 'into force in writing of the State Government, has entered on the 1st day of May, 1972. into an arrangement, contract or understanding, with the owner of a coking coal mine or coke oven 2. Declaration as to the policy of the State. - It plant under which the operations of the coking is hereby declared that this Act is for giving effect coal mbne or coke oven plant are substantially to the policy of the State towards securing the prin­ controlled by such person or body of persons; 'Ci pies specified in clause (b) of article 39 of the Constitution. (j)"mine" means any excavation where any operation for the purpose of searching for or ob­ Explanation. - In this section, "State" has the taining minerals has been or is bebng carried on, same meaning as in article 12 of the Constitution. and includes- (i) all borings and bore holes; 3. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context (ii) all shafts adjacent to, and belonging to, <:>therwise requires,- or in, a mine, whether in the course of being (a) "appointed day" means the 1st day of May, sunk or not; 1972; (iii) all levels and inclined planes in the (b) '''coke oven plant" means the plant and course of being driven, equipment with which the manufacture of hard (iv) all open cast working; coke has been, or is being, carried on, and (v) all conveyors or aerial ropeways provided includes- for bringing into or removal from a mine of (i) all lands, buildings, works, machinery and minerals or other articles or for the removal of equipment, vehicles, railways, tramways and refuse therefrom; sidings, belonging to, or in, the coke oven plant, (vi) all lands, buildings, works, adits, levels, (ii) all workshops belonging to the coke oven planes, machinery and equipment, vehicles, rail­ plant, including buildings, machinery, instru­ ways, tramways and sidings belonging to, or in,. ments, stores, equipment of such workshops and or about, a mine; the lands on which such workshops stand, (vii) all workshops belonging to, orin, a mine (iii) all coke in stock or under production, including buildings, machinery, instruments, and other stores, stocks and instruments, belong­ stores, equipment of such workshops and the ing to the coke oven plant, lands on which such workshops stand; -. (iv) all power stations belonging to the coke (viii) all coal in stock or in transit or under oven plant or operated for supplying electricity production and other stores, stock and instru­ for the purpose of working the coke oven plant ments belonging to, or in, a mine; or a number of coke oven plants, (iw) all power stations Mlangingto, or. in, (v) all lands, buildings and equipment belong­ a mine or operated for supplying electricity for ing to the coke oven plant where the washing the purpose of working the mine or a number of coal is carried on, of mines; ( vi) all other fixed assets, movable Or immo­ (x) all lands, buildings and equilpmentbe­ vable, and current assets belonging to a coke longing to, or in, a tmiJne wlhere the washing of oven plant, whether within its premises or out­ ooa;l or manufacture of coke is 'carried onl; side. '(xi) all other fixed aSS<:!ts, movaible or immo­ Explanation. -"Current assets" do not in­ vable, and current assets, belonging to a mine, clude dues from sundry debtors, loans and ad­ whether within ~ts ~remises or OUtside. vances to other parties and investments, not Explanation. - "Current assets" do not m,.. being investments in the coke oven plant; elude dues from sundry debtors, loans and ad­ (0) '''coking coal mine" means a coal mine in vances to other parties and investments, not which there exists one or more seall1SJ of coking being investments in the coking coal mine; coal, whether exclusively or in addition to any (k) "Mineral Concession' Rules" seam of other coal; meaI1S1 the rules, for 'the time being in (d) "company" means a company as force, made under 'the Mines and Mi­ defined in section 3 of the Companies nerals (Regulation and !Development) Act, 1956, and includes a foreign com- 1 of 1956. Act, 1957; 67 of 1957. pany within the meaning of section 591 (l) "mining company" meaI1S1a :com- of that Act; pany oWllJing 'a coking coal tmiJne, and 5TH OCTOBER, 1972 (ASVINA 13, 1894) 421

in relation 'to a foreign company with'in S1hall stand 'transferred ·to, and shall vest absolutely the meaning of section 591 of fue Com- in, the Central Government, free ,from 'all illlrnrm­ panies Act, 1956, 'the undertaking of 1 of 1956. brances. .that company in IndFa; (m) '''notification'' means a notification pu­ 6. Central Government to be the lessee of the bliShed in the Official Gazette; State Government. - (1) Where the rights of an owner under any mi~ing lease granted, or deemed ,( n) "owner",- to 'have been granted, in relation to a cO'king coal (i) when used ,n' relation to a mine, by a State Governmenlt or any other person, mine, has 'the mear,ing' assigned ·to' vest in the Central Govemment under sectien 4; lt in the Mines Act, 1952, 35 of 1952. the Central GovermneTht shall, on and from the date (ii) when used in relation :to a coke oven of such vesting, be deemed to have become the plant, means any persoTh: who is the ilmmediate lessee of the State Government or such dtlher person, proprietor or lessee or occupier of the coke as the ·case may be, in relation to' sll1ch ceking coal . oven plant or any part thereof or is a contractor milneas if a mitring lease 'in relation to SlUCht coking' Tor the working of the coke oveTh plant or any ceal mine had been granted to the Central Govern~ paI1t ·thereof; ment under the Minteral CorJcession Rules:, the period of such lease being the entire lperiod for which (0) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made such lease could have been granted by 'the State under tMs Act; Government or suoh other person ur~der those Rules (p) "scheduled haThk" means a hank and, thereupon, all the rights under such mining included Tor the time being in :the Se­ lease,including surface, ur,derground and other rights: cond Schedule to the Reserve Bank of granted to the les'see shall be deemed to have been India Act, 1934; 2 of 1934. transferred to, and vested in, the Cemtral Govern~ ment. (q) "specified date" means sucJh date as the Central Government may, for the purpose of an,y (2) OllJ the expiry of the term of any lease, re­ provision of this Act, by notification, specify; ferred to in sub-section (1), such lease shall, if and different dates may he specid'ied for different so desitt-ed by the Central Governmemt be renewed, prOVisions of thisl Act; on the same terms and conditions OllJ w'hich the (r) words and expressions used herein lease was 'held on the appointed day, by the lessor 'and not defined but defined in the Coal for the maximum period fer which such lease can 'Mines (ConservatioTh, Swfety and Deve- be renewed under the 'Minerwl Conlcessien Rules. lopment) Act, 1952, have the meana!llgs, 12 of 1952. respectively, assigned to them in thaI!; 7. Power of Central Government to direct vesting ~' Act; rights in a Government company_ - (1) Notwith­ (8) words and eXlpresslions, used standing anything contained in sections 4 to 6 herein and not defined in this Act or (both inclusive), the Central Government may, in the Coal Mines (Conservation, Sa- if it 'is satisfied that a Gover.r.rrnentcO'mpany is fety and Development) Act, 1952, but 12 of 1952. willling to .cemply, or has complied, with such terms defined in the Mines Act, 195'2, shall 35 of 1952. and conditions as that Government may th'ink fit have the meaniings, respectively, as- to' impose, direct, by all) order 'in writing, that the signed to them in the Mines Act, 1952. right, tiltleand illlterest of 'an 'Owner ill! relation to a coking coal mine or ·coke oven plant referred to, CHAPTER II 'l'cspectively, in seetron 4 or section: 5 shall, instead of continuing tlO vest illl the Central Government, Acquisition of the rights of owners of coking coal Mines vest in the Government company either on the date and coke oven plants of publication of the direction or on such earlier or lwter date (not being a date earlier 'than the 4. Acquisition of rights in coking coal mines.­ appointed day), 'as may be specified in the di'rectien. (1) OTh the appointed day, Ithe right, title and in­ terest of the owners 'in relation to the cokIDg coal (2) Where the right,' title and interest of an mines specified in the First Schedule shall stand owner in relation toa coking coal mine or coke transferred to, and shall vest absolutely in, the oven plant vest in a Government company under Cerutral Government, free :from all incumbrances. sub-section (1), the Government company shall, on allJd from the date of SlUch. vesting, be deemed to (2) For the removal of doubts, it is have become- hereby declared that if, after the appoin­ ted day, any other coal mine is found, (a) the lessee in relation to' such coking coal after an illlvestigation made by the Coal mine as if a mining lease in relation to such coking Board, to contain coking coal, the provi­ .coal mine had beellJ granlted to the Government Siions of the Coking Coal Mines (Elmer- .company under the Mineral Concession Rules:, the gency Provisions) Act, 1971, sh~ll, until 64 of 1971. period of such lease beilllg the enti'l'e period for that mine is nationalised by an appro- which SU(lh lease could have been granlted uThder priate legislation, apply to such mine. those Rules; (b) the 'Owner of the coke oven "plant, 5. Acquisition of rights of owners of coke oven plants. - On the appeinted day, the right, title and and all the rights 'and liabilitres of the Central Go­ inlter-est of the owners of each of the coke oven vernment in: relation .to SQl(lh coking coal mine or plants specified in the Second Schedule, being the coke oven plant shall, on and frem the date of such coke even plants whioh are situated in or about the vesting, be deemed to have become the rights and coking coal mines 'specified in the :Fimt Schedule, liabi1ities, respectively, of the Government company. 422 SERIES I No. !1

(3) The provisions of sru'b-section (2) of section 6 CHAPTER III Shall apply to a lease which vests in a Government Payment of amount company as they apply to a lease veslted i,n the Central Government and, reference therein to the 10. Payment of amoilllt to owners of coking coal Central Government shall he construed as reference mines. - The owner of every coking coal mine or to the Government company. group of 'coking coal mmes specified in the second column of the First Schedule, shal! be given hy the 8. Properties vesting in Central Government to be Central Government, in cash and in ,the manner freed from mortgages, etc,-'-: (D All .property ""hich specified in section 21, for vesting 'jill ilt, under sec­ vests 'in the Central Government or' in'a Government tion 4, the right, title and interest of the owner in company under thrs Chapter slhaH, by force of such relati\)ll to such coking coal mine or group of coking vesting, be freed and discharged from any trust, coal mines, 'an amount equal to the amoun1\: specified obligation, mortgage, charge, lien and all other 'against it in the, corresponrlingenrt:ry in the fifth incumbrances affecting it and any attachment, colUmIli ofiJhe said Schedu:Je. injunction or decree or order of any court restricting the use of such property in any manner shall be 11. Payment of amount to owners of coke oven deemed to have been withdrawn. plants. - The owner of every coke oven plant speci­ (2) Every mor:tgagee of \Uly 'PI'operty which has fied in the second ,column of the Second Schedule, vested under this Act in the Central Government or shall be given by the Central Government, in cash in a Government company, and every person iholding and in the manner specified in section 21, for vesting ;any charge, Hen or other Derest in or in relation in it, under section 5, the right, title and interest to any such property shall give, within SlUch time of the owner in relation to such coke oven plant, r until whose services stand transferred to the Central G0:­ his remuneration, terms and conditk·ns of vernment ora Government company, the coking coal employment are duly altered, by the Cen- , ' inine or coke oven plant, by which such employees tral Government or the Government com­ were employed, shall distribute the amount due to pany. each such employee as if employee had superan­ nuated, or his services with the coking coal mine or (Il) The Central Government or the Go­ coke oVen plant had terminated, on the day imme­ vernment company in which the right, diately preoEding the specified date. title and interest in relation to a coking coal mine or coke oven plant have vested, CHAPTER VI may employ, on mutually acceptable terms and conditions, any person who is not a Commissioner of Payments workman within the meaning of the In- 20. Commissioner of Payments to be appointed.­ dustrial Disputes Act, 1947, and who has 14 of 1947. (1) For the purpose of disbursing the amolUnts pay­ been, immediately b~fore the appointed able to the owner of each coking coal mine or coke day, in the emPloyment of a coking ccal oven plant, thB Central Government shall appoint mine or coke oven plant, and on such em- such person as it may think fit to be the Commis­ ployment the said person shall become an sioner of Payments. empkY'ee of the Central Government or the Government company, as the case (Il) The Central Government may appoint such may be. other persons as it may think fit to assist ·the Com­ missioner. (3) 'Save as otherwise provided in, sub-sections (1) and (Il), the services of every person employttl by (3) The :salaries and' allowancBs of the Commis­ the owner or occupier of a coking ce:al mine or coke siouer and ether pBrsons appointttl under ,this sec­ oven plant b~ore the appointed day shall stand ter­ tion shall be defrayed out of the Consolidated Fund minated on and from .the specified date. of India. (4) Notwithstanding anvthin~ con­ 21. Payment by the Central Government to the tained in the Industrial Disputes Act, Commissioner. -(1). The Central Government shall, 1947, Oil" in any other law for the time 14 of 1947. within thirty days from the specified date, pay, iu being in force, the transfer of the services cash, to the Commissioner, for payment to the own€lI' of any officer or other employee from a of a coking, coal mine or coke oven plant, a sum coking coal mine or coke oven plant to equal to the sum specified against the coking coal any other coking coal minB or coke oven mine or coke oven plant, 'as the case may be, in the plant shall not entitle such officer' or First Schedule or the Second Schedule together with other employee to any compensation the amount and interest, if any, referred to in sec­ under this Act or any other law for the tion 12. time being in force and no such claim shall be entertained ty any court, tribu- (2) In addition to the sum referred to in sub­ np.! or other authority. -section (1), the Central Government shall pay, in crush, to th,e Commissioner, such amount as may (5) Where, under the terms of any contract of become due to the owner of a coking ceru mine: or service or otherwise, any person whose service beco­ coke oven plant in relation to the period during mes terminated, or whose service becomes transfer­ which the management of the coking coal mine or red to the Central Government or a Government com­ coke oven plant remained v€'stedin the Central Go­ 'pany by reason of the provisions of this Act, is entit­ vernment. led to any payment by way of gratuity or retirement ben~it or for any leave not availed of, or any other (3) The Commissioner shall open and operatsl an benefits, :such person may enforce his claim against account in a scheduled bank ·in respect of each the owner of the coking coal mine er coke oven coking coal mine or coke oven plant. plant, as the case may be, but not against the Cen­ (4) EV€IrY amount paid to the Commissioner s'hall tral Government or the Government company. be dsposited to the credit of the account, referred to in sub-section (3), elf the coking coal mine or 18. Provident fund. - (1) Where a coking coal coke oven plant to which the payment reQates. mine or coke oven plant has established a provident fund for the benefit of its employees, the' menies (5) Interest accruing on the amount standing to relatable to the employees, whose services have ,the credit of the account rderred to in sub-sec­ become transferred, by or under this Act, to the tion (3) shall enure to thB benefit of the owner of Central Gov€ll'nment or a Government company, the coking ccru mine or coke oven plant, as the shall, out of the monies standing, en the appo:inted cruse may be. day, ·to the credit of such provident fund, stand, (6) References in .this S€lCtion to the owner of a transferred to, and vest in, the Central Government coking coal mine shall, in relation to a group of or the Gov€ll'nment company, as. thB case may be. coking coal mines specified in the First Schedule, (2) The monies which stand transfered, under be construed as r,ei'erences to the owner of that sub-secmon (.1), to the Central GClVernment or a Go- group of coking coal mines. 5TH OCTOBER, 1972 (ASVINA 13, 1894)

22. Statement 'Of accounts in relati'On Government 'Or the Governrrnent 'company, as the case t'O the peri'Od 'Of management by the Cen­ may 'be, to the Commissioner and als'O to the 'Owner: tral G'Overnment, etc. - (1) The Central G'Overnment 'Or the Government com­ Pr'Ovided that where the number 'Of 'Owners is pany, as the case may be, shall cause the m'Ore than one, 'Only 'One 'C'Opy of the statement of bo'Oks un relati'On to each coking coal ,accounts Slhall be given !to 'llhe owners f'Or the benefit mine 'Or c'Oke 'Oven plant, the management of wB cif them. of which has vested in iLund€lr the Cok­ (6) The statement of accounts prepared ing Coal Mines (Emergency Provisions), under this sect~01Jj shall be audLted hy a Act, 1971, to be cl'Osed and balanced as 'on 64 of 1971. person wh'O 'isqua:lified to be appointed the 30th day of April, 1972, and shall as 'an audft'Or of a company under secti'On cause a statement 'Of accounts, as on that 226 of the Companies Act, 1956, and the 1 en: 1956. day, to be prepared, within such time, in auditor so aJppointed shall receive, from such form and in such manner as may the funds of the cokmg c'Oal ,mine 'Or coke be prescribed, in rclaVion to each such 'Oven plant,as the ca:se may he, SIU'Ch re­ mine m' plant in respect of the trans- muneratioo as the Central Government actions effecteid by it during the period may filK. for which the management of such cok- ing c'Oal mine or coke oven plant re- (7) The audit 'Of 'llhe statement of accounts shall mained vested in it: be conducted in SlUM manner as the Central Govern­ ment may direct. Provdded that where tw'O 'Or more coking coal mines 'Or coke oven plants were owned, before the commencement of this Act, by the same owner, a 23. Cl8hns to' be made to the Commissi'Oner.­ consolidated statenient of accounts may be prepared (1) Every person 'having a 'Claim against the 'Owner for all ,the coking coal mines or coke oven plants of a c'Oking coal mine or coke oven plant prefer such owned by;such owner. claim bef'Ore the Comniissioner within 'tbijrty days from the specified date: (2) All amounts received by the CentralGovem­ ment 'Or ,the Government company after the closure Pr'Ovided that if the Commissdoner is satisfied 'that of such accounts shall, where such amounts relate the 'Claimant was prevented by snt:ficient C'aI\lSIe from to transactions effected before the appointed day, preferring the claim withdn 'the said period of thirty be included un tite said statement of aCcounts in days, hie may, 'On the expiry 'Of the said rperIDd of respect of the coking coal mine or coke 'Oven plant tllirty days, entertain the claim withiDJ a further to which the said receipt relates. period 'Of 'tihirty days, hut not thereafter. (3) The Central Government or the Government (2) Notwithstanding anytiliID:g 'COn­ c'Ompany in which the right, title and interest of tained in arij othier law f'Or'the time being the coking coal mine or coke oven plant stands ves­ iI!l f'Orce, there SlhaIl be paid in rpri'Oriity tCI ted shall be entitled ,to receive, up tOl the specified all 'Other unsecured debts, not 'being the date, to the exclusion of all 'Othllr pers'Ons, any amounts advanCed by tIhie Central Govern­ money, due to ·the coking coal mine 'Or coke oven ment or tile Custodian appointed under plant, as the case may be, realised after the ap­ the Coking Coal Mines (Emergency Pr0- pointed day notwithstanding tIlat the realisations visions) Act, 1971, f'Or the management of 64 en: 1971. pertain ·to a peI'iod prior to tile appointed day: the coking coal mine 'Or coke 'Oven 'Plant, Provided thJat where such realisati'Ons have not as the case may be,- been induded in the statemenJt of accounts as on (a) all wages or salary (ineluding the 30tlh day of April, 1972, a supplemen'bary state­ wages paYaJble f'Or time or piece w'Ork ment of accounts shall be prepared 'and furni\lhed, , and salary earned Wh'Olly 'Or in part by at such intervals as may be prescribed, by the Cen­ way of commission) of any employee, tral Government 'Or the Government company t'O the in respect of services rendered to the owner 'Of the coking coal mine 'Or tJhe c'Oke 'Oven plant, coking coal mine Or ,c'Oke 'Oven plant, as as the case may be. tile case may be, and any compensa­ tion payahle ,to any w'Orkman under (4) The Uabililties 'Of the :coking coal mine 'Or the ·any provilgi'On~ of Ch'apter VA of the c'Oke 'Oven plant (n'Ot beillJg iilabilities arising 'Out 'Of Industrial 'Disputes A

rights capable df being transferred to, (10) A claimant who is diss"Usfied wtbh the deci­ and vested in, the worlmnen; si{Jn of the Commissioner may prefer an appeal agll;­ (d) all sums due to any employee from a pro­ inst the decision, to the prin-cipal civil court of Ori­ vident 'fund, pension fund or graruity fund or any ginal jurisdiction within the local limits of whose other fund established for the w~lfare O'f the jurtsdiotion the. coking coal mine or coke oven plant, employees of -the coking coal mine or coke oven as the case may be, is situated. plant; and 24 Disbursement of money by the Commissioner. (e) all SIUffiS due to the State Government as ~ W'here ·the tctal amount of the claim admitted by royalty, rent or dead rent,' as the, case. may 00. the Commissioner does not exceed :the total amount (3) The de1:ftsspecified in rub-section :(2) shall Of the money credited to the account of a ,?olgs and shall, 26. Disputes how to be dealt with. - (1) In the for the puvpose of makmg any invesltiga­ event of there being a doubt or dispute as to the tion under -this Act, 'have the same powers right of a persen to receive the whoJe or any part of as are vested in a -cilvilcourtunder the the amount referred to in sections 10, 11 and 12, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, while tryin'g 5 of 1908, the Commissioner shall refer the matter to the court a suit, in respect of the following matters, for a decis.ion, and shall make the disbursements in namely:- accordance with the decision of the Court. to< (a) the summoning and eniforcingthe attendance (2) In relation a coking coal mine or coke oven plant, the operaticns of which were, immediately of an~ WItnesS and examirning him on oath; before the 17:th day of October, 1971 under the con­ (b) the discovery and production of any docu­ trol of a managing .contractu, the amount spe-cified ment or other material object producible as evi­ in the First Schedule agai'TIst such coking coal mine dence; ,or in the Sec~d Schedule against such coke oven ,( c) the reception of evidence on affidavits; plant shall be apportioned between the owner of the coking -coal mine or coke oven plant and such mana­ (d) the issuing of any cO'lllmission for the exa­ ging contractor in such proportions as may be agreed mination of witnesses. upon by Or between the owner and such managing contractor, and in the event of there being no such (9) Any investigation before the Com­ agreement, .in such proportions as may be determi­ missioner shall be deemed to be a judicial ned by the -court. ;proceeding within the meani.ng of 'sec­ tions 193 and 228 ed' the Indian Penal 45 of 1860. Code and the Commissioner shall be Explanation. - In this section, "court", in relation deemed to be a civil court for the purpo­ to a coking coal mine or -coke oven plant, means the principal -civil court of (Jlriginal jurisdiction within ses of section 195 and Chapter XXXV the local limits of whose jurisdiction the coking coal of the Code O'f Criminal Procedure, 1898. 5 of 1898. mine or coke oven plant diS situated. 5TH OCTOBER, 1972 (ASVINA 13, 1894) 427

27. Undisbursed or unclaimed amounts to be coke oven plant in respect of which a Custodian deposited to the general revenue account.:- Any has been appo,inted, or money paid to the Commisstoner which remams un­ (c) wrongfully removes or destroys any pro­ disbursed or unclaimed after such payment for a pe­ perty ef any coking coal mine or coke oven plant riod ()if three years shall be transferred by the Com­ or prefers any claim under this Act in reiation to missioner to the general revenue account of the Cen­ such mineer plant, which he knows or has reason­ tral Government; but a claim to ·any meney so trans­ able caUse to believe to be false or grossly inac­ ferred may be preferred to the Central Government cura;te, by the person entitled to such payment and shall be dealt with as: if such transfer ;had not lx)en made, shall be punishable with imprisonment. for a term the order, if any, for' payment of thedaim being which may extend to two years, or with fine which trewted as an order for the refund of revenue. may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both.

CHAPTER VII 31. Offences by companies. - (1) Where an of­ fence undeT this Act has heen committed by a com­ Miscellaneous pany, every pe ..son who at the time the offence was committed was in charge of, and was responsible too, 28. Effect of Act on other laws. - The provisions the compnay for the conduct of thE! business of the of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anyth­ company as weI! as ·the company, shall' be de'emed iJng inconsistent therewith contained in any 0 ther to be guilty of the offence and shall be Hable to be law for the time being in force or in any instrument proceeded against and punished accordingly: having effed 'b:,l v,irtue of any law other. tha~ this Act, or in any decree' ar order of any coun, trIbunal Provided that nothing cont&ined in this sub-s'ec­ or other authority. tion shall render any such person Mable to any punishment, if he proves that the offence was com­ mitted without his knowledge or that he had eKer­ 29. Contracts cease to have effect unless ratified cislsd all due dilig,lllce to prevent the commission by the Central Government. - (1). Every contr~ct of ,such offence. entered into by the owner or occupIer of any cokmg coal mine or coke oven plant fer any service, sale (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub­ .01' supply before the appointed day shall, en and section (1), where any offence under this Act has !from the expiry of one hundred and twenty days heen committed with the consent or conn;ivance of, from the date of assent, cease to have effect unless or is attributable to, any neglect on the part: of, such contract is, before the expiry of that period, any director, manager, secretary or other officer of ratlf,ied, in writing, by the Cewtral Government and the company, such director, manager, secretary in ratifying such centrad the Central Government or other officer shall be deEJIlled to be guilty of that ,may make such alterations or modtfications :therein offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against as it may think fit: and punished accordingly. Provided that the Central Government shall not omtt rto ratify 'a contract unless ·it is satisfied that Explanation. - For the purposes of this sec­ such contract is unduly onerous or has been entered tion,- into in bad faith or i,s detrimental to the interest;;. of (a) "company" means any body corporate and the coking coal mine or coke oven plawt. includes a firm or other association of individuals; and (2) The Central Government shall not omit to ra­ tify a contract or make any alteration or modifica­ (b) "director", in relation to a firm, means a tion therein except after giving to the parties to the partner in the firm. contract a reasonable opportun>ty of be.ing heard and exce'pt after recording in writing its reasons for re­ 32. Mining companies not to be wound up by fusal to ratify the contract. court. - No proceeding for the winding up of a mining company, the right, title and interest in T€>• lation to the coking coal mine or coke oven plant 30. Penalties. - Any person who,- owned by which have vested in the Central Govern­ (a) having in hi's possession, custody or control ment or in a Gorvernmmt company under this Act of any property forming part of the undertaking or for the appointment of a receiver in respect of of any coking coal mine or coke oven plant refer­ such business, s,hall lie in any court except with the red teo in the Fi·rst Sohedule or 'the Second Sche­ consent of the Central Government. dule, as the case may be, wrongfully withholds such property from the Central Government or 33. Delegation of powers. - (1) The Central Go­ Governmewt company, or vernment may, by notification, dired that all or any of the powers exoercisable by it under this Ad may (b) wrongfully dhtains posse\Ssion of, OT retains, also be exercis'sd by any pe1'son or persons rus may any property £erming paI't of the undertaldng of be specified in the notification. any coking coal mine or coke oven _plant referred to' in the Firs,t Schedule or the Second Schedule., as (2) Whenever any delegation of power is made the case may be, or wilfully withholds or fails to unde'I' sub-section (1), the person to whom such furnish to the Central Government or any person power has been delegated shall act under the. direc­ speci:fied by that Government, any document rela­ tion, control and supervision of the Central Gorvern­ ting to such coking coal mine or coke oven plant, ment.. which may be ,in his possession, custody .or control, or fans to deliver to the Custodian any assets, 34. Power to make rules. - (1) The Central Go­ books of account, registern or other documents in VBTUm€lnt may, by notification, make rules to carry his custody relating. to the coking coal mine .or out the provisions of this Act. 428 . SERIES I No. 27

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the however, that any such modification or annulment generality of the foregoing power, such rules may shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything provide for all or any of the following matters, previously done under that rule. namely:- 35. Power to remove difficulties. - If any diffi­ (a) the manner in which the coking coal mines culty arises in giving effect to the provisions of ·this or coke oven plants shall be managed by a Go­ Act, the Central GClVernment may, by order, not vernment company or a Custodian; inconsistent. with the provision:s of this Act, remove (b) the manner in which provident fund monies· the difficulty: referred to in section 18 shall be dealt with; Provided that no such order shall be made af·ter (0) the form and manner in which .the state­ .the expiry of a period of two years from the date ment of accounts referred to in section 22 shall of assent. be prepared; (d) any other matter in relation 'to which such 36. Coking coal mines to which the Act shall not rule is required to be, or may be, made. apply. - Nothing in this Act shall apply to any coking coal mine- (3) Every rule made by the Central Government 'under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after (a) owned or managed by a Government com­ it is made, before each Hon.."" of Parliament, while pany or corporation owned or controlled by G0- it is in lsession, for a total period of thirty days vernment; which may be comprised in one session or in two or (b) owned or managed by a c<,>mpany engaged more successive s€lSsions, and if, before .the expiry in the production of iron otr steel: of the session immediately following the session or the successive S€lSsions aforesaid, both Houses agree Provided that this section shall not extent to such in mal>;ing any modification in the rule or both Houses mine or parttheroof which, in the opinion of the agree that the rule should not be made, the rule Central Government, is in excess of the requirements shall the

THE FIRST SCHEDULE (See sections 4 and 10)

Name of the mine Location ot the mine Name and address ot the owners of the mine Amount 81. No. (In rupees)

1 2 3 4 5

1. Dhori (EB-1) Post Office Bermo, Ownership under dispute. 6,77,500 District Hazaribagh. 2. Kalyani Selected Kar- Post Office Pichri, Gouri Shanker and Others, Post Office Bermo, 7,19.000 gall (EB-2) District Hazaribagh. Hazaribagh. 3. Khas Dhori (EB-31 Post Office Pichri, Khas Dhori Colliery COmpany, Post Office Ka~ 4,07,000 District Hazaribagh. trasgarh, . 4. Pipradih (EB-4) Post Office Gomia, PaCific Coal Company, Post Office Gomia, Dis~ 14,13,500 District Hazaribagh. trict Hazaribagh. 5. Pichri (EB-5) Post Office Pichri, Pichri Colliery Company Private Limited, Post 3,21,800 District Hazaribagh. Office Bermo, Hazaribagh. 6. Selected Dhori (EB-6) Post Office Bermo, Selected Dhori Colliery, Post Office Katrasgarh, 7.43,500 District Hazaribagh. Dhanbad. 7. Turiyo (EB-7) Post Office TUriyo, Bhubaneswar Singh and Shivdayal Rathl, Post 5,74,000 District Hazaribagh. Office , Dhanbad,'

8. Tarml (EB-8) Post Office Turiyo, Tarmi Colliery Company, Industrial Bank Build~ 8,30,500 District Hazaribagh. ing, Post Office Jharia, Dhanbad. 9. Albion (J-1) Post Office Karmatand Albion Colliery Company, Post Office Karma­ 4,02,000 tand, Dhanbad. 10. Bokaro Jharia (J-2) Post Office Karmatand Messrs. Agarwalla Brothers, Post Office Kar­ 4,64,000 matand, Dhanbad. 11. North Damuda (J-3) Post Office Nudkhurkee Hazaribagh Coal Syndicate Private Limited, 8,39,300 Post Office Jharia, Dhanbad. 12. Kessurgarh (J-4) Post Office Nudkhurkee Manbhoom Coal Syndicate Limited, Post Office 27,50,000 Jharia, Dhanbad. 13. Madhuband (J-5) Post Office Nudkhurkee 14. Kankanee (J-67) Post Office Bansjora 15. Pootkee (J-69) Post Office Kusunda 16. Amlabad (J-188) Post Office Oriental Coal Company Limited, 25, BraboUl'.ne 1,97,99,500 17. Bhowrah North (J-189) } Road, Calcutta -1. 18. Bhowrah South (J-190) Post Office Bhowrah 19. Mohalbani (J-191) 20. Begunia (R-6) Post Office Barakar, District Burdwan. 5TH OCTOBER, 1972 (ASVINA 13, 1894) 429

Sl. No. Name ot the mine Location ot the mine Name and address of the owners of the mine Amount (in rupees)

1 2 3 4 5

21. Khas Benedih (J -6) Post Office Nawagarh K. C. Mukherjee and Others, Post Office Hira­ 2,88,000 pur, Dhanbad. 22. Benedih (J-7) . Post Office Nudkhurkee Benedih Coal Concern, Post Office , 3,03,000 Dhanbad. 23. Khas Ganeshpur (J-8) :fOS~ '6ffi~~, Nawagarh Khas Ganeshpur Coal Mines Limited, 135, Can­ 37,500' ning Street, Calcutta. 24. Ganeshpur (J-9) Post 'Office Nawagarh Ganeshpur Coal Company Private Limited, Post 37.500 Office Ganeshpur, Dhanbad. 25. Ashakuti Phularitand Post Office Kharkharee Ashakuti Coal Company Limited, 1/1, Rowland 18,19,000 (J-10) Road, Calcutta - 20. 26. Mohanpur (J-11) Post Office Kharkharee Shrimati Parbati Devi, Post Office Kharkharee, 5,000 Dhanbad. 27. New Bansora (J-12) Post Office Kharkharee S. K. Sabana and Sons Private Limited, Post 1,49,000 Office Kharkharee, Dhanbad. 28. Khas Bhurangya (J-13) Post Office Mohuda Khas Bhurangya Coal Company, Post Office 5,000 Jharia, Bhanbad. 29. Raneedih/Pipratand Post Office Mohuda Shri K. L. SabIok, C/o Sudarasan Motors, Post 35,000 (J-14) . Office Dhansar, Dhanbad. 30.. East Mucheraidih(J-15) Post Office Mohuda East Mucheraidih Coal Company Limited, Post 5,000 Office Jharia, Dhanbad. 31. New Huntodih (J-16) Post Office Mohuda New Huntodih Coal Company Limited, 178, 21,300 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Calcutta .. - l. 32. Bhatdee (J-19) Post Office Mohuda Bengal Bhatdee Coal Company Limited, 14, 19,60,800 Netaji Subhas Road, Calcutta. 33. Kharkharee (J-20) Post Office Kharkharee Bharat Mining Corporation Limited, 91, Stephen 19,66,000 House, Dalhousie Square East, Calcutta - l. 34. New Sinidih (J-21) Post Office Kharkharee Messrs. Bamandiha Coal Company Limited, 3, 39,500 Synagogue Street, Calcutta - 1. 35. Dharmaband (J-22) Post Office Katrasgarh H. M. Barat and M. C. Barat, Post Office Ka­ 16,300 trasgarh, Dhanbad. 36. New Dharmaband(J-23) Post Office Sethia Mining and Manufacturing Company 12,05,000 Limited, 4, Bakul Bagan Road, Calcutta. 37. Sinidih (J-25) Post Office Katrasgarh Sinidih Colliery Concern Private Limited, Post 5,13.500 Office Katrasgarh, Dhanbad.. 38. Tundoo Khas (J-26) Post Office Tundoo J. P. Laia & Sons Collieries Private Limited, 4,79,000 Post Box No. 76, Dhanbad. 39. Bilbera (J-27) Post Office Katrasgarh B. N. Mondal and Company, 22, Canning Street, 3,93,500 Calcutta. 40. Govindpur Post Office Sonardih Jealgora Govindpur Colliery Company Limited, 2,90,500 (J-28) Post Office Sonardih, Dhanbad. 41. South Govindpur (J-29) Post Office Katrasgarh H. I. Pathak, Post Office Katrasgarh, Dhanbad. 4,22,500 42. Diamond TettuUya Post Office Sonardih Bihar Collbries Limited, District Dhanbad. 5,000 (J-30) 43. Central Tetturya (J-31) Post Office Malkera Sri Tarapada Lodha & Others, Post Office Ka- 7,500 trasgarh, District Dhanbad. 44. New Tentu.lia (J-32) Post Office Malkera Tentulia Khas Colliery Company Limited, 25, 16.86,500 Brabourne Road, Calcutta. • 45. Central Kooridih 80- Post Office Katrasgarh Central Kooridih Com.ery Company, Post Office­ 12,23,500 nardih (J-33) Katrasgarh, Dhanbad. 46. New Gobindpur (J-34) Post Office Sonardih New Gobindpur Coal Company Limited, 33, Can­ 13,92,300 ning Street, Calcutta - l. 47. Khat Mehtadih (J-35) Post Office Katrasgarh MesSrs. Khas Mehtadih Colliery Company, Post 13,80,000 Office Katrasgarh, Dhanbad. 48. Agardih (J-36) Post Office Katrasgarh Agardih Colliery Company, Post Office Katras- 3,78,800 garh, District Dhanbad. 49. Katras Choitodih (J-37) Post Office Katrasgarh 50. Mudidih (J-62) t Post Office 51. Badruchuk (J-63) tBurrakar Coal Company Limited. Chartered 1,68,56,000 I , Bank Building, Calcutta -1. 52. (J-68) Post Office Bansj9ra 53. Lakurka (J-38) Post Office Katrasgarh Lakurka Coal' Company Limited, 3, Synagogue 7,27,000 Street, Calcutta. 54. Koiludih (J-39) Post Office Katrasgarh Messrs. East Katras Colliery Company Private 20,08,000 55. East Katras (J-41) } Limited, Post Office Katrasgarh, Dhanbad. 56. Khas Govindpur (J-40) Post Office Katrasgarh Khas Govindpur Coal Company Private Limited, 2,65,000 Post Office Katrasgarh, Dhanbad. 430 SERIES I No. 27

S1. No. Name of the mine Location of the mine Name and address of the owners of the mine Amount (in rupees) 1 2 3 • 5 57. East Salanpur (J-42) 58. Joint Salanpur (J-43) Post Office Katrasgarh East Salanpur Colliery Company, Post Office 2,97,500 Katrasgarh,- Dhanbad. 59. Khas Salanpur (J-44.) } 60. Nottth Salanpur (J-45) Post Office. KatrasgarI: Sanal Brothers (Receiver H. S. Sahai) , Post 1,00,000 : Office Katrasgarh, Dhanbad. 61. Selected Salanpur(J-46) Post Office Katrasgarh Selected Salanpur Colliery COmpany, Post Office 5,000 Katrasgarh, Dhanbad. 62. Central Salanpur (J-47) Post Office Katrasgarh Central Salanpur Coal Concern, Post Office 1,84,500 Katrasgarh, Dhanbad. 63. Lakurka Khas (J-48) Post Office Katrasgarh Bharat's Debutter Estate, Post Office Katras­ 1,96,800 garh, Dhanbad. 64. Salanpur (J-49) Post Office Katrasgarh MIS. New Lakurka Colliery Company and Shri~ 4,14,500 65. New Lakurka (J-50) } mati Sarojini Devi, Post Office Katrasgarh, Dhanbad. 66. National Angarpathra Post Office Katrasgarh National Coal Company Private Limited, 48/1, 2,89,000 (J-51) Ram Tarun Bose Lane, Calcutta - 6. 67. Union Angarpathra Post Office Sijua Union Coal Company Limited, 135, Biplabi Rash 4,51,000 (J-52) Behari Basu Road, Calcutta -1. 68. Gaslitam (J-53) Post Office Sijua New Manbhum Coal Company, 138, Biplabi 12,42,000 Rash Behari Basu, Road, Calcutta -1.

69. Ramkanali (J-54) Post Office Katrasg~h Bijali ·Kanti Roy, Keshalpur House, Post Office 4,70,000 Katrasgarh, Dhanbad. 70. Trigunait (J-55) 71. Kanta Pahari (J-56) 72. Khas Angarpathra (J-57) Post Office Katrasgarh East Angarpathra Colliery Company Limited, 16,20,000 73. Jharia Khas (J-58) Post Office Katrasgarh, Dhanbad. 74. East Angarpathra (J-59) 75. Mahablr Angarpathra (J-60) 76. Diamond Angarpathra Post Office Katrasgarh Diamond Angarpathra Colliery Company, Post 5,000 (J-61) Office Katrasgarh, Dhanbad. 77. (J-64) Post Office Sijua Jogta Coal Company Limited, Post Office Sijua, 6,82,000 Dhanbad. 78. Sendra (J-65) Post Office Bansjora Messrs. Hind Shippers Limited, 135, Biplabi 9,99,000 Rash Behari Basu Road, Calcutta -1. -~ 79. Sendra Bansjora-Gopal } Gararia (J-66) Post Office Bansjora Messrs. Sendra Bansjora Colliery Company Pri­ 18,29,000 80. North Ekra (J-78) vate Limited, 135, Canning Street, Calcutta--1 81. Gararia (J-79) 82. Gopalichuk (West) } (J-70) Post Office Kusunda Central Kirkend Coal Company Limited, 91, 6,94,000 Central Kirkend (J-71) Stephen House, Dalhousie Square East, Cal­ 83. cutta-1. 84. Motiram's Kirkend Post Office Kusunda Motiram Roshanlal Coal Company' Private Li­ 48,800 (J-72) mited, Kusunda, Dhanbad.· 85. Khas Kirkend (J-73) Post Office Kusunda Phuramal Agarwal, Post Office Dhansar, 18,800 Dhanbad. 86. KiJ'kend (J-74.) Post Office Kusunda New Marine Coal COmpany (Bengal) Limited, 16,24,000 87. New Marine (J-75) } 111, Chittaranjan Avenue, Calcutta. 88. Bansdeopur (J-77) Post Office Kusunda New Bansdeopur Coal Company Limited, 28-B, 4,44,500 Netaji Subhas Road, Calcutta. 89. Central Gararia (J-80) Post Office Bansjora Central Gararia Colliery Company Private LI­ 58,800 mited, Post Office Bansjora, Dhanbad. 90. Gararia (J -81) Post Office Bansjora Tikmani and Company, Post Office Bansjora, 1,34,000 Dhanbad.

91. Chhota Bowa (J -82) Post Office Bansjora Chhota Bowa Colliery Company Limited, Post 3,27,500 Office Bansjora, Dhanbad. 92. MuruUdih (J-17) Post Office Mohuda 93. West Bhuggatdih Post Office Jharia (J-95) 1 'Kalyanji Mavji Company, 14, Netaji Subhas 21,33,000 94. Industry (J-96) Post Office Dhansar Road, Calcutta - 1. 95. West Ena (J-97) Post Office Dhansar l

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81. No. Name of the mine Location at the mine Name and a.ddress of the owners ot the mine Amount (in rupees) 1 3 4 5

96. Murulidih 20 and 21 Post Office Mohuda Pits. (J-1S) Bengal Coal Company Limited, 8, Clive Row, 49,49,000 97. Chanch (R-3) Post· Office . } Calcutta - 1. District Dhanbad.· 9S. Maheshpur (J-24) Post Office Katrasgarh. }Messrs. Sahu Minerals and Properties Limited, 29,68,000 99. Ekra Khas (J-76) Post Office Kusunda A-3, Prithviraj Road, Jaipur. 100. Busseriya (J-83) 101. Busseriya North and Post Office Kusunda Busseriya Coal Company (Private) Limited, 13, 4,29,liOO South (J-85) } Radha Bazar Lane, Calcutta - 1. 102. East Ekra (J-S4) Post Office Bansjora East Ekra Coal Company, C/o K. Worah, Jora 11,300 Bangalow Dhanbad. 103. North Btlsserlya (J-86) Post Office Bansjora North' Busseriya Colliey Company, Post Office 1,75,300 Bansjora, Dhanbad. 104. Surendra East Loyabad Post Office Klrkend Surendra East Loyabad Colliery Company, Post 1,24,1500 (J-87) Office Jharia, Dhanbad.

105. Gondudih (J-88) Post Office Kusunda Central Alkusa Colliery Company, Post Office 3,~7,OOO Kusunda, Dhanbad. 106. Dharlajoba (J-89) Post Office Kirkend }M/S. H. D. Agarwalla & Sons, Post Office Jharia, 13,65,000 107. West Godhur (J-90) Post Office Kusunda Bihar. lOS. Godhur (J-91) Post Off.ice Kusunda Godhur Colliery Company, Post Office Kusunda. 33,07,000 Dhanbad. 109. Pure Kustore (J-92) Post Office Kusunda Pure Kustore Colliery Company, Post Office Kusunda, Dhanbad. 110. Nayadee Kusunda Post. Office Kusunda Kusunda Nayadee Colliery Company (Private) 27,42,000 (J-93) Limited, Post Office Kusunda, Dhanbad. 111. Kusunda (J-94) Post Office Kusunda Not avallable. 5,000 112. Kendwadih (J-98) Post Office Kusunda 113. South BuJliary (J-101) Post Office Kusunda 1 114. Jealgora (J-184) 'fEast India Coal Company Limited, Post Office 93,28,500 115. Bararee Joyarampur Jealgora, Dhanbad. (J-168) } Post Office Jealgora 1115. Bararee (J-185) I 117. Baliharl C.T.C. (J-99) Post Office Kusunda Not available. 22,500 l1S. Kutch! Baliharl (J-100) Post Office Kusunda Baliharl Colliery Company LImited, 14, Netajl 6,53,000 Subhas Road, Calcutta -1. 119. Bhagaband (J-102) Post Office Bhagaband The Borrea Coal COmpany Limited, Chartered Bank Building, Calcutta -1. 120. Gonshadih (J-104) Post Office Kusunda Sri Biswanath Roy, Keshalpur 'House, Post Office 12,90,500 Katrasgarh, Dhanbad. 121. Kendwadih (J-103) 122. Bhutgoria (J-109) Post Office Bhaga Equitable Coal Oompany LJmited, 1;2, Lord Sinha 98,Soo 123. Hurrlladih (J-110) } Road, Calcutta - 16. 124. Alkusa South (J-105) Post Office Kustore 125. Kustore (J-106) Post Office Kustore Raneegunge Coal Association Limited, 3A, Cho­ 91,95,000 126. Burragarh (J-107) } } wringhee Place, Calcutta -13. Post Office Jharla 127. Pure Burragarh (J-10S) 128. Simlabahal (J-111) Post Office Jharia Shri P. Roy, Director and nominated owner, 4:,93,000 Bhalgora Coal Company, 3, Synagogue Street, Calcutta. 129. Bhuggatdih (J-112) Post Office Dhansar Bengal Nagpur Coal Company, 5, Synagogue 6,47,000 Street, Calcutta -1. 130. Ena (J-113) Post Office Dhansar North West Coal Company Limited, 5, Synago­ 9,77,aoo gue Street, Calcutta -1. 131. East Bhalgora (J-114) 132. Khas Jharia (J-115) 133. East Ena (J-116) 134. East Bhuggatdlh (J-117) Post Office Jharia East Bhuggatdih Colliery COmpany (PrIvate) 17,OS,000 135. Selected Khas Jharia Liml~ed, Post Office Jharia, Dhanbad. (J-llS) 136. Selected Jharia (J-119) 137. Selected Model Jharla (J-121) SERIES I No. 27

Sl. No. Name of the mine Location of. the mine Name and address of the owners of the mine Amount (in rupees) 1 2 3 4 5

138. Bhalgora (J-120) Post Office Jharia Bhalgora Coal Company Limited, 3, Synagogue 4,86,000 Street, Calcutta -1. 139. New Khas Jharia (J-122) 140. Fularlbad (J-123) Post Office Jharia Fularibad Colliery Company, Post Office Jharia, 15,000 "Dhanbad. 141. Sonalibab (J-138) 142. Rajapur (J-125) Post Office Jharia Rajapur COliery Company Limited, Post Office 2,39,000 Jharia, Dhanbad. 143. Khas Bhuggatdih Post Office Jharia Khas Bhuggatdih Colliery Company, Post Office 2,67,000 (J-126) Jharia, Dhanbad. 144. New Pure Jharia (J-124) Post Office Jharia D. D. Thacker and Sons, Dhanbad. 10,000 145. Pure Jharia (J-127) } 146. K. P. Dobari (J-128) Post Office Jharia K. P. Dobari, Post Office Jharia. 54,300 .147. South Jharia (J-129) } Post Office Jharia J. K. Banerjee and Others, Post Box No. 46, Hi­ 1,45,800 148. Model Jharia (J-133) rapur, District Dhanbad. 149. East Pure Jharia Post Office Jharia Owner not known. 5,000 (J-130) 150. Dobari (J-131) Post Office Jharia R. N. Bagchi and Brothers, 5/8, Middle Row, 3,42,300 Calcutta. 151. East Model Jharia Post Office Jharia Not available 5,000 -(J-132) 152. Golden Jharla (J-134) Post Office Jharia Khora Ramji, Post Office Jharia, Dhanbad. 5,000 153. Fatehpur (J-135) Post Office Jharia G. K. Dosaa and Company, Post Office Jharia, 5,000 Dhanbad. 154. Pure Durgapur (J-136) Post Office Jharia Pure Durgapur Colliery Company Private Li­ 5,000 mited, Post Office Jharia, Dhanbad. 155. Khas Jharia (3-137) Post Office Jharia Fularibad Colliery Company, Post Office Jharia, 5,000 Dhanbad. 155. Ganhoodih (3-139) Post Office Jharia S. B. Banerjee and Sons, Post Office Jharia, 27,52,000 Dhanbad. 157. East 3haria (J-140) Post Office Jharia Not available. 5,000 158. K. P. Kujama (3-141) Post Office Jharia Jayantilal Keshavji Bale, Dave House, Jorapha­ 96,800 159. Kujama (J-142) } tak, Post Office Dhansar, Dhanbad. 160. North Kujama (3-143) Post Office Jharia Ganji Dossa and Company, Post Office Jharia, 63,500 Dhanbad. 161. Central Kujama (3-144) 1 162. Nanjl Kujama (3-145) 163. Pandebera (3-146) Post Office Jharia Central Kujana Coal Concern, Post Office Jharia, 5,26,000 Dhanbad. 164. Pure Kujama (J-147) 165. Kujama Pandebera (3-148) J 166. South Kujama (J-149) Post Office Jharia Bagd1gi, Kujama Coll1eries Company (1964) Li­ 25,84,000 mited, Post Office Jharia, Dhanbad. 167. Goluckdih (3-150) Post Office Jharia Goluckdih Colliery Company, 22, Burtolla Street, 13,96,000 calcutta. 168. South Goluckdih (3-151) } 169. Central Jharia (J-152) Post Office Jharia Messrs. Khimji Dossa and Sons, Post Office 8,78,500 Jharia, Dhanbad, 170. Indian Jharia (J-153) and South Goluckdjh Coal Company, Post Office Jharia, Dhanbad. 171. Low.er Upper Jharia Post Office Jharia Khimji Dossa & Sons, Post Office Jharia, 1,33,300 (3-154) Dhanbad. 172. Central (3-155) Post Office Jharia Shri K. D. Singh, Post Office Jharia, Post Box 2,71,000 No. 111, Dhanbad. 173. Tisra (D. D.) (3-156) Post Office Jharia Dhanji Devji and Sons, Post Office Jharla.. 2,72,800 Dhanbad. 174. Tisra (Diamond) (3-157) Post Office Jharia The Diamond Coal Company Limited, Post Office 2,56,000 Jharia, Dhanbad. . 175. Tisra (A. G.) (3-158) Post Office Jharia Amarsing Gowamal & Sons, Post Box No. 47, 3,38,500 Jharia, Dhanbad. 176. Sree Commercial (J-159) } Post Office South Tisra Bengal Jharia Colliery Company Private Limited, 8,50,000 177. Bengal Jharla (3-160) Post Office South Tisra, Dhanbad.

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Sl. No. Name ot the mine Location ot the mine Name and address of the owners ot the mine Amount (in rupees) 1 2 3 4 6 178. East India (J-161) 1 179. Khas Joyrampur (J-163) 180. Lower J oyrampur (J-165) Post O~fice Khas J eena-· Khas Joyrampur Colliery Company, Post Office 31,51,000 f . gO,ra. Khas J eenagora, Dhanbad. 181. Pure Joyrampur . ·(J-169) !\ 182. South Tisra (J-162) r Post Office Tisra South Tisra Colliery Company Private Limited, Post Office Jharia, Dhanbad. 183. Kalithan Post Office Khas Jeena­ (J-164) gora. K. B. Seal and Sons. 28. Raja K. L. Goswaml 4,42,500 184. Kalithan Suratand Post Office Jharia } Street, Post Office Serampur. District Hooghly (J-175) (West Bengal). 1st). New Jeenagora (J·166) 186. Central Jeenagora (J-167)

187. North Bararee Jeenaw Post Office Khas Jeena­ Khas Jeenagora Colliery lJrnited. 135, Biplabi 8,99,000 gora (J-170) gora. Rash Billari Basu Road, Calcutta - 1. 188. Khas Jeenagora (J-l71) 189. Sri Jeenagora (J-l73) 190. East Bararee (J-172) Post Office Khas Jeena­ Jeenagora East Bararee Colliery COmpany, Post gora. Office Khas Jeenagora, Dhanbad. 191. New Suratand (J-174) Post Office Jharia Not available. 5,000 192. Nlluri Patra (J-176) Post Office Jhar!a Niluri Patra Coal Company Limited, Post Office 5,000 Jharla, Dhanbad. 193. North Burrakar Sura- 1 tand (J-177) 194. North Burrakar J Post Office Jharla The New Standard Coal Company (Private) l,12,l100 (~-178) Limited, 27, Palace Court, 1, Kyd. Street, Calcutta - 16. 195. Lodna (J-179) 196. Standard (J-180) Post Office Bhaga Standard Coal Company, Post Office Bhaga, 24,800 Dhanbad. 197. Lodna (J-181)

198. Madhuban Lodna Post Office Jharia Londa Colliery Company (1920) Limited, 6. 81,80,800 (J-182) } Lynos Range, Calcutta. 199. Bagdlgi (J-183) 200. Bhulanbararee (3-186) Post Office Patherdlh Bhulanbararee Coal Company, 4:, Clive Row, 15,13,300 Calcutta -1. 201. Lachmi (J-187) Post Office Patherdih Lachmi Coal ompany, 31, Mullick Street, Calcutta. 202. Central Bhowrah Post Office Bhowrah Central Bhowrah Coal COmpany, Post Office 30,000 (J-192) Jharia, Dhanbad. 203. Sitanala (J-193) Post Office Bhojudih Mohatta Brothers, 19. British Indian Street. Calcutta - 1. 204. East Bhowra (J-194) Post Office Patherdih Shrimati Jyotsna Devi, Post Office Sitarampur. 3,49,000 District Burdwan. 20~. East Sowardlh (J-195) Post Office Patherdih J. N. Supakar Bhothers and COmpany. Post MOO Office Patherdih, Dhanbad. 206. Patherdih (J-196) Post Office Patherdlh Patherdih Colliery (Private) Limited, 56,500 Post Office Patherdih, Dhanbad. 207. New Sudamdih (J-197) Post Office Patherdih New Stidamdih Colliery Company, Post Office 1,97,000 Patherdih, Dhanbad. 208. Selected Pather'dih Post Office Patherdih Selected Patherdlh Coal Company Limited, 12, 13,000 (J-198) Tarachand Dutta Street, Calcutta -1. 209. New Chasnalla (J-199) Post Office Jharia New Chasnalla Coal Concern, Post Office Jharia, 5,000 Dhanbad. 210. Pure Chasnalla (J-200) Post Office Patherdih Pure Chasnalla Colliery Company, 192, Cross 49,800 Street, Calcutta-7. 211. Junkundar (R-1) Post Office Chirkunda, D. MondaI and Company Limited, Post Office 1,56,000 District Dhanbad. Dishergarh, District Burdwan, West Bengal. 212. Lalkdih Deep (R-2) Post Office Chirkunda, Katras-Jharia Coal Company Limited, 8, Clive 16,53,000 District Dhanbad. Row, Calcutta -1. 213. Victoria (R-4) Post Office Kultl, New Birbhoom Coal Company Limite'd, 8, Clive 23,38,300 214. Victoria West (R-5) } District Burdwan. Raw, Calcutta-I.

Note: - The number specified, in brackets, against the name specified in the second column indicates the correspon­ ding serial number of the coking ,coal mine in the First Schedule to the Coking Coal Mines (Emergency Provisions) Aot, .1911 (64 of 197_1). -,The abbreviations "EB" stand for "East Bokaro Coalfield"; IIJ" stands for and "R" stands for "Raneegunge Coalfield".

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. THE SECOND SCHEDULE (See sections 5 and 11)

Name of the coke Location of the coke oven plant Name and address of the owners of the coke oven plant Amount Sl. No. oven plant (in rupees) 1 2 3 • 5 1. iBararee Coke Plant 'South Balliary-Kendwadih Bararee Coke Company Limited, 4, Clive Row, 21,42,000 Coll1ery, 'Post, Office Ku.. -.-Calcutta - 1. sunda, .Dis.trict _:qhanbad~

2. Bhowra Coke Plant 1Bhowra South COllieryJ Post Messrs. Bhowra Coke Company, Battacharya's 11,76,900 Office Bhowra, District House, Lubi Circular Road, Dhanbad. Dhanbad. 3. Bhulanbararee Bhulanbararee Colliery. Post Bararee Coke Company Limited, 4, Clive Row, 2,03,500 Office Patherdih, District Calcutta - 1. Dhanbad. 4. Central Bhowra Central Bhowra Colliery, Central Bhowra Coal Company (Private) Limited, 2,98,000 Post Office Bhowra, Dis.. Post Office Jharia; and G. D. Kumar and Sons, trlct Dhanbad. Bastacolla, Post Office Dhansar, Dhanbad. 5. Central Kooridih Central Kooridih.. Sonardih Shivram Singh and Company (Private) Limited, Colliery, Post Office Ka­ Post Office Katrasgarh, District Dhanbad. trasgarh, Dhanbad.

6. Junkundar Valley Bee~ Junkundar COlliery, Post D. MandaI and Company Limited, Panchayat 1,08,800 hive Coke Plant. Office Chirkunda, District Road, Post Office Chirkunda, District Dhanbad. Dhanbad. 7. New Gobindpur New Gohindpur Colliery, Ghoh's Estate Private Limited, 33, Canning Post Office Sonardih, Dis.. Street, calcutta -1. trict Dhanbad. 8. New Standard Lodna New Standard Lodna ColU- Messrs. Singh Sachdeva, Post Office Dhansar, 1,05,000 ery, Post Office Jharia, Dhanbad. District Dhanbad. 9. New Sudamdih New Sudamdih Colliery, Post Sanjive Coke Manufacturing Company. C/o H. 3,21,000 Office Patherdih, District D. Adjmera, Post Office Patherdih, Dhanbad. Dhanbad. 10. North !Kujama 'North Kujama COlliery, Post Beehive Hard Coke Manufacturing Company, 2,57,500 Office Jharia, District Chowra COnstruction Company Private Limited, Dhanbad. 111, Central Avenue. Calcutta. 11. Ramkanaly Ramkanaly Colliery, Post BijaU Kanti Roy, Keshalpur House, Post Office 2,02,000 Office Katrasgarh, District Katrasgarh, Dhanbad and M. C. Coal Company. Dhanbad. Post Office Jharia, Dhanbad. 12. Union Angarpatbra Union Angarpathra COlliery, Satyadeo Singh Coal Company (Private) Limited, 1,84,000 Post Office Katrasgarh, 138, 1B1plabi Rash Bihari Basu Road, Cal­ District Dhanbad. cutta-i.

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