'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1907-1908' [‎34v] (67/137)

Chap. III.
PROTECTION.
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Bombay administrition report.
[1907.
1908.
Disposal of suits.
Appeals.
Applications for
execution of decrees.
General.
Number of deeds
registered.
Variations.
movable property £ p ll from 78 to 75*4 and that of suits relating to immovable property i. 0se
from 14 to 15*9. The aggregate value of suits rose from Rs. 3,53,98^89 to Rs. 4,03,43,807
This was dne to an increase in the number of suits over Rs. 500 in value, suits under Rs,
shewing a decrease.
2. Of 161,618 suits for disposal 129,825 were disposed of, leaving a balance of 34,823
against 37,020 last year. The percentage of contested suits was 37*9. The average duration
of contested suits fell from 243 days to 175 days, and of uneontested suits from 91 to 71 days.
In the superior courts the average duration of contested suits dropped from 574 to 176 days
Bombay is still the most and Thar and Pdrkar the least litigious district, the ratio of suits to
popula r ion being 1 to 29 in the former and 1 to 839 in the latter. The number of miscrllaneous
suits disposed of was ls,949 compared with 19,766 last year.
3. The number of appeals presented rose from 5,298 to 6 447 and of appeals decided
from 4,672 to 5,614. Arrears numbered 4,873 against 4,070. The decree was confirmed in
65 per cent, of the cases and reversed in 15 per cent.
4. The number of applications for execution fell from 167,334 to 117,503 Disposals
numbered 151,852 against 166, r) 60 and anears 43,288 against 59,637. In 23,870 cases
satisfact on was obtained in full, in 28,077 in part, while 102,255 proved wholly infructuous
The total amount realiz d in execution came to Rs. 47,38,480 against Rs. 55,58,850. The
number of cases in which the judgment-debtor was imprisoned was 569 against 646, and sales
of immovable f reperty numbered 3,539 against 4,175. The number of applications for declara
tion of insolvency was 370 against 402. Seventy-five were granted and 75 rejected.
2.—Execution of decrees of Civil Courts by the Revenue Department.
The number of decrees transferred to the Collectors for disposal during the year 1907 was
6,639, compared with 6,411 in 1906. Including a balance of 9,081 there were : 5,720 decrees
for disposal, an increase of 74. Of these 6,762 were disposed of, 3,083 by mutual
agreement com ared with 2,629 last year, l,4n0 by sale of the property, and 2,098 by return
to the Civil Courts for various reasons. In cases settled by mutual agreement the amount
paid by jud rment-debtors was Rs. 6,99,148 and the amount remitted by creditors Rs. 68,908.
The area of land sold was 14,060 acres assessed at Rs. 13,692; the corresponding figures lor
last year being 12 995 acres and Ks. 20,294. The amount realised was Rs. 3.90,906 com-
pared with Rs 5,16,02b. The incidence of mortgage liens was 37 per cent, of the sale price
m the Northern, 14 per cent, m the Central and 22 per cent, in the Southern Division.
8. Registration.
For details see Annual Report on Registration for 1907-190? and Tables under Registration printed
m Part IX of the Statistics of British India.
1.— Registration under Act III of 1877.
1 * the 1st November 1907 a reorganization scheme was introduced, the princinat
feature ot winch are the abolition of commissiou, the raising of the sub re is W w
and the conversion of the karkuns hitherto maintained out of the sno registrars’ commission into
pensionable Government servants. The sub-registrars now start on Rs. 40 and it “ po sftle to
recruit a much bet.er class of men. The attention of the Inspector-General of Re istrvtion
has been mainly directed to the working out of a dehnite policy for the co-o-dmation of the
Land Record and Registration.Record, w.th a view to the formation of a eompUe Xis e, of
have bel IcZ^ durinjt r he 0a ;er P ° Sal3 ea,CUlated t0 ^ ^ ad " al efl ^ to this policy
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trienrium?Z P to S thVmenTo t n 0 totha W p ae T id ? rab ' a inort ' i f ) A aboTe the average of the last
mortgage deeds affesting property valued at lesXhXiU unX VI of 1904 ’ m ade
the other hand, optional ren'istotLs shd.LTl ■. f. 9 - 1 10 ?. c o“>P«lsorxly registrable. On
sale-deeds for mortoaces aitrihnf eil to il, L . a co| i 3I| ler ible declme. The tendency to substitute
Act. has been great y’accentootod Th “tro.luction of the Deccan Agriculturists’ Re ief
districts except East Khande h K' n isi, er6 j S a substantial increase i i the number of sales in all
tbe Act, ensuring L<r“o.'nRi,m !f a an t L4rkana - , How<:y<>r ’ the 'ecent amendments of
serious than it appears from The fio-urr- oa ® m P oral y 01 ^l agreements, make the situation less
less than in ITjf Xn Act V I ?? 10114 ™ W ?* r ^.wgistered was 30,000, or 3,600
property for less than I ve-ir was in torce and written leases of non-agric dtural
suspension of the Act was^balane^ ®® m P u,sori ^ ^straWe. The decline consequent on the-
B.japnr. The que 3 tlr o f I, T® by mcreasei in Koldba > Dbarwir aid
discussion. 1 3 a ^ ea *- 3 for less than 1 year compulsory is under