DISPUTE OVER DUTIES
CASE FOUGHT FOR YEARS RANJITSINHJI VINDICATED. LONDON, May 24 ;- Even in death the late Prmce Raujitsiuhji, Maharajah of Nanwanagar, won a fight. For years he had battled with the Government of India over the imposition of duty, involving over £1,000,000. The ‘ Daily Mail ’ states that Lord Dunedin, who was appointed arbitrator in the dispute, has pronounced definitely in favour of the late maharajah. Prince., Raujitsinhji had protested against the Indian Government imposing duty on goods shipped from his ports to* British India. He had fought the case from 1927 until his death in 1933, spending many thousands of pounds. He held that an impartial decision could not be given by the Indian Government, and just before his death he learned that his efforts to have the case tried in England had been successful. , Lord Dunedin found that the Government’s action in demanding Customs dues was inconsistent with its undertaking, and, therefore, the maharajah had just cause for complaint.
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Evening Star, Issue 21743, 11 June 1934, Page 9
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161DISPUTE OVER DUTIES Evening Star, Issue 21743, 11 June 1934, Page 9
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