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પાલીતાણા રાજ્ય સાથે થયેલા રખાપાના કરારો
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Durbar, is we beg strongly to represent altogether an incorrect procedure. Your Honour is the Tribunal to hear this matter between the Palitana Durbar and the Jain Community and both parties are it is submitted entitled to have direct access to the Tribunal. It is quite a novel thing for the Defendants to be told that they should obtain a copy of the plaint from the plaintiff and to submit their defence to the Tribunal through the plaintiff." (ચેાપડી નં. ૧૨, પૃ. ૨.૩)
૫૭. શેઠ આણુંજી કલ્યાણજીની પેઢીના જવાબમાં કાઠિયાવાડના પેાલિટિકલ એજન્ટ મિ. સી. સી. વેટસનના સેક્રેટરી કમિ. સી. એલ. કારફિલ્ડ તરફથી એ માગણીને નકારતા જે જવાબ આપવામાં આવ્યા હતા, તે નીચે મુજબ હતા—
"With reference to their petition dated the 5th November, 1925, on the above subject, Sheth Kasturbhai Manibhai and three others, Managing representatives of Sheth Anandji Kalianji, are informed that the Honourable the Agent to the Governor General has given careful consideration to their arguments and to the previous correspondence and he regrets he sees no reason to alter his view as to the correct procedure to be followed. According to this the Agent to the Governor General has asked the Palitana Darbar to supply the Firm of Sheth Anandji Kalianji with a copy of its representation and has directed the firm to submit their rejoinder through the Palitana Durbar. "
(ચાપડી નં. ૧૨, પૃ. ૯)
૫૮. શેઠ આણુંદજી કલ્યાણજીની પેઢીની તા. ૧૫–૧–૧૯૨૬ ની અરજીમાંની માગણીને પણુ નકારી કાઢતાં, કાઠિયાવાડના પેાલિટિકલ એજન્ટ મિ. સી. સી. વેટસનના સેક્રેટરી મિ. સી. એલ. કારફિલ્ડ તરફથી તા. ૧૯-૧-૧૯૨૬ના રાજ જે જવાબ આપવામાં આવ્યા હતા, તે નીચે મુજ્બ હતા—
"In reply to their representation dated the 15th January, 1926, Sheth Kasturbhai Manibhai and others, Managing representatives of Sheth Anandji Kalianji, Ahmedabad, are informed that the Honourable the Agent to the Governor General sees no reason to modify the order contained in his Memorandum No. P. 59, dated the 13th November, 1925, and regrets that he cannot
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