NEA Act 50Chapter VI · Assets and Liabilities
Section 50 · Property, assets, rights, liabilities, obligations, etc., of the States of Manipur and Tripura
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(1) All such property and assets within the Union territory of Manipur or of Tripura as are held
immediately before the appointed day by the Union for purposes of governance of that Union territory
shall, on and from that day, pass to the State of Manipur or of Tripura, as the case may be, unless the
purposes for which such property and assets are so held are Union purposes:
Provided that the cash balance in the treasuries in the Union territory of Manipur or of Tripura before the appointed day shall, as from that day, vest in the State of Manipur or of Tripura, as the case may be.
(2) All rights, liabilities and obligations (other than those relatable to, or in connection with, a Union purpose), whether arising out of any contract or otherwise, which are, immediately before the appointed day,—
(a) the rights liabilities and obligations of the Central Government arising out of, or in connection with, the governance of the Union territory of Manipur or of Tripura; or
(b) the rights, liabilities and obligations of the Administrator of the Union territory of Manipur or of Tripura in his capacity as such or of the Government of the Union territory of Manipur or of Tripura,
shall, on and from the appointed day, be the rights, liabilities and obligations of the Government of the State of Manipur or of Tripura, as the case may be.
(3) The right to recover arrears of—
(a) any tax or duty being a tax or duty enumerated in the state List in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution, or
(b) any duty referred to in article 268, or
(c) any tax under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (74 of 1956),
which having fallen due in the Union territory of Manipur or of Tripura immediately before the appointed day shall, on and from that day, pass to the State of Manipur or of Tripura, as the case may be.
(4) The provisions of this section shall not apply to or in relation to,—
(a) any institution, undertaking or project the expenditure in relation to which is, immediately before the appointed day, met from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India;
(b) any property which has been placed by the Union at the disposal of the administration of the Union territory of Manipur or of Tripura subject to the condition that the ownership thereof will continue to vest in the Union.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this section,—
(a) “liability” includes liability in respect of any civil deposit, local fund deposit, charitable or other endowment, provident fund account, pension or actionable wrong;
(b) “Union purposes” mean the purposes of Government relatable to any of the matters mentioned in the Union List in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution.
Provided that the cash balance in the treasuries in the Union territory of Manipur or of Tripura before the appointed day shall, as from that day, vest in the State of Manipur or of Tripura, as the case may be.
(2) All rights, liabilities and obligations (other than those relatable to, or in connection with, a Union purpose), whether arising out of any contract or otherwise, which are, immediately before the appointed day,—
(a) the rights liabilities and obligations of the Central Government arising out of, or in connection with, the governance of the Union territory of Manipur or of Tripura; or
(b) the rights, liabilities and obligations of the Administrator of the Union territory of Manipur or of Tripura in his capacity as such or of the Government of the Union territory of Manipur or of Tripura,
shall, on and from the appointed day, be the rights, liabilities and obligations of the Government of the State of Manipur or of Tripura, as the case may be.
(3) The right to recover arrears of—
(a) any tax or duty being a tax or duty enumerated in the state List in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution, or
(b) any duty referred to in article 268, or
(c) any tax under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (74 of 1956),
which having fallen due in the Union territory of Manipur or of Tripura immediately before the appointed day shall, on and from that day, pass to the State of Manipur or of Tripura, as the case may be.
(4) The provisions of this section shall not apply to or in relation to,—
(a) any institution, undertaking or project the expenditure in relation to which is, immediately before the appointed day, met from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India;
(b) any property which has been placed by the Union at the disposal of the administration of the Union territory of Manipur or of Tripura subject to the condition that the ownership thereof will continue to vest in the Union.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this section,—
(a) “liability” includes liability in respect of any civil deposit, local fund deposit, charitable or other endowment, provident fund account, pension or actionable wrong;
(b) “Union purposes” mean the purposes of Government relatable to any of the matters mentioned in the Union List in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution.
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