Legal and Political Documents Collection

Sub title : Cotton Pod Contract Dispute and Communal Speech Case

Subject: Civil suit | Agency liability | Kabala contract | Crown Representative appeal | Resident Punjab States judgment

Date of publication: 1937

Language: English

Page: 118 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28417

Keyword: Khairpur High Court -- Kabala -- Cotton pods -- Brokerage -- Agency -- Crown Representative | Resident Punjab States -- Section 153A IPC -- Defence of India Rules | Amroati riots -- Sudique Ali Khan -- British foreign policy

Abstract: A collection of colonial-era documents covering a cotton pod contract dispute in Khairpur State and the defence of Sudique Ali Khan against charges under Section 153A IPC. The materials highlight contested contracts, appeals across judicial levels, and political speeches addressing Hindu-Muslim unity. They also reflect British wartime diplomacy and its impact on local politics.

Description: This archival set contains handwritten notes, petitions, translations of exhibits (Kabala and receipts), court judgments, and defence statements. The civil case documents trace the progression from a dismissed suit in 1937 to appeals and reversals through 1938, centering on agency liability and the authenticity of the Kabala contract. The political case documents (1941) record Sudique Ali Khan’s defence against charges of inciting communal discord, emphasizing unity, condemning Hindu Sabha activities, and protesting British actions in Iran and Afghanistan. Together, the collection illustrates colonial judicial practices, commercial disputes, and political discourse in pre-independence India. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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