Baba Budan Archives · Government / Muzrai Proceedings

1912–1914 — Government Enquiry into Complaints Concerning the Administration of Baba Budan Dargah

Archive ID: BD-MUZ-1912/14-01 | Source: General and Revenue Secretariat, Muzrai File No. 662 of 1912 (105-page digitized file)

This file preserves petitions, departmental correspondence and enquiries relating to complaints about the administration of Baba Budan Dargah at Attigundi in Kadur District. The selected facsimiles below document how the allegations were raised and considered by government officers during 1912–1914.

Historical significance

The papers include memorials and allegations concerning institutional expenditure, accommodation for pilgrims, account keeping and Inam revenues. They also contain reports from the Chikmagalur Amildar and the Deputy Commissioner of Kadur District. The Deputy Commissioner’s report dated 9 December 1913 characterizes the complaints as frivolous, while the Amildar’s enquiry records observations and proposed administrative checks.

Editorial caution: Complaints in a petition are allegations, not established facts. Official reports are attributed to their authors and do not independently establish the truth of every historical assertion. This page reproduces selected images from a longer 105-page file; it is not a full diplomatic transcription or a definitive statement of legal ownership.

Selected original document scans

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 1: Original General and Revenue Secretariat file cover — **PDF page 1.** Original General and Revenue Secretariat file cover.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 2: File subject and complaint identification — **PDF page 2.** File subject and complaint identification.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 3: Secretariat notes and petition summary — **PDF page 3.** Secretariat notes and petition summary.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 25: Submission for consideration by His Highness — **PDF page 25.** Submission for consideration by His Highness.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 27: Submission memorandum — **PDF page 27.** Submission memorandum.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 28: Final note by the First Member of Council — **PDF page 28.** Final note by the First Member of Council.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 40: Memorial addressed to the Dewan — **PDF page 40.** Memorial addressed to the Dewan.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 41: Allegations recorded in the memorial — **PDF page 41.** Allegations recorded in the memorial.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 43: Petitioners’ allegations concerning accounts — **PDF page 43.** Petitioners’ allegations concerning accounts.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 44: Petitioners’ allegations concerning land and institutional management — **PDF page 44.** Petitioners’ allegations concerning land and institutional management.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 47: Petitioners’ request for administrative intervention — **PDF page 47.** Petitioners’ request for administrative intervention.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 48: Memorial signatures — **PDF page 48.** Memorial signatures.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 54: Deputy Commissioner’s report cover, 9 December 1913 — **PDF page 54.** Deputy Commissioner’s report cover, 9 December 1913.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 55: Deputy Commissioner’s official report — **PDF page 55.** Deputy Commissioner’s official report.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 56: Deputy Commissioner’s assessment of allegations — **PDF page 56.** Deputy Commissioner’s assessment of allegations.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 58: Amildar’s enquiry report, August 1913 — **PDF page 58.** Amildar’s enquiry report, August 1913.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 59: Local enquiry and pilgrim observations — **PDF page 59.** Local enquiry and pilgrim observations.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 60: Accounts and proposed checking arrangements — **PDF page 60.** Accounts and proposed checking arrangements.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 61: Internal management and funds — **PDF page 61.** Internal management and funds.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 62: Observations concerning buildings and the institution — **PDF page 62.** Observations concerning buildings and the institution.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 63: Amildar’s conclusions about Inam income — **PDF page 63.** Amildar’s conclusions about Inam income.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 64: Endorsement of enquiry report — **PDF page 64.** Endorsement of enquiry report.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 65: Supplementary Amildar report, December 1913 — **PDF page 65.** Supplementary Amildar report, December 1913.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 66: Allegations concerning funds and official response — **PDF page 66.** Allegations concerning funds and official response.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 67: Observations concerning lodging and accounts — **PDF page 67.** Observations concerning lodging and accounts.

Muzrai File 662 of 1912, PDF page 68: Response regarding agent and customary observances — **PDF page 68.** Response regarding agent and customary observances.

Source and method

Source file: 1912–1914 — Complaint against Sajjada of Baba Budan Darga — Muzrai File 662. Page numbers refer to the 105-page digitized PDF, not necessarily the original folio numbers. The facsimiles are reproduced as historical source material and should be read with attention to their documentary context.