The Need for the Imam — Page 74
74 Objection case. Attached to file in the court of Mr. T. Dixon, Deputy Commissioner. Date of institution: 20th June, 1898. De- cided: 17th September, 1898. Basta No from Department: Case No. 55/46. Income Tax Objection filed by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, son of Ghulam Murtaza, caste Mughal, resident of Qadian, Tehsil Batala, District Gurdaspur. To The Deputy Commissioner, Gurdaspur Sir, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian was assessed this year to pay income tax to the amount of Rs. 187. 5. No tax has ever been imposed upon Mirza Ghulam Ahmad before. Since it was a new tax, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad filed objections in your court which were re- ferred to this department for inquiry. Before referring to the inquiry regarding the income tax, it would be appropriate to say something about Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, to find out who and of what status is the petitioner. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad belongs to an old and noble Mughal family which has been residing in the village of Qadian for a long time. His father, Mirza Ghulam Murtaza was a respectable landlord and the Chief of Qadian. On his death, he left an estate of quite size- able proportions, a part of which is still in the possession of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, and a part