XXX XX XX X XX ARTICLE VII (1) The Ruler of each Covenanting State shall be entitled to the full ownership, use and enjoyment of all private proper ties (as distinct from State Properties) belonging to him on the date of his making over the Administration of the State to the Raj Pramukh in pursuance of the Covenant. (2) If any dispute arises as to whether any item of property is the private property of the Ruler or State property, it shall be referred to a judicial officer to be nominated by the Government of India, and the decision of that officer shall be final and binding on all parties concerned. ' ' 49 This Agreement of the year 1949 paved the way for the Cen tral Government appointing a Chief Commissioner as Head of the Administration of Vindhya Pradesh, followed by the Parliament making it a Part 'C ' State in the year 195 1, followed by the creation of the State of Madhya Pradesh in the year 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act.