( I) The provisions of this section ~hall apply to a rh1ruppuholdei entitled to Thiruppuvaram immedia tely before the appo111ted d 1y on condition of rendenng service to a religious or chan table m~tltution of a publir.: nature established and mamtained by a religiOus denomination or any ~ection thereof (hell'·· inafter referred to in this Act as the ~erv1ce-Thiruppuholder).
(2) For so long as the serv1cc-Tiuruppuholder renders the ~erv1rc, the institutiOn ~hall pay to the service-Tiuruppuho!der the annuit}' paid by the Government under section 4 in respect of that Thiruppuholder.
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(3) The prescribed officer, on a complaint made to him by the institution or any person interested that the service-Thiruppuholder has failed to render the service, may, after, such inquiry and after such notice to the service-Thiruppuholder and the complainant a~ may be prescribed, by order, declare-
(a) that the service-Thiruppuholder has failed to render the service and that the annuity payable to the mstitut10n or part thereo, in respect of that Thiruppuholder for the period subsequent to the failure shall be the absolute property of the imtitution ; or
(b) that the service-Thiruppuholder has not failed to render the service.
(4) Where a declaration ha~ been made under clause (a) of sub section ( 3), the institution shall be at liberty to make such arrangement as it thinks fit for the performance of the service.
( 5) Any person aggrieved by an order of the prescribed officer under sul:.-sect10n (3) may, within thirty days from the date of the order, prefer an appeal to the District Collector, and the Disttict Collector shall, after givmg the ithtitution, the service-Thiruppuholder and the appellant (where the institution or the service-Thiruppuholder is not the appellant) a reasonable opportunity of bemg heard and after "("" making such further enquiry as may be prescribed, pass such order on the appeal as he thinks fit.
Explanation.-For the purposes of this sectwn, (I) service~ Thiruppuholder includes his heirs;
( ti) non-performance of the service due to illness or other temporary disability shall not bl" deemed to be failure to render service, provided the service-Thiruppuholder makes alternative arrangements for rendering the ~ervice durmg the period of ~uch illness or of other temporary disabJ lity.