(1) Notwith tanding anything contained in the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious a d Charita 1 le Endowments Act, 1959 (hereinafter referred to in this Act as the 1959 Act), every non-hereditary trustee of every religious institutio~l appointed under any of the provisions of the (1959 Act and holding office as such on the 26th day of June 1996 shall cease to hold such office on such date.
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(2) On and from the 26th day of June 1996, the functions of the Board of Trustees or ofthe trusteesas the case may be!of any religious institution shall, until the vacancy is filled up in accordance w~t hi be provfsions of the 1959 Act, be performed-
(a) by the hereditary titrstt5C or trdstees, ifany, of such institution, and (b, :'there is no hereditary trustee of such institution, by the executive - ofF -1 or if the Government so direct , by a fit person, who shall be an &cer .of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments , Administration Department, not below the rank of Inspector, appointed by the Commissioner or by a tly officer not below the rank of Assistant Commissioner, a~lthorised by the Commissioner in this behalf. J -': s* ':
(3) N0twithstandin.g anything cont:! ined in the 1959 Act ,--
(a) pny [ton- hereditary trustee wl~o ceases to be such no~--hereditary .trt~slee t~ndcr sub-wctio~. ( I ) , sh211 handover, withill ? period ofien days from t:,e 26t h C:ly of June 1995, cr within such furliier liinc :.s may bc gra r.tcc! by tile Colnmissio;ler, any records, accourts and properties of the religious i nstitutiol: s, which are il-, (-,i have coin€ into, his possession or con1 rol, to 1 hc hereditary -trustee, executive officer or t11c fit person, asiiie Ca\e may be, referred tc in SL-b-section (2);
(b) if any such non-hereditary trbstee fails to co~~iply withthe provis ,on j -~fc l~ i \e (a), ht- shall, GP conviction by J ivletropoli! ar, M~girtrate or a Judicial ;\/I?.gistrate of the f i t st cl?ss,be punish?bly with imp~i~sonn~ent fora term wl~ich may extend to three y;ars, or with fiae whlch may exfend to five thousend rupees or with both;
(c) the Magistrate raterred to 4~ clause (b), may, pending the coqclusion of the trial, gppbint a Receivbi to..take ,passlassion of tha records, aaaountq and propetties of' the religious institution from suah non-hereditary trustees a d the remuaeration, if any, paid to the Receiver asd other expensas illourred by him shall be paid out of the inaome of the religious institution conaernad .
Plllf9g.W a f 3. Notwitbstandirtg anything 00ntainctd in Seation 63 of tba Tamil Nadu Hindu Tamil e m of Religious and Oharitable Endowments (Amendment) Aat, 1991, any misting ,qa 46 a 0- of vaaasay and every vaaasay ooourring in the offiae of nowhereditary trustm ullder mpwprvr seotion 2, shall be filled up in awo e wit4 the provisions qf the v58 qy 4 -f-G a miod of one year horn the ah%% hm 1996 or within &b& @$!' 'JIoI~' mt dog air mont41 as tba Sbatd Government mav, by notifhation, epeaify in t b i s b d J a ' 113 - - - -- - --------7.