Section 34: Board to appoint Administrative Officer for trust or endowment.

CHAPTER-V ADMINISTRATION OF TRUST AND ENDOWMENT (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Board may, if it is of the opinion that it is necessary so to do in the interests of trust or endowment, appoint an Administrative Officer, on whole time or parttime basis with salary or in honorary capacity, with such terms and conditions as may be specified therefor: Provided that the person to be chosen as Administrative Officer should be a person from Vanniyakula Kshatriya Community. (2) The Administrative Officer so appointed under sub-section (1) shall exercise such powers and discharge such duties pertaining to the administration of the property of trust or endowment for which he has been appointed and shall exercise those powers and discharge those duties under the direction, control and supervision of the Board. (3) The salaries and allowances of the Administrative Officer and his staff shall be fixed by the Board having due regard to the income of the trust or endowment and the nature of the duties of the Administrative Officer and his staff. (4) The salaries and allowances of the Administrative Officer and his staff shall be paid by the Board from its fund and if the trust or endowment generates any additional income due to the appointment of the Administrative Officer, the Board may claim reimbursement of the amount spent towards the salaries and allowances from the fund of the concerned trust or endowment. (5) The Board may, for sufficient reasons and after giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard to the Administrative Officer or a member of his staff, remove or dismiss the Administrative Officer, or a member of his staff from his post. (6) Any Administrative Officer or a member of his staff who is aggrieved by any order of removal or dismissal made under sub-section (5) may, within thirty days from the date of communication of the order, prefer an appeal against the order to the Court and the Court may, after considering such representation as the Board may make in the matter, and after giving a reasonable opportunity to the Administrative Officer or a member of his staff of being heard, confirm, modify or reverse the order.