(1) The Commissioner, the Additional Commissioner, a Regional Joint Commissioner, a Deputy Commissioner, an Assistant Commissioner and every other person, exercising powers or performing the functions under this Act, shall not interfere with and shall observe the forms, usages, ceremonies and practices obtaining in and appropriate to the religious institution or endowment in respect of which such powers are exercised or functions are performed and in the case of a math, act in conformity with the rules, practices, usages or customs of the math in his dealings with the head of the math.
(2) The Commissioner, shall subject to such directions as the Government may give from time to time, prepare a code of conduct for the trustees, archakas and other office holders, servants and employees and for the persons visiting, worshipping at or resorting to a religious institution or endowment and different codes may be prepared in relation to different classes of institutions or endowments.
(3) Any person violating the code of conduct of prepared shall be liable to be evicted from the premises of the institution or endowment.
Commissioner etc., to observe appropriate forms, usages and practices.
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CHAPTER-III.
ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CHARITABLE AND HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND ENDOWMENTS.
14. All properties belonging to or given or endowed to a Charitable or religions institution or endowment shall, vest in the charitable or religious institution or endowment, as the case may be.
23[15. In respect of a Charitable or Religious Institution or Endowment:-
(1) Included in the list published under clause (a) of section 6, where the income for the institution exceeds Rupees one crore per annum, the Government shall constitute a Board of Trustees consisting of 24[fourteen] persons appointed by them; where the income of the institution is between Rs. 25 lakhs to Rupees one crore per annum, the Dharmika Parishad shall constitute a Board of Trustees consisting of 24[fourteen] persons.
(2) Where the income of the institution is between Rs. 2.00 lakhs to Rs.25 lakhs per annum, the Commissioner shall appoint a Board of Trustees consisting of 24[Seven] persons and where the income of the institutions is less than Rs. 2.00 lakhs per annum, the Deputy Commissioner concerned may constitute a Board of Trustees consisting of 24[five] persons in respect of each such temple keeping in view the traditions, sampradayams and wishes of the devotees:
Provided that the Deputy Commissioner may either in the interest of the institution or endowment or any other
23. Substituted by Act No.33 of 2007.
24. Substituted by Act No.15 of 2016.
Vesting of all properties in the institution or endowment.
Appointment of Board of Trustees [Act No. 30 of 1987] 21 sufficient cause or for reasons to be recorded in writing appoint a single trustee instead of a Board of Trustees:
Provided further that in the case of a religious institution, the Archaka or where there is more than one Archaka, the Pradhana Archaka thereof shall be an ex-officio member of the Trust Board notwithstanding clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 19:
Provided also that where the Board of Trustees is not constituted for any reason, the recognised Founder or Member of the Founder‘s Family shall discharge the functions of the Board of Trustees till a new Board of Trustees is constituted:
Provided also that where there is no Executive Officer or Founder Family member to any institution or where the Government or the authority competent to constitute a Trust Board has not constituted the Trust Board within the period specified under this sub-section, the Commissioner shall make such arrangement as he deems fit to look after the affairs of the institution during the interregnum period between the date of expiry of the terms of the Trust Board and constitution of the new Trust Board:
Provided also that one of the members of the Board of Trustees shall be a prominent donor with a long, track record of Philanthropy and support to Hindu Religious Institutions.]
16. Notwithstanding any compromise or agreement entered into or scheme framed, or judgement, decree, or order passed by any court, tribunal or other authority or in a deed or other document prior to the commencement of this Act and in force on such commencement, the rights of a person for the office of the hereditary trustee or mutawali or Abolition of hereditary trustees.
22 [Act No. 30 of 1987] dharmakarta or muntazim or by whatever name it is called shall stand abolished on such commencement.