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Penalty for offences in connection with encroachment - (1) Any person who, on or after the commencement of this Act continues to be in occupation, otherwise than by lawful possession, of a land belonging to a charitable or religious institution or endowment shall be guilty of an offence under this Act. (2) Whoever contravences the provisions of sub-section (1), shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees. (3) No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under sub-section (2) except on the complaint in writing of the Commissioner. (4) No offence punishable under sub-section (2), shall be inquired into or tried by any court inferior to that of a Magistrate of the First Class. CHAPTER -XII ENQUIRIES 1 [87. Power of Endowments Tribunal to decide certain disputes and matters - (1) The Endowments Tribunal having jurisdiction shall have the power, after giving notice in the prescribed manner to the person concerned, to enquire into and decide any dispute as to the question- (a) whether an institution or endowment is a charitable institution or endowment; (b) whether an institution or endowment is a religious institution or endowment; (c) whether any property is an endowment, if so whether it is a charitable endowment or a religious endowment; (d) whether any property is a specific endowment; (e) whether any person is entitled by custom or otherwise to any honour, emoluments or perquisites in any charitable or religious institution or endowment and what the established usage of such institution or endowment is in regard to any other matter; (f) whether any institution or endowment is wholly or partly of a secular or religious character and whether any property is given wholly or partly for secular or religious uses; or (g) where any property or money has been given for the support of an institution or endowment which is partly of a secular character and partly of religious character or the performance of any service or charity connected with such institution or endowment or the performance of a charity which is partly of a secular character and partly of a religious character or where any property or money given is appropriated partly to secular uses and partly to religious uses, as to what portion of such property or money shall be allocated to secular or religious uses. (h) Whether a person is a founder or a member from the family of the founder of an Institution or Endowment.