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A person shall be disqualified for being appointed as, and for continuing to be, a pujari,— (a) if he is an undischarged insolvent; (b) if he is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; (c) if he is interested either directly or indirectly in a subsisting lease or any property of, or contract made with, or any work being done for, the Shrine or is in arrears of any dues payable to the Shrine; (d) if he is appearing as a legal practitioner on behalf of or against the Shrine; (e) if he has been sentenced by a criminal court for an offence involving moral turpitude, and such sentence has not been reversed; Power to suspend, remove or dismiss. Disqualifications of pujaris. [1991 : Hr. Act 14 SHRI MATA MANASA DEVI SHRINE 163 (f) if he has acted adversely to the interest of the Shrine; (g) if he is an addict to intoxicating liquors or drugs; (h) if he has not completed twenty-one years of age; and (i) if he ceases to profess Hindu religion or persuation or to belong to the religious denomination to which the Shrine pertains.