Bare ActsThe JAMMU AND KASHMIR SHRI MATA SUKHRALA DEVI JI SHRINE AND SHRI MATA BALA SUNDARI SHRINE ACT, 2013

Section 21

Rights of Purohits and other persons.

Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.

(1) All rights of the Purohits and other right holders of the Chadawa shall stand extinguished from the date of commencement of the Act : Provided that the Government may appoint a Tribunal, which after giving personal hearing to the Purohits and other rights holders of the Chadawa and the representatives of the Board, shall recommend compensation to be paid by the Board in lieu of the extinction of their rights. While making its recommendations to the Board, the Tribunal shall have due regard to the income, which the rights holders had been deriving before the date of commencement of the Act. The Board shall examine the recommendations forwarded to it by the Tribunal and take such decision, as it may deem appropriate. (2) The decision of the Board shall be final : Provided further that where a rights holder surrenders his right to compensation and offers himself for employment to the Board, the Board shall cause his suitability for such employment to be adjudged and may offer him employment in case he is found suitable by the Selection Committee to be appointed for the purpose by the Board subject to the rights holder giving an undertaking to abide by the administrative and disciplinary control of the Board in accordance with the bye-laws framed by the Board.