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Regulations.-~ l) The Committee may, subject to the approval of the Government, make regulatiOns not tnconsJstent w1th the provisiOns of this Act and the rules made thereunder !n provide for the manner m which the duties Imposed on 1t under this Act and Its functwns thereunder shall be dis- charged {2) In particular, and without prejudice to the gene- rality of the foregomg power, such regulatwns may provide f,,r- (a) the conditiOns of serv1ce of the officers and• em- ;Jloyees of the Devaswom, I ~ I _, 37 (b) the observance of the ntes and ceremomes and other usages m the Temple and the temples subordmate thereto, (c) any other matter for whtch regulatwns are reqUir- rd to be made for the purposes of thts Act 28 Committee to be in possession of the Devaswom pro- pcrhes.-(1) The Commtttee shall be entitled to take and be m possesswn of all movable and tmmovable properties mclud- mg .1ewellenes, records, documents and other assets belongmg to the Devaswom (2) Notw1vhstandmg anythmg contamed 10 sub-sectwn (1), pendmg const1tut10n of the CommtLtee, the Admtmstrator shall be entttled to ta\e and be m possesston of all the pro- pertieS referred to 10 that sub-sectwn. (3) If m obtammg such possessiOn. the Commtttee or any person authonsed m thts behalf by the Commtttee or the Adm1mstrator IS res1sted or obstructed by any one. the Com- .nJttee or the Adm101strator as the case may be. may make u requtsthon m the prescnbed form to the Collector of the dtstnct 10 which any such property ts situate to deliver pos- sessiOn thereof to the Commtttee or the Admtmstrator, as the case may be (4) Where a requiSition IS made to the Collector under <:ub-sectron (3), the Collector shall hold a summary 10qu1ry :.110 the facts of the case and 1f satisfied that the resistance or obstructiOn was w1thout any JUSt cause. shall comply With the satd requiSitiOn, and 10 exerc1s10g the powers under thts sectron, the Collector may use such force as may be necessary. (5) Every person authonsed by the Committee or act10g under 1ts 10structwns 10 pursuance of thts sectwn or the <\dm10tstrator shall be deemed to be a public servant wtthm the mean10g of sectron 21 of the Indian Penal Code (Central Act 45 of 1860) (6) Nothmg conta10ed m th1s section shall bar the instJtutwn of a sutt by any person aggrieved by an order nade thereunder for estabhsh10g hts title to the property 2Q Protection of action taken in good faith.-No SUit, ;;rosecutwn or other legal proceedmg shall he agamst the Govirnment or the CL'mmtsswner or the Comm1ttee or :~nv ~.r.ember thereof or the Admmtstrator or any other person acting under the mstructwns of the CommJttee or authoiJsed by It, for anythmg which IS m good faith done or mtended to be done under th1s Act or the rules made thereunder. 30 Public officers to furnish copies of or extracts trom certain documents.-All public officers havmg custody of any record, register, report or other document relatmg to the Devaswom shall furnish such copies of or extracts irom the ~arne as may be reqmred by the Administrator