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Ailenatwn of Devaswom propert1e~ -(1) No movable property of non- penshable nature whtch 1s m the possession of the CommJttee and the value of , whtch 1s more than ftve thousand rupees and no Jewellery sha11 be ~old, '. pledged or othcrw1se alienated unless tt 1s sanctioned by the CommtsSJOner as bemg necessary or beneficial to the Devaswom • (2) Any exchange, sale, mortgage or lease of any Immovable property belongmg to, gtven or endowed for the purposes of, the Devaswom shall be null and vo1d unless 1t 1s sanctioned by the Commissioner as bcmg necessary or beneficial to the Devaswom. (3) Before accordmg sanctton under sub-scctton ( l) or sub-sect10n (2). the Comm1sS10ner shall pubhsh the parttculars relatmg to the proposed transactten m such manner as may be prescnbed mvlt.mg objections and --: suggesttons w1th respect thereto and shall duly constdcr all obJcetlOns and suggest10ns recetved-from the Committee or other persons havmg mtcrcst m the Temple - ..- (4) The CommiSSioner, on accordmg sanct10n under sub-scct10n (I) or sub-sect10n. (2), may tmpose such conditiOns and gtve such d•rccttons as he may deem necessary regardmg the utlhzatlon of the amount ratscd by the transachon, the mvestment thereof, and, tn the case of a mortgage, regardmg the discharge of the same wtthm a reasonable penod (5) A copy of the order made by the Commissioner under th1s scct10n shall be commumcated to the Government and to the Commtttce and shall be published m such manner as may be prescnbcd (6) The Committee may, wtthm three months from the date of rece1pt of the copy of order, and any person havmg mtcrest m the temple, may, w1thm three months from the date of pubhcat10n of the order, institute a su1t 111 the Court to mod1fy the order or to set as1de 1t (7) Notwlthstandmg anythmg con tamed m sub-sectton ( l ), no antiQUity belongmg to the Devaswom shall be sold, pledged or otherwtse alienated Explanatzon -For the purpose of this sub-sectiOn "anttqUJty" shall have the same meanmg as m the AntiqUities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 (Central Act 52 of 1972)