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Llmltatwn of power for borrowmg and /endzng - (1) The Committee shall have no power to borrow money from, or to lend money to, any person unless It 1s sanctiOned by the Commtsswner as bemg necessary or beneficial to the Devaswom 38 (2) The Commtsswner shall not refuse sanctwn under sub-sectwn (I) unless the Commtttee has been gtven an opportumty for makmg representation agamst such refusal (3) Where sanction ts refused under sub-section ( 1 ), the Commtttee may, wrthtn three months from the date of recerpt of the deczsron of the Commtsstoner, mstttute a sutt m the court to set astde that dcctston 13 Admzmstratzon report --{1) The Comnuttee shall annually submtt to the Commtsstoner a report on the admtmstratton of the affatrs of the Devaswom at such ttme as may be prescnbed, and such report shall be forthwtth pubhshed by the Conumttee m the prescnbed manner. (2) The Commtsstoner shaq submn a copy of the report prepared and r published under sub-sectwn ( 1 ), to the Government and the Government may lay ~ the report before the Legtslattve Assembly as soon as posstble. CHAPTER Ill ADMINISTRATION AND ESTABLISHMENT 14 Appozntment of Admmzstrator.-( 1) The Commtttee shall appomt an offtcer of Government not below the rank of Under Secretary or Deputy Collector to be the Admtmstrator for the Devaswom, from among a panel of . names fumtshed by the Government (2) No person shall be appomted under sub-sectiOn (1) unless he professes the Hmdu Rehgton and behcve!> 111 temple worshtp (3) The Admmtstrator appomted under the Koodalmamckam Devaswom Act, 1971 (7 of 1971) and holdmg office at the commencement of thts Act, shall, untll the appomtment of an Admmtstrator under sub-sectton ( 1) or tlll the exptry of a penod of three months from such commencement, whtchevcr ts earher, be deemed to be the Admmtstrator appomted under sub-sectton ( 1) 15 CondllzQns of serv1ce of Admmz~trator-( 1) The admtmstrator shall be a full-ttme offtcer of the Devaswom and shall not undertake any work not connected wtth h~s office wtthout the penntsston of the Commtttee (2) The Admmtstrator shall be patd out of the funds of the Devaswom ... ~ such salary and allowances as the Government may wtth the concurrence of the Conumttee fix m tlus behalf I ____________________________ __j 39 (3) There shall be levied a contnbution from the fund of the Dcvaswom towards leave allowances, penston and provident fund of the Admnustrator to the extent requrred by the rules for the ttme bemg m force {4) The Government shall wtthdraw the Admm1stra&or from hts office If a resolution recommendmg such wtthdrawal ts passed by a maJonty of not less than two-thtrds of the total membersh1p of the Committee. (5) Subject to the provtstons of sub-sccttons (1 ), (2), (3) and (4), the condtttOns of service of the Admtmstrator shall be such as may be determmcd by the Commtttee by regulations made m th1s behalf '-~:. 16 Holdmg Addllwnal charge of the offtce of the Adnunzstrator - (I) Notwtthstandmg the provtstons ·cdntamed m sect tons 14 and 1 S, 1t shall be competent for the Govenunent to appomt an officer of the Government not below the rank of Under Secretary or Deputy Collector to be m addttsonal charge of the office of the Admtmstrator, pendmg appoantment of the Admtmstrator under sectiOn 14 or when the office 1s temporanly vacant· ' Provtded that the penod of such addlttonal charge shall not exceed three months (2) No person shall be appomtcd under sub-sect10n ( 1) unless he professes Hmdu Rehg10n and believes m temple worship. (3) An Officer appomted to be m addtttonal charge of the office of the Admtmstrator, under sub-sectton (1) shall be patd such allowances as the Government may fix. m tlus behalf. 17 Powers and dutzes of AdmmJstrator -( 1} The Admtmstrator shall be the Secretary to the Committee and Its Cluef Execultve Officer and shall, subject to the control of the Commtttee, have powers to carry out Its dectstons m accordance wtth the prov!c;tons of th1s Act (2) The Admmtstrator shall arrange for the proper collection and credtt of the offenngs made m the temple. (3) The Admantstrator shall have power to mcur expenditure not exceedmg five thousand rupees to meet unforseen contmgenc1es dunng the mterval between two meetmgs of the Commtttee. 18 Estabhshment schedule -(1) The Admmtstrator may, as soon as may be after the commencement of thts Act, prepare and subrmt to the Committee a · -:r· schedule settmg forth ·the duttes, des1gnat10ns and grades of the officers and employees .who may m h1c; optmon constitute the establtshmcnt of the temple, and together wtth hts proposals w1th regard to the salary and allowances payable to them 40 (2) The Committee shall forward the schedule submttted to 1t under sub-section ( 1) With Its recommendatiOns thereon to the CommJsswner for approval · (3) The Comrmss10ner shall, after cons1denng the recommendations of the Committee, approve schedule, eather w1th or w1thout mod1ficat10ns as he deems necessary, and thereupon the schedule as approved by the CommiSSioner shall come into force (4) No change shall be effected m the schedule except with the approval of the Commtsstoner. (5) SubJect to the exceptions as the Corrumttee may, by general or spec1al order, d1rect, the officers and employees of the Devaswom m the servtce of the Devaswom Immedtately before the commencement of thts Act shall contmue as such, and the condtttons of their serv1ce shall be such as may be detenmned by regulat10ns made under this Act. (6) A person who does not profess the Hmdu Rehgton or beheve m temple worshtp shall be d1squahf1ed for bemg appomted as, or for bemg, an officer or employee of the Devaswom 19 Appomtment of officers and employees-{ 1) Appomtrnent of all officers and other employees of the Devaswom shall be made by the Committee (2) Ten per cent of the paste; tn each grade of the officers and other employees of the Devaswom m the entry cadre shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tnbes, of whtch one fifth shall be reserved for the Scheduled Tnbes. (3) SelectiOn of officers and other employees of the Devaswom may be made by sub-comm1ttees constituted by the Commtttee from among 1ts members· Prov1ded that selection of employees to be m charge of the ntuals and other ceremomes of the Temple shall not be made by any sub-comm1ttee of which the Thantn of the Temple ts not a member. ( 4) Subject to the provsstons of sub-sect10ns ( l ), (2) and (3) the procedure for the selectton and appointment of officers and other employees of the ~evaswom shall be determmed by the Committee 10 accordance with the regulations made 10 thts behalf