The Shri Govindaji Temple Act, 1972
manipur · 1972
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- S. 1(1) This Act may be called the Shri Govindaji Temple ‘31; Act, 1972
- S. 2Section 2 defines key terms used in the Shri Govindaji Temple Act, 1972, including Board, Deputy Commissioner, Endowment, Executive Officer, and Temple.
- S. 3Section 3 vests administration and governance of the Temple and its fund in the Shri Govindaji Temple Board, with ownership of the fund in the deity.
- S. 4(1;) The Shri Govindaji Temple Board shall be constituted by a President, and ex—oflicio member and nine other membrs
- S. 5(1) The Board shall be a body corporate
- S. 6Section 6 disqualifies individuals from serving on the Temple Board if they meet any of several specified conditions, including holding profit-related positions or being of unsound mind.
- S. 7Section 7 details the term of office for Board members, allowing extensions and automatic resignation upon certain events.
- S. 8(1) The President may at any time, by writing under “*fi‘ hiisfl hand addressed to the State Government, resign his L 0 c
- S. 9Section 9 allows the State Government to suspend or remove temple board officials for misconduct, legal conflicts, or absence.
- S. 11A ‘person who holds, or who has held, office as the
- S. 12The section allows the State Government to dissolve and reconstitute the temple board and appoint a temporary manager if deemed necessary.
- S. 13(1) The Oflice of the Board shall be at Imphal
- S. 15Section 15 outlines the functions of the Board for managing the temple, including fund custody, worship facilities, construction, religious instruction, medical relief, staff payment, and fund raising.
- S. 16Section 16 mandates the Board's members' joint liability for Temple fund mismanagement, with specific compensation suits for individual willful acts.
- S. 18Section 18 mandates the Board to manage specific temple endowments for designated services, with borrowing or lending needing state government approval.
- S. 19Casual vacancies in the office
- S. 20No part of the Temple ‘f‘und shall be transferred without the previous sanction of the State Government
- S. 21(1) The State Government shall, on the enforcement Ex' of this Act, appoint a person possessing the prescribed qualificat
- S. 22Section 22 of The Shri Govindaji Temple Act, 1972, outlines the Board's authority to determine staff, appoint personnel, and manage their duties and pay from the Temple fund.
- S. 24Section 24 deems board members and officials acting under the Act as public servants under the Indian Penal Code.
- S. 25(1) The State Government shall every year appoint an auditor to audit the accounts ofthe Temple fund
- S. 26(1) The Board
- S. 27Section 27 mandates the Board to submit annual reports on the Temple's affairs to the State Government and allows the State Government to issue directions and inspect Temple-related records.
- S. 31If in obtaining possession of any property which -_ forms the Temple fund or- part of it- the Beard is resisted or obstr
- S. 32Section 32 empowers the State Government to make rules for the Board's administration, including officer qualifications, allowances, and reporting.
- S. 35Section 35 allows the State Government to issue necessary directions to resolve any difficulties in implementing the Act.
- S. 36No suit or proceeding shall lie in any Court against 13“ ‘36;ng the State Government for anything done or purported to ?