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Institution is to be a religious one :– The Authorities are to be satisfied before taking any action under the provi- sions of the section prima facie that the institution is a religious one. 2004 (II) OLR 492, 99 (2005) CLT 117 ((Sri) Padmanav Giri Goswami Vs. Commis- sioner of Endowment and Others) 1[8-A. Delegation of Power by the Commissioner :– The Commissioner may transfer any appeal filed before him to 1[the Deputy Commissioner] for hearing and disposal and any appeal so transferred and disposed of by 4[the Deputy Commissioner] shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to have been disposed of by the Commissioner. 8-B. Power of authorities to act without initiating proceedings under Section 41 :– (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provision of this Act the Commissioner, 1[the Deputy Commissioner] and the Assistant Commissioners shall have power to take action under any of the provisions of this Act in respect of any institution, if on information received or otherwise, they are satisfied that such institution is a Religious institution within the meaning of this Act. (2) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that where any person disputes such action on the ground that the institution is not a Religious institution within the meaning of this Act, he may raise a dispute as provided in Section 41.]