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Incorporation :– Notwithstanding anything in any other law for the time being in force or custom, usage or contract, Sanad, deed or engagement, the administration and the governance of the Temple and its endowments shall vest in a Committee called the Shri Jagannath Temple Managing Committee constituted as such by the State Government, and it shall have the rights and privileges in respect thereof as provided in Section 33. It shall be a body corporate, having perpetual succession and a common seal, and may, be the said name sue and be sued. CASE LAWS Sec. 5, 33 - Constitution of India - Art. 14 - Income-tax Act- sec: 10 (23BBA) - Endowments of temple - Vested in shri Jagannath Temple Managing Committee enjoying exemption from Income Tax under Sec. 10 (23 BBA) since 1962 - Withdrawal of exemption without giving opportunity of hearing to Committee - Illegal, since it involves civil consequences Revenue authorities did not merely stop by passing the said order, but in order to implement same, passed several other directions - Post decisional hearing becomes idle formality : Shri Jagannath Temple Managing Committee, Puri v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Bhubanewar and others : AIR 2008 Ori. 37 : 2007 (Supp.-II) OLR 973. 1[6. Constitution of the Committee :– (1) The Committee constituted under Section 5 shall consist of 18 members and shall be composed as follows : (a) the Raja of Puri who shall be the Chairman; (b) an officer not below the rank of Additional Chief Secretary, ex-officio member, who shall be the Working Chairman; (c) the Chief Administrator appointed under sub-section (1) of section 19, ex-officio members, who shall be the Secretary; (d) the Collector of the District of Puri - ex officio member; (e) the Commissioner of Endowments appointed under the Orissa Hindu Religious Endowments Act, 1951 - ex officio member; (f) the Additional Secretary, Law Department in-charge of Shri Jagannath Temple Administration, ex officio member; (g) the Superintendent of Police, Puri- ex officio member; (h) the Superindending Archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India, Bhubaneswar Circle, Bhubaneswar - ex officio member; (i) one person to be nominated by the State Government from among the persons entitled to sit on the Muktimandap-member; (j) Five persons to be nominated by the State Government from among the sevaks of the Temple members.