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The [Tamil Nadu] Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1959

THE [TAMIL NADU] HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1959 THE 1 [TAMIL NADU] HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1959 1 [Act No. 22 of 1959] 2 [2nd December, 1959] PREAMBLE An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the administration and governance of Hindu Religious and Charitable Institutions and Endowments in the 3[State of Tamil Nadu]; WHEREAS it is expedient to amend and consolidate the law relating to the administration and governance of Hindu Religious and Charitable Institutions and Endowments in the 3[State of Tamil Nadu]; BE it enacted in the Tenth Year of the republic of India as follows:- ________________________ 1. These words were substituted for the word "Madras" by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1969, as amended by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws (Second Amendment) Order, 1969. 2. For the Statement of Objects and Reasons, See Fort St. George Gazette Extraordinary, dated the 13th April 1959, Part IV-A, page 213. This Act as amended by sub-section (2) of section 11 of the Tamil Nadu (Added Territories) Extension of Laws Act, 1962 (Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1962) was extended to the Added.....

The Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1951[1] Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1951

THE MADRAS HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1951[1] THE MADRAS HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1951 [1] MADRAS ACT No. XIX OF 1951 An Act to provide for the btter administration and governance of Hindu Religious and Charitable Institutions and Endowments in the State of Madras Whereas it is expedient to amend and consolidate the law relating to the administration and governance of Hindu religious and Charitable Institutions and Endowments in the State of Madras; It is hereby enacted as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent, application and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1951. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Madras and applies to all Hindu public religious institutions and endowments, including the Tirumalai Tirupati Devasthanams and the endowments thereof. Explanation.-In this sub-section, Hindu public religious institutions and endowments do not include Jain religious institutions and endowments. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Fort St. George Gazette appoint. 2. Power to.....

The Orissa Hindu Religious Endowments Act, 1951 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1951

THE ORISSA HINDU RELIGIOUS ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1951 THE ORISSA HINDU RELIGIOUS ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1951 [Published vide Orissa Act 11 of 1952. For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Orissa Gazette Ext./10-3-1951, p. 49; and for Report of Select Committee, see ibid, 17-9-1951, pp. 1-10, and for proceedings in the Assembly, see Proceedings of the Orissa Legislative Assembly, Vol. XIV, No. 23, pp. 8-11.] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the better administration and governance of Hindu religious institutions and endowments in the State of Orissa Whereas it is expedient to amend and consolidate the law relating the administration and governance of Hindu religious institutions and endowments in the State of Orissa; It is hereby enacted as follows: Section 1 - Short title, extent, application and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Orissa Hindu Religious Endowments Act, 1951. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Orissa and applies to all Hindu public religious institutions and endowments. Explanation I-In this sub-section Hindu public religious institutions and endowments do not include Jain or Buddhist public religious institutions and endowments but include Sikh.....

Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997 Chapter I

Title: Preliminary

State: Karnataka

Year: 1997

.....and religious education and teaching of philosophy; (e) observance of religious festivals; and (f) any other public religious purpose; (25) 'Rules' means the rules made under this Act; (26) 'Specific Endowment' means any property or money endowed for the performance of any specific service or charity in a Hindu religious institution or charitable institution or for the performance of any other charity. Explanation: Where a specific endowment attached to a charitable institution or a Hindu religious institution is situated partly within the State and partly outside the State, control shall be exercised in accordance with the provisions of this Act over the whole of the specific endowment provided the Charitable Institution or the Hindu religious institution is situated within the State; (27) 'Temple' means a place by whatever designation known, used as a place of public religious worship having separate existence and dedicated to or for the benefit of or used as of right by the Hindu community or any section thereof as a place of public religious worship and includes a Mandira, Samadhi, Brindavana, Gaddige, shrine, Sub-shrine, Utsava Mantapa, tank or other necessary.....

Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997 Chapter VI

Title: Notified Institutions

State: Karnataka

Year: 1997

.....(2), it is satisfied that the committee has; (a) failed to discharge the duties or perform the functions in accordance with the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder; or (b) disobeyed any lawful orders issued under the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder by the State Government or the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner; or (c) committed any malfeasance or misfeasance or is guilty of breach of trust or misappropriation in respect of the properties of the institution or endowment; (2) Where the prescribed authority proposes to take action under sub-section (1) it shall frame the charge against the Chairman and give him an opportunity of meeting such charge or testing the evidence adduced against the charge and of adducing evidence in favour of the Committee; and the order of dissolution shall state every charge framed against the Committee, explanation offered by the committee and the finding on such charge together with the reasons therefor. (3) Pending enquiry under sub-section (2) the prescribed authority may suspend the Committee and appoint an administrator in accordance with section 29. (4) Any person.....

Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997 Section 1

Title: Short Title, Extent, Commencement and Application

State: Karnataka

Year: 1997

(1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997. (2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Karnataka. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification appoint and different dates may be appointed for different classes of Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments. (4) It shall not apply,- (i) to a mutt or a temple attached, thereto ; (ii) to any Hindu Religious institution or charitable endowment founded, organised run or managed by Hindu Religious denomination. Explanation: For the purpose of this Act a mutt means a religious institution presided over by a person whose principal duty is to engage himself in the teaching and propagation of religion, teachings and philosophy of the denomination, sect or sampradaya to which the mutt belongs and in imparting religious instruction and training and rendering spiritual service or who exercises or claims to exercise spiritual headship over a body of disciples; and includes any place or places of religious worship, instruction or training which are pertinent to the institution.

Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997 Section 25

Title: Constitution of the Committee of Management

State: Karnataka

Year: 1997

.....class or classes of notified institutions. (2) (a) The prescribed authority shall while constituting the Committee of management under sub-section (1) have due regard to the religious denomination to which the institution or any section thereof belongs. (b) The procedure for appointment of members to the Committee of Management, verification of antecedents and other matters shall be such as may be prescribed. (c) No person shall be eligible to be appointed as a member in more than one Committee or Management, at one time. (3) The prescribed authority shall constitute the Committee or Management from among the devotees, donors and followers of the Hindu Relegious Institutions or as the case may be, the endowers and beneficieries of the Charitable Endowment in such manner that it consits of.-- (i) In the case of a temple the Pradhana Archaka or Archaka; (ii) atleast one member from among the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes; and (iii) of the other, atleast five of whom two are women, from among persons living in the vicinity of the temple : Provided that the State Government may relax the condition of clause (iii) in respect of any Notified.....

Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997 Chapter XI

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Karnataka

Year: 1997

.....for removing the difficulty. (3) The provisions made by any notification under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall have effect as if enacted in this Act and any such notification may be made so as to be retrospective to any date not earlier than the appointed day. Section 78 - Repeal and Savings (1) The following enactments, namely:- (a) The Religious Endowments Act, 1863 (Central Act XX of 1863); (b) The Charitable Endowments Act, 1890 (Central Act VI of 1890); (c) The Charitable and Religious Trusts Act, 1920 (Central Act No. XIV of 1920); shall not apply to the Charitable Endowments and Hindu Religious Institutions governed under this Act. (2) The following enactments namely:- (a) The Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950 (Bombay Act No. XXIX of 1950); (b) The Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1951 (Madras Act XIX of 1951); (c) The Coorg Temple Funds Management Regulation, 1892 (Regulation IV of 1892). (d) the Mysore Religious and Charitable Institutions Act, 1927 (Mysore Act VII of 1927); and (e) the Hyderabad Endowment Regulations, 1349F; (f) The Renuka Yellamma Devasthana (Administration) Act, 1974 (Karnataka Act 34 of.....

Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 Section 3

Title: Punishment for Enforcing Religious Disabilities

State: Central

Year: 1955

.....to the other persons professing the same religion1[***] or any section thereof, as such person, 3[shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term of not less than one month and not more than six months and also with fine which shall be not less than one hundred rupees and not more than five hundred rupees]. Explanation.-- For the purposes of this section and section 4 persons professing the Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina religion or persons professing the Hindu religion in any of its forms or developments including Virashaivas, Lingayats, Adivassis, followers of Brahmo, Prarthana, Arya Samaj and the Swaminarayan Sampraday shall be deemed to be Hindus. ________________________ 1 . The words "for belonging to the same religious denomination" omitted by Act 106 of 1976, section 5 (w.e.f. 19-11-1976). 2 . Inserted by Act 106 of 1976, section 5 (w.e.f 19-11-1976). 3 . Substituted by Act 106 of 1976, section 5, for certain words (w.e.f. 19-11-1976).

Constitution of India Article 26

Title: Freedom to Manage Religious Affairs

State: Central

Year: 1950

Subject to public order, morality and health, every religious denomination or any section thereof shall have the right (a) to establish and maintain institutions for religious and charitable purposes; (b) to manage its own affairs in matters of religion; (c) to own and acquire movable and immovable property; and (d) to administer such property in accordance with law.