The Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997

Preamble

GOVER RNMENT OF KARNATA THE HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1997 Arrangement of Sections Statement of Objects and Reasons Sections : CHAPTER - I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title extent commencement and application 2. Definitions CHAPTER - II APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONER, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ETC., 3. Commissioner 4. Deputy Commissioners and Assistant Commissioner 5. Subordinate Officers 6. Commissioner and other officers to be Government servants 7. Commissioner, etc. to be Hindu 8. Delegation of powers nmial odt CHAPTER - III ARCHAKAS AND TEMPLE SERVANTS 9. Appointment of Archakas 10. Qualifications for Archakas 10A. Disqualification of Archaks 11. Archakas to be on the Committee of Management 12. Emoluments and Service Conditions of Archakas 13. Register of Temple servants 14. Pattern of Temple Servants to be determined by rules 15. Salary and Service Conditions of Temple servants 16. Mis-conduct and Penalty CHAPTER - IV COMMON POOL FUND 17. Creation of Common Pool Fund 18. Transfers to Common Pool Fund 19. Administration of Common Pool Fund ERNMENT OF KARNATA CHAPTER - V ADVISORY COMMITTEE 20. Rajya Dharmika Parishat 20A. The powers and functions of the Rajya Dharmika Parishat 21. Zilla Dharmika Parishat 21A. Powers and functions of the Zilla Dharmika Parishat 21B. Qualification and disqualification of the members of the Dharmika Parishats 21C.Removal and disqualification of the members of the Rajya Dharmika Parishat and Zilla Dharmika Parishat 21D. Meeting of the Rajya Dharmika Parishad and Zilla Dharmika Parishat 21E. Control by the State Governments 21F. Adoption of smaller notified institution by larger institution or charitable institution 22. Omitted NOTIFIED INSTITUTIONS 23. Notified Institutions 24. Controlling Authorities 24A. Appointment of Executive Officer and term of office 25. Constitution of the Committee of Management 25A. Provision relating to institution managed by Hereditary Trustee 25B. Power of the Deputy Commissioner to settle scheme for the administration of Charitable endowments and to decide certain other disputes 26. Term of Office of the Committee of Management and Election of Chairman 27. Meeting of the Committee of Management 28. Power to dissolve the Committee of Management 29. Appointment of Administrator 30. Filling up of casual vacancies 31. Survey and publication of lands and other property of Notified Institutions 32. Power in case of unauthorised alienation or transfer 33. Suits on behalf of notified institutions 34. Arrears of rent due to a Notified Institutions ERNMENT OF KARNATA CHAPTER - VII BUDGET OF NOTIFIED INSTITUTIONS, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 35. Applicability of the provisions of the Act 36. Budget of Notified Institutions 37. Maintenance and Audit of Accounts 38. Audit Report 39. Rectification of Defects disclosed in audit and orders of surcharge against Chairman or Executive Officer 40. Rectification of defects detected by Commissioner 41. Obligations of certain Institutions de CHAPTER - VIII C O DECLARED INSTITUTIONS India 42. Declared Institutions 43. Notice to show casue 44. Effect of Declaration 45. Appointment of Salaried Executive Officer 46. Term of office and duties of Executive Officer 47. Action against Executive Officer 48. Application of the Provisions of Chapters VI and VII in certain cases CHAPTER - IX POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSIONER AND OTHER OFFICERS 49. Power of Commissioner to issue directions 50. Power to institute and hold enquiries 51. Power to take action for protection of property 52. Omitted 53. Registration of temples 54. Encroachment upon lands and buildings 55. Power of Eviction of lessee, licensee or mortgagee with possession in certain cases 56. Power to put Chairman or Executive Officer in possession 57. Chairman or Executive Officer not to lend or borrow moneys 58. Commissioner, etc., to observe appropriate customs, usage's and practices 59. Power to decide questions affecting Hindu Religious or Charitable purpose ERNMENT OF K

Sections

Type to filter. 84 sections.

1. 1Short title, extent, commencement and application
2. 2Definitions
3. 3
4. 4Deputy Commissioners and Assistant Commissioner
5. 5Subordinate Officers
6. 6Commissioner and other officers to be Government servants
7. 7
8. 8Delegation of powers
9. 9Appointment of Archakas 1[and temple servants]1
10. 10Qualifications for Archakas
11. 11Archakas to be on the Committee of Management
12. 12Emoluments and Service Conditions of Archakas
13. 13Register of Temple servants
14. 14Pattern of Temple Servants to be determined by rules
15. 15Salary and Service Conditions of Temple servants
16. 16Mis-conduct and Penalty
17. 17Creation of Common Pool Fund
18. 18Transfers to Common Pool Fund
19. 19Administration of Common Pool Fund
20. 20AThe powers and functions of the Rajya Dharmika Parishat
21. 21APowers and functions of the Zilla Dharmika Parishat
22. 21BQualification and disqualification of the members of the Dharmika Parishats
23. 21C
24. 21DMeeting of the Rajya Dharmika Parishad and Zilla Dharmika Parishat
25. 21EControl by the State Governments
26. 21FAdoption of smaller notified institution by larger institution or charitable institution
27. 22
28. 23Notified Institutions
29. 24Controlling Authorities
30. 25B
31. 26Term of Office of the Committee of Management and Election of Chairman
32. 27Meeting of the Committee of Management
33. 28Power to dissolve the Committee of Management
34. 29Appointment of Administrator
35. 30Filling up of casual vacancies
36. 32Power in case of unauthorised alienation or transfer
37. 34Arrears of rent due to a Notified Institution
38. 36Budget of Notified Institutions
39. 37Maintenance and Audit of Accounts
40. 38Audit Report
41. 39
42. 40Rectification of defects detected by Commissioner
43. 41Obligations of certain Institutions
44. 42Declared Institutions
45. 43Notice to show cause
46. 44Effect of Declaration
47. 45Appointment of Salaried Executive Officer
48. 46Term of office and duties of Executive Officer
49. 47Action against Executive Officer
50. 48Application of the Provisions of Chapters VI and VII in certain cases
51. 49Power of Commissioner to issue directions
52. 50Power to institute and hold enquiries
53. 51Power to take action for protection of property
54. 52
55. 54Encroachment upon lands and buildings
56. 55Power of Eviction of lessee, licensee or mortgagee with possession in certain cases
57. 56Power to put Chairman or Executive Officer in possession
58. 57Chairman or Executive Officer not to lend or borrow moneys
59. 58Commissioner, etc., to observe appropriate customs, usage's and practices
60. 59Power to decide questions affecting Hindu Religious or Charitable purpose
61. 60Power of Inspection and Supervision
62. 61Investment of Money belonging to a Notified Institution or Declared Institution
63. 62Alienation of Immoveable Property
64. 63Revisional Powers of 3[ [Commissioner]1]3
65. 63BReview by the Government
66. 64Computation of Limitation
67. 65Civil Procedure Code to apply to Proceedings under the Act
68. 66Officers holding enquiries to have powers of Civil Court
69. 67All enquiries to be Judicial Proceedings
70. 68Bar of Jurisdiction
71. 69Removal of Discrimination in the distribution of Prasada or Theertha
72. 69BBar from collecting fund on behalf of notified institutions or declared institutions
73. 69CFixing the standard scales of expenditure
74. 69DConstitution of Architectural Committee
75. 70Commissioner, and other Officers to be Public Servants
76. 71Costs and expenses incurred on legal proceedings by the Commissioner, etc
77. 72Costs of proceedings before Courts
78. 73
79. 74Court fees
80. 75Immunity from suits and proceedings
81. 76Power to make Rules
82. 77Power to remove difficulties
83. 78Repeal and Savings
84. 79Amendment of Karnataka Act 32 of 1974