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The Assam Satra Preservation and Development Commission Act, 2025

The Assam Satra Preservation and Development Commission Act, 2025

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The Assam Satra Preservation and Development Commission Act, 2025 creates a dedicated statutory body to protect, manage, and develop traditional Vaishnavite Satra institutions and their land property across Assam. The law applies to all areas of Assam except the autonomous regions under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. It empowers a specialized state commission headed by a retired High Court Judge to investigate land encroachments, issue binding directives to administrative officials, hear land disputes, and safeguard the cultural heritage of Satras. For the general public and local communities, this Act establishes clear procedures to protect historical temple lands from illegal occupation, ensures transparent management of spiritual heritage assets, and bars ordinary civil court litigation by centralizing land dispute resolutions under a single authority.

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Part I PRELIMINARY

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions

Part II CONSTITUTION, COMPOSITION AND TENURE OF THE COMMISSION

  1. 3Constitution of the Commission
  2. 4Composition and Tenure of the Commission
  3. 5Terms and Conditions of Service of the Chairperson and Members
  4. 6Meetings of the Commission

Part III FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION

  1. 7Powers and Jurisdiction of the Commission
  2. 8Power of State Government to assign additional duties and functions
  3. 9Commission to have powers of a Civil Court
  4. 10Provided that the Commission, with its headquarters in Guwahati, may hold its proceedings at any place within the State of Assam as per the orders of the Government issued from time to time.
  5. 11Review of the orders of the Commission
  6. 12Delegation of powers
  7. 13Power to make rules
  8. 14Power to make Regulations
  9. 15Contempt
  10. 16Costs

Part IV FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

  1. 17Funds of the Commission
  2. 18Budget
  3. 19Application of the Fund
  4. 20Accounts and Audit

Part V MISCELLANEOUS

  1. 21Reports
  2. 22Deputation of Officials
  3. 23Bar of jurisdiction
  4. 24Correction of clerical or arithmetical mistakes
  5. 25Not to invalidate
  6. 26Government's power to give directions to the Commission
  7. 27Protection of action taken in good faith
  8. 28Removal of difficulties

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