Disqualifications of Pujari

Disqualifications of Pujari. A person shall be disqualified for being appointed as, and for continuing to be, a Pujari, if he,-

1. (a) is an un-discharged insolvent;
2. (b) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court;
3. (c) is interested either directly or indirectly in a subsisting lease or any property of or contract made with, or any work being done for, the Shrine or is in arrears of any dues payable to the Shrine;
4. (d) is appearing as a legal practitioner on behalf of or against the Shrine;
5. (e) has been sentenced by a criminal court for an offence involving moral turpitude, and such sentence has not been reversed;
6. (f) has acted adversely to the interest of the Shrine;
7. (g) is an addict to intoxicating liquors or drugs;
8. (h) has not completed twenty-one years of age; and
   • (i) ceases to profess Hindu religion or persuasion or to belong to the religious denominations to which the Shrine pertains.