The Haryana Shri Kapal Mochan, Shri Badri Narain, Shri Mantra Devi and Shri Kedar Nath Shrine Act, 2009
The Haryana Shri Kapal Mochan, Shri Badri Narain, Shri Mantra Devi and Shri Kedar Nath Shrine Act, 2009
The Haryana Shri Kapal Mochan, Shri Badri Narain, Shri Mantra Devi and Shri Kedar Nath Shrine Act, 2009, is a state-level legislation enacted to provide for the efficient management, administration, and governance of specific religious shrines in Haryana. It establishes a dedicated Board to oversee the maintenance of these shrines, the management of their funds, and the welfare of visiting pilgrims. The Act regulates the appointment of staff, the rights of pujaris, and the protection of shrine property against encroachment or unauthorized alienation. For the ordinary citizen, this law ensures transparency, accountability, and the preservation of religious heritage through structured institutional oversight.
- 1. Short title and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Amendment of section 8 of Haryana Act 12 of 2010
- 4. Constitution of Board
- 5. Defraying of Shrine funds
- 6. Incorporation of Board
- 7. Term of office of member
- 8. Provided that his term of office shall not exceed three years from the date of his nomination under section 4.
- 9. Dissolution and supersession of Board
- 10. Filling up of vacancies
- 11. Resignation
- 12. Office and meetings of Board
- 13. Appointment of officers and servants of Board
- 14. Provided that where the officer or the servant is a Government servant, he may be reverted to his parent cadre or department in the Government.
- 15. Liability of members
- 16. Alienation of property
- 17. Power to borrow or lend
- 18. Duties of Board
- 19. Rights of pujari
- 20. Preparation and maintenance of registers
- 21. Annual verification of register
- 22. Inspection of property and documents
- 23. Restriction on registration of documents
- 24. Recovery of property
- 25. Removal of encroachment
- 26. Power to act for protection of Shrine
- 27. Appointment and tenure of pujari
- 28. Power to suspend, remove or dismiss
- 29. Disqualifications
- 30. Filling of vacancy
- 31. Budget of Shrine
- 32. Accounts
- 33. Penalty for refusal to comply
- 34. Penalty for wrongful withholding of property
- 35. Protection of action taken under this Act
- 36. Power to give directions
- 37. Power to review
- 38. Provided that before any order is made under this section, the Government shall afford to any person, likely to be affected adversely by such order, an opportunity of being heard.
- 39. Bar of Jurisdiction
- 40. Power to make rules
- 41. Certain enactments to cease to apply to Shrine
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