Insertion of section 10A

Insertion of section 10A.- After section 10 of the principal Act, the following shall be inserted, namely:- “10A. Disqualification of Archaks.- A person shall be disqualified for being appointed as Archak or being continued as Archak if he,-

1. (a) is suffering from any virulent or contagious disease; or
2. (b) is unable to recite Vedic mantras or Shlokas relating to the rituals in temple concerned with clarity and without any fault, other than temples, where reciting of vedic Mantras or Shlokas is not compulsory or mandatory;
3. (c) is not free from ‘Sapta Vyasanas’. Explanation.- The expression ‘Sapta Vyasanas’ means gambling, consuming intoxicating liquor and drugs, smoking, immoral sexual conduct, involved in heinous crime, stealing and cheating.”