Settlement of disputes

(1) Any dispute arising out of the administration of the temple or the performance of duties by the committee, chairperson or any other officer shall be referred to the Collector, who shall decide the matter after giving an opportunity of being heard to the parties concerned. (2) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Collector may prefer an appeal to the Commissioner within thirty days of the date of the order, and the order of the Commissioner shall be final. (3) The proceedings before the Collector or the Commissioner shall be summary in nature, and they shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed by the rules. (4) Nothing in this section shall bar the right of any person to approach the civil court in respect of any matter which is subject to the jurisdiction of the civil court. (5) The State Government may, for the purpose of ensuring the effective implementation of this section, make rules for the procedure to be followed by the Collector or the Commissioner in deciding the disputes. (1) The committee shall be entitled to take and be in possession of all movable and immovable properties including the funds and jewelleries, records, documents and other assets belonging to the 'Mandir'. (2) If in obtaining such possession, the Committee or any person authorised in this behalf by the Committee is resisted or obstructed by any one, it may make a requisition in the prescribed from to the Tahsildar within whose jurisdiction any such property is situated to deliver its possession to the Committee and on receipt of the requisition, the Tahsildar shall hold a summary enquiry into the facts of the case of satisfied that the resistance or obstruction was without any just cause, shall comply with the said requisition and in exercising the power under this section the Tahsildar shall be guided by the rules made under this Act. (3) No suit prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the committee or any person acting under its instruction or authorised by it for anything done in good faith under sub-section (2). (4) Nothing contained in this Section shall bar the institution of a suit by any person aggrieved by an order (made thereunder) from establishing his title to the said property. (5) All public officers having custody of any record, register, report or other documents relating to the Mandir or any movable or immovable property thereof shall furnish such copies of or extracts from the same as may be required by the Administrator.