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Shree Siddhi Vinayak Ganpati Temple Trust (Prabhadevi) (Amendment) Act, 2024

Shree Siddhi Vinayak Ganpati Temple Trust (Prabhadevi) (Amendment) Act, 2024

Civil202428 sections

The Shree Siddhi Vinayak Ganpati Temple Trust (Prabhadevi) Act, 1980, establishes a government-appointed committee to manage the affairs, properties, and funds of the famous Siddhi Vinayak Temple in Mumbai. It ensures efficient administration, the performance of religious rituals, and the use of surplus funds for public welfare. The 2024 Amendment updates this framework by increasing the maximum number of committee members to seventeen (including the Chairman and Treasurer) and extending their term of office from three to five years. This legislation ensures the temple's operations remain under state supervision, balancing religious customs with transparent, accountable management for the benefit of devotees and the public.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title and commencement
  3. 2. Definitions
  4. 3. Reconstitution of Temple Trust and transfer to and vesting of properties in that Trust
  5. 4. Transfer of possession of properties to Temple Trust
  6. 5. Constitution of Committee of Management of Temple Trust
  7. 6. Provided that the State Government may, by like notification, from time to time, increase the number of other members, but the total number of the members shall not exceed eleven.
  8. 7. Term of office of members
  9. 8. Provided that, such resignation shall not take effect until it is accepted by the State Government.
  10. 9. Power to appoint new members
  11. 10. Meetings of Committee and rules of procedure
  12. 11. Act of Committee not invalid by reason of vacancy or defect
  13. 12. Executive Officer and other officers of Committee
  14. 13. Powers and duties of officers of Committee
  15. 14. Terms and conditions of service of Executive Officer and other officers and servants
  16. 15. Allocation of servants of public trust to Temple Trust
  17. 16. Duties and powers of Committee
  18. 17. Trust Fund
  19. 18. Utilization of Trust Fund
  20. 19. Management Fund and its utilization
  21. 20. Suits and other proceedings by or against Trust or Committee
  22. 21. Continuance of legal proceedings by or against public trust and construction of references to that trust
  23. 22. Rules
  24. 23. Members and officers of Committee to be public servants
  25. 24. Protection of action taken in good faith
  26. 25. Act to override other laws etc
  27. 26. Removal of difficulties
  28. 27. Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the appointed day.

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