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The Shri Jagannath Temple Act, 1955

The Shri Jagannath Temple Act, 1955

General195553 sections

This Act governs the administration and management of the Shri Jagannath Temple. It repeals previous laws to establish a new legal framework, vesting control in a managing committee appointed by the State Government. This committee acts as a corporate body with legal rights to oversee the temple's properties, endowments, and daily affairs. By doing so, the Act ensures the temple's governance is managed under a unified statutory structure, replacing older arrangements and providing clear authority for the committee to handle the temple's financial and operational responsibilities.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement
  2. 2. Repeals
  3. 3. Delegation of powers to the Committee
  4. 4. Definitions
  5. 5. Incorporation
  6. 6. Constitution of the Committee
  7. 6A. Co-opted members
  8. 7. Appointment of a Chairman during the minority or disability of the Raja of Puri
  9. 8. Rights and Privileges of the Raja of Puri in respect of the Gajapati Maharaja Seva not to be affected
  10. 8A. Claims by the Raja of Puri
  11. 9. Terms of office of members
  12. 10. Power of State Government to remove the member of the Committee
  13. 11. Dissolution and supersession of the Committee
  14. 12. Casual vacancies
  15. 13. Meetings of the Committee
  16. 14. Allowance to the members of the Committee
  17. 15. Duties of the Committee
  18. 15-A. Constitution of sub-committees
  19. 15-AA. Duties of the Working Chairman
  20. 15-B. Revision of Record-of-Rights and appeal against order for revision
  21. 16. Alienation of the Temple properties
  22. 16-A. Removal of encroachment of Temple Land
  23. 17. Limitation of borrowing powers
  24. 18. Administration report
  25. 19. Appointment of Chief Administrator and officers to assist him
  26. 21. Powers and duties of Chief Administrator
  27. 21A. Control of Sevaks, etc.
  28. 21B. Suspension pending inquiry
  29. 22. Extraordinary powers of Chief Administrator
  30. 23. Establishment Schedule
  31. 24. Appeal against the orders of Chief Administrator
  32. 25. Budget
  33. 26. Revised or supplementary budget
  34. 27. Audit
  35. 28. Temple Fund
  36. 28-A. Recovery of Temple dues
  37. 28-B. Installation of Hundi
  38. 28-C. Foundation Fund
  39. 29. Bar to suits or proceedings
  40. 30. Power of the State Government
  41. 30-A. Offences
  42. 30-B. Offence to be cognisable
  43. 30-C. Cognizance of offences
  44. 30-D. Composition of offences
  45. 30-E. Fines to be credited to Temple Fund
  46. 31. Regulations
  47. 32. Power of the State Govt. to make rules
  48. 33. Committee to be in possession of the Temple and its properties
  49. 34. Public officers to furnish copies of or extracts from certain documents
  50. 35. Validation of acts and proceedings
  51. 35-A. Administrator etc. to be public servants
  52. 36. Power to remove difficulties
  53. APPENDIX. Provisions of the Amending Acts not incorporated in the Principal Act of 1955

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