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The Rajasthan Public Trust Act 1959

The Rajasthan Public Trusts Act, 1959

Civil195982 sections

This Act regulates public trusts in Rajasthan, particularly religious trusts like temples and math institutions, as well as charitable endowments serving the community. It establishes a formal oversight system through designated officials including Assistant Commissioners and advisory committees to ensure proper administration. The legislation matters because it provides legal clarity on managing religious and charitable assets, prevents misappropriation of trust property, and ensures funds intended for public benefit are properly maintained and used according to the trusts' founding purposes.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Public trust not to be void on ground of uncertainty
  4. 4. Public trust not void on ground that it is void for non-charitable or nonreligious purposes.
  5. 5. Public trust not void on ground of absence of obligation
  6. 6. Public trust not void on failure of specific object or society etc. ceasing to exist.
  7. 7. Devasthan Commissioner
  8. 8. Assistant Devasthan Commissioner
  9. 9. Subordinate officers and servants
  10. 10. Commissioner and other officers to be servants of Government
  11. 11. Establishment and composition of Advisory Board.
  12. 12. Functions of the Board.
  13. 13. Regional Advisory Committees
  14. 14. Functions of Committees.
  15. 15. Conduct of business etc. of Board and Committees
  16. 16. Officer-in-charge of registration
  17. 17. Registration of public trusts.
  18. 18. Inquiry for registration
  19. 19. Finding of the Assistant Commissioner
  20. 20. Appeal.
  21. 21. Entries in the register.
  22. 22. Civil suit against entries made under section 21.
  23. 23. Changes
  24. 24. Further inquiry by Assistant Commissioner.
  25. 25. Intimation about trust property to be sent to all Assistant Commissioners.
  26. 26. Court to forward copy of decision to Assistant Commissioner concerned.
  27. 27. Public trust by will.
  28. 28. Notice to Assistant Commissioner in certain cases.
  29. 29. Bar against suits by unregistered trust.
  30. 30. Investment of public trust moneys
  31. 31. Previous sanction to be obtained for certain transfers.
  32. 32. Maintenance of accounts
  33. 33. Balancing and auditing of accounts
  34. 34. Auditor's duty to prepare balance sheet and to report irregularities.
  35. 35. Budget
  36. 36. Inspection and copies.
  37. 37. Commissioner to be Treasurer of charitable endowments.
  38. 38. Application for directions.
  39. 39. Application to Commissioner against refusal to apply under section 38
  40. 40. Powers of the court on application under section 38 or section 39.
  41. 41. Application for appointment of new working trustee.
  42. 42. Application to Commissioner against orders under section 41.
  43. 43. Powers of the court upon application under section 41 or section 42.
  44. 44. Non-application of Sections 92 and 93 of Central Act V of 1908
  45. 45. Inquiries by Assistant Commissioner
  46. 46. Commissioner etc. to be public servants.
  47. 47. Returns & statements.
  48. 48. Powers of entry and inspection
  49. 49. Power to ask for explanation
  50. 50. Application to the court.
  51. 51. Vacancy in the board of trustees
  52. 52. Application of chapter
  53. 53. Management of public trusts to which this chapter applies.
  54. 54. Notice to hereditary trustee before
  55. 55. Disqualifications for membership
  56. 56. Term of office of committee
  57. 57. Removal of members
  58. 58. Appointment of new members.
  59. 59. Meetings of and procedure for committee of management
  60. 60. Appointment of sub-committees
  61. 61. Duties of committee of management
  62. 62. Power of Commissioner to require duties of committee to be performed and to direct expenses in respect thereof to be paid from fund of committee.
  63. 63. Power to supersede a committee.
  64. 64. Power to make regulations
  65. 65. Rights of hereditary trustees
  66. 66. Dharmada
  67. 67. Officers holding inquiries to have the powers of civil court
  68. 68. Enquiries to be judicial proceedings.
  69. 69. Civil Procedure Code to apply to proceedings before courts.
  70. 70. . Penalty
  71. 71. Recovery of sums
  72. 72. Proceedings involving question affecting public purpose.
  73. 73. Bar of jurisdiction.
  74. 74. Indemnity from suits and proceedings
  75. 75. Trial of offence under the Act
  76. 76. Rules
  77. 77. Exemption
  78. 78. Rajasthan Act 13 of 1959 not affected
  79. 79. Power of remove difficulties
  80. 80. Act not to apply to Muslim Wakfs
  81. 81. Repeal
  82. 82. Amendment of Rajasthan Act 6 of 1952.

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