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SHRI SANWALIAJI TEMPLE ACT, 1992

The Sanwariaji Temple Board Act, 1992

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The Shri Sanwaliaji Temple Act, 1992 provides for the statutory management, administration, and governance of the Shri Sanwaliaji Temple located at Mandphia in Chittorgarh district, Rajasthan, along with its properties and endowments. It establishes a dedicated corporate body, the Shri Sanwaliaji Temple Board, and outlines the appointment of a Chief Executive Officer to oversee daily operations, ritual observances, and financial management. The law applies to temple administrators, appointed board members, priests, and state authorities supervising religious trusts. By vesting temple property ownership in the deity and establishing government-supervised oversight, it ensures transparent management of public donations and pilgrim welfare.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement 3
  3. 2. Act to override other laws 4
  4. 3. Definitions 4
  5. 4. Vesting of property 5
  6. 5. Administration to vest in the Board 5
  7. 6. Composition of the Board 6
  8. 7. Term of Office of the Members 7
  9. 8. Relinquishment of Office 7
  10. 9. Removal of members 8
  11. 10. Filling up of casual vacancy 8
  12. 11. Dissolution and reconstitution of Board 8
  13. 12. Eligibility of Persons for re-appointment 9
  14. 13. Liability for Loss etc. 9
  15. 14. Remuneration to members 9
  16. 15. Office and meetings of the Board 9
  17. 16. Defect or vacancy not to invalidate acts 10
  18. 17. Duties of the Board 10
  19. 18. Saving of established usages and customs 10
  20. 19. Alienation of movable and immovable properties 11
  21. 20. Chief Executive Officer 11
  22. 21. Powers and duties of the Chief Executive Officer 11
  23. 22. Other Officers and Servants 12
  24. 23. Budget 13
  25. 24. Accounts 13
  26. 25. Administration Report 13
  27. 26. Power of State Government to call for information and accounts 14
  28. 27. Inspection 14
  29. 28. Purposes for which the temple fund may be utilized 14
  30. 29. Power to make rules 15
  31. 30. Suits 16
  32. 31. Resistance or Obstructions in obtaining possession 17
  33. 32. Costs of Suit, etc 17
  34. 33. Transitional Provision 18
  35. 34. Power to remove difficulties 18
  36. 35. Immunity to Board 18
  37. 36. Repeat and Savings 18

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