Committee to be m possesszon of Devaswom propertzes

(1) The Committee shall be entitled to take and put m possessiOn of all movable and Immovable propert1es mcludmg Jewellery, records, documents and other assets belonging to the Devaswom. (2) If m obtammg such possesswn, the Commrttee or any person authonsed m thts behalf by the Comm1ttee, or the Ad~m1strator ts res1sted or obstructed by anyone, the Commrttee or th.e Admmtstrator, as the case may be, may make a requts1tton m the prescnbed form to the Collector of the Dastnct m whtch any such property 1s Situated to dehver pos;ess10n thereof to the Comm1ttee or the Admmtstrator, as the case may be. (3) Where a reqUisttJOn ts made to the Collector under sub-sectton (2) the Collector shall hold a summary mqUlry m to the facts of the case and, tf s,atlsfied that the resistance or obJection was w1thout any JUSt cause, shall comply w1th the satd requtsttton, and 111 exerctsmg the powers under tlus sectton, the Collector may use such force as may be necessary. (4) Every person authonsed by the CommJttee or actmg under Jts mstructtons m pursuance of thts sectiOn or the Admtmstrator shall be deemed to be a pubhc servant wtthm the mcamng of sectiOn 21 of the Indtan Penal Code (Central Act 45 of 1860). (5) Nothmg contaJned m thts sectiOn shall bar the mst1tut1on of a ~utt by any person aggneved by an order made thereunder for estabhshmg hts title to the property.