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THE NATHDWARA TEMLPE ACT.1959
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The Nathdwara Temple Act, 1959
(Act No.13 of 1959)
(First Published in the Rajasthan Gazette Extraordinary,
Part IV-A dated the 30th March, 1959)
C O N T E N T S
Section Page
1. Short title and commencement 3
2. Definitions 3
3. Vesting of property 5
4. Administration to vest in Board 5
5. Composition of the Board 5
6. Relinquishment of office 7
7. Removal of Members 7
8. Term of office 8
9. Filling up of casual vacancy 8
10.Dissolution and reconstitution of Board 9
11. Eligibility of persons for re-appointment 9
12. Liability for loss etc. 9
13. Remuneration of members 10
14. Office and meetings of the Board 10
15. Defect or vacancy not to invalidate acts 10
16. Duties of the board 11
17. Alienation of moveable and immovable properties 11
18. Limitations on borrowing powers 11
18.A. Constitution of Executive committee 11
19. Executive officer 12
20. Power and duties of Executive Officer 12
21. Other Officers and servants 13
22. Saving of established usages and customs 14
23. Budget. 14
24. Accounts 14
25. Administration Report 15
26. Power of State Government to call for information
and accounts
15
27. Inspection 15
28. Purposes for which the fund of the temple may be
utilised
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29. Duties of Trustee of specific endowment 17
30. Power to make rules 17
31. Suits 19
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32. Resistance or obstruction in obtaining possession 19
33. Cost of suit etc. 20
34. Overriding effect of Act 20
35. Transitional provision 20
36. Power to remove difficulties 20
37. Bar to suit or proceeding 20
38. Repeal and Savings 21
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( First published in the Rajasthan Rajpatra, Extraordinary
Part IV-A, dated 30-03-1959 )
as
Amended up to 8th march 2023
LAW AND JUDICIAL (A) DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
Jaipur, March 30,1959
No.F.4(5)LJ/A/59 -The following Act of The Rajasthan State
Legislature received the assent of the President on the 28th day of
March, 1959 and is published for general information.
THE NATHDWARA TEMPLE ACT,1959
(Act No. 13 of 1959)
(Received the assent of the president on the 28th day of March, 1959)
An
Act
to provide for the better administration and governance of the temple
of Shri Shrinathji at Nathdwara.
Be it enacted by the Rajasthan State Legislature in the Tenth years of
the Republic of India as follows: -
1. Short title and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the
Nathdwara Temple Act, 1959.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions:- In this Act unless the subject or context otherwise
requires,-
(I) 'Board'means the Nathdwara Temple Board established and
constituted under this Act;
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(II) 'Endowment' means all property, movable or immovable,
belonging to or given or endowed in any name for the
maintenance or support of the temple or for the performance
of any service or charity connected therewith or for the
benefit, convenience or comfort of the pilgrims visiting the
temple, and includes :-
(a) the idols installed in the temple,
(b) the premises of the temple,
(c) all jagirs, muafis and other properties, movable or
immovable, wherever situate and all income derived
from any sources whatsover, and standing in any name,
dedicated to the temple or placed for any religious, pious
or charitable purposes under the Board or purchased from
out of the temple funds, and all offerings and bhents
made for and received on behalf of the temple,
But shall not include any property belonging to the
Goswami personally although the same or income thereof might
hitherto have been utilised in part or in whole in the service of
the temple;
(III) ‘Goswami’ means the occupant for the time being of the
gaddi of Shri TilkayatjiMaharaj of Nathdwara;
(IV) ‘person having interest’ means a person who is entitled to
attend at the performance of worship or service in the
temple and includes the Board and the Chief Executive
Officer;
(V) ‘prescribed’ means prescribed by rules made under this
Act;
(VI) ‘Chief Executive Officer’ means the Chief Executive
Officer of the temple appointed under this Act ;
(VII) ‘specific endowment’ means any property, endowment or
money invested for the performance of the any particular
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service or of any particular charity connected with the
temple;
(VIII)‘temple’ means the temple of Shri Shrinathji at Nathdwara
in [Rajsamand District]
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and includes the temple of Shri
Navneetpriyaji and Shri MadanMohanji together with all
additions thereto or all alterations thereof which may be
made from time to time after the commencement of this
Act.
3. Vesting of Property,-The ownership of the temple and all its
endowments including all offering which have been or may
hereafter be made shall vest in the deity of Shri Shrinathji and the
Board constitute under this Act shall be entitled to their
possession.
4. Administration to vest in Board,-
(1) The administration of the temple and all its endowments shall
vest in the Board constituted in the manner hereinafter
provided.
(2)The Board shall be a body corporate by the name of the
Nathdwara Temple Board and shall have perpetual succession
and a common seal with power to acquire and hold property,
both movable and immovable; and may sue or be sued in the
said name.
5. Composition of the Board: -
(1)[(i) The Board shall consist of the President, [The Collector]
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[of
The Rajsamand District]
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and [eleven other members]
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. And
nine other members:
(ii) The Goswami shall be the ex-officio President of the Board,
if he is not otherwise disqualified and is willing to serve as
such;
1Substituted by The Nathdwara Temple (amendment) act, 1992.
2Substituted by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
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Substituted by The Nathdwara Temple (amendment) act, 1992.
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Substituted by The Nathdwara Temple (amendment) act, 1992.
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(iii) The State Government shall nominate a Vice-President of
the Board from amongst the members of the Board]
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,
(2) A person shall not be eligible for appointment as the President or a
member of the Board if –
(a) he is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent
court, or
(b) he has been convicted of any offence involving moral
turpitude, or
(c) he has applied for being adjudicated an insolvent or is an
undischarged insolvent, or
(d) he is a minor [Deleted]
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, or
(e) he is an office holder or a servant of the temple or is in
receipt of any emoluments of perquisites from the temple, or
(f) he is interested in a subsisting contract for making any
supplies to, or executing any work on behalf of the temple or
as legal practitioner for or against the temple, or
(g) he does not profess the Hindu religion or does not belong to
the Pushti-MargiyaVallabhiSampradaya:
Provided that the disqualification specified in clause (e) shall not
apply to the Goswami if he is willing to serve as [ex-officio
President]
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of the Board and the disqualification specified in clause (g)
shall not apply to the [Collector]
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.
(3) [Deleted]
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.
[(3)]
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The Collector shall be an ex-officio member of the board.
[(4)]
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Subject to the proviso to sub section (1) the other members of
the Board shall be appointed by the State Government so as to
5Substituted by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
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DeletedbyTheNathdwara Temple (amendment) act, 2023.
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Substituted by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
8Substituted by The Nathdwara Temple (amendment) act, 1962.
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DeletedbyTheNathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
10Renumbered by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
11Renumbered by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
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secure representation of the Pushti-MargiyaVaishnavas from
all over India.
6. Relinquishment of office:-The President, [Vice President]
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or any
member, other than the ex-officio member of the Board
[×××]
13
may resign his office by giving a notice in writing to State
Government and on such resignation his office shall become
vacant.
7. Removal of members:-(1) The State Government may remove
from office the [Vice-President]
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or any member, other then the
ex-officio member of the Board[×××]
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on any of the following
ground,s namely :-
(a) that he is or has become disqualified for such appointment for
any of the reasons specified in sub section (2) of section 5, or
(b) that he has absented himself for more than four consecutive
meetings of the Board without obtaining leave of absence, or
(C) that he has been guilty of corruption or misconduct in the
administration of the endowment.
[1 A The President shall cease to hold office as such if the State
Government declares that ;-
(a) he has become disqualified for any of the reasons specified in
clause (a) to (d) ,(f) and (g) of sub section (2) of sub section (5) or
(b) his case falls under clause (c) of sub section (1)
Provided that no such declaration shall be made unless he has been
given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause there against.]
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(2) No person shall be removed under this section unless he has been
given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against his removal
8. Term of office :-[The members]
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of the Board other than the ex-
officio member thereof, shall subject to the provisions of sections
6,7 and 10 hold office for a period of three years from the date of
which their appointment is notified in the official Gazette.
12Inserted by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
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DeletedbyTheNathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
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Substituted by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
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DeletedbyTheNathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
16Inserted by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
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Substituted by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
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[Provided that the outgoing members shall be continue to hold
office till the reconstitution of the Board.]
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9. Filling up of casual vacancy :-
(1) Casual vacancies in the office of the [Vice-President]
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or any
member of the Board, other than the ex-officio member caused
by death, resignation, removal or otherwise shall be filled up by
the State Government by appointment of persons who are not
disqualified under sub section (2) of section 5.
[(2) A casual vacancy in the office of the President caused by the
death, resignation, minority, or otherwise shall be filled up by
the State Government.]
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10. Dissolution and reconstitution of the Board :-
(1) If in the opinion of the State Government the Board is not
competent to perform or persistently makes default in
performing the duties imposed on it under this Act, or exceeds
or abuses its powers, the State Government, after due inquiry,
may, by notification in the Official Gazette, dissolve the Board
and direct the immediate reconstitution of another Board in the
accordance with the provisions of this Act.
(2) Before issuing a notification under sub section (1), the State
Government shall communicate to the Board the grounds on
which it proposes to do so, fix a reasonable time for the Board
to show cause against the proposal and consider its
explanations or objections, if any.
(3) Where the Board is dissolved under this section, the State
Government shall appoint a person to perform the functions
and exercise the powers of the Board until the constitution of
another Board in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
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Substituted by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
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Substituted by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
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Inserted by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
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(4) The State Government may fix the remuneration of the person
so appointed and the same shall be paid from out of the temple
funds.
11. Eligibility of persons for re-appointment :-Any person ceasing
to be a member shall, unless disqualified under sub section (2) of
section 5, be eligible for re-appointment.
12. Liability for loss etc.:-Every member of the Board including the
President [and the Vice-President]
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shall be liable for the loss,
waste or misapplication of any money or other property belonging
to, or constituting the endowment if such loss, waste or
misapplication is a direct consequence of his wilful act or
omission while holding office, and a suit for compensation may be
instituted against him by the Board or by the State Government.
13.Remuneration to members :-Every member of the Board
including the President [and the Vice-President]
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shall be entitled
to receive from out of the temple funds such travelling and halting
allowances as may be prescribed.
14. Office and meetings of the Board :-
(1) The office of the Board shall be at Nathdwara.
(2) For the transaction of its business the Board shall meet at such
intervals as may be prescribed at Nathdwara unless a majority
of the members decide to meet at same other convenient place.
(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be five.
[(4)Every meeting of the Board shall be presided over by the
President and in his absence by the Vice-President and in the
absence of both the President and the Vice-President, by a
member to be chosen by the members present to preside for the
occasion.]
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(5) Question arising at a meeting of the Board shall be decided by
a majority of the votes of the members present there and voting
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Substituted by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
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Substituted by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
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Substituted by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
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and in every case of equality of votes, the President, [Vice-
President]
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or the person presiding shall have and exercise a
casting vote.
15. Defect or Vacancy not to invalidate acts :-No Act or proceeding
of the Board or any person acting as the President , [Vice-
President]
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or a member of the Board shall be deemed to be
invalid by reason only of the existence of a vacancy among its
members or a defect in the constitution thereof or on the ground
that the President, [Vice-President]
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or any member of the
Board was not entitled to hold or to continue in office by reason
of any disqualification or by reason of any irregularity or
illegality in his appointment.
16. Duties of the Board :-Subject to the provisions of this Act and of
the rules made thereunder , the Board shall manage the properties
and [secular]
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affairs of the temple [×××]
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.
[Provided that all matters connected with the conduct of seva and
puja and other ceremonies and of festivals of the temple
according to the customs and usages of the
PushtimargiyaVallabhiSampradaya shall be under the direct
control of the Goswami.]
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17. Alienation of movable and immovable properties :-
(1)No jewelleries or other valuable property of a non perishable
nature of which the administration vests in the Board shall be
transferred without the previous sanction of the Board and if
the value of the property to be transferred exceeds ten thousand
rupees the previous approval of the State Government to such
transfer shall also be necessary.
24Inserted by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
25Inserted by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
26Inserted by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
27Inserted by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
28Deleted by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
29Inserted by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
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(2) No immovable property including land vested in the Board as
aforesaid shall be leased for more than five years or
mortgaged, sold or otherwise alienated without the previous
sanction of the State Government.
18. Limitation on borrowing powers :-The Board shall have no
power to borrow money from any person except with the previous
sanction of the State Government.
[18 A. Constitution of Executive Committee :-
(1) For the efficient and proper performance of the day to day
secular duties relating to the temple, the State Government
shall constitute an Executive Committee consisting of the
Vice-President and two other members to be nominated by
The State Government.
(2) The Vice-President shall be the Chairman of the Executive
Committee.
(3) Subject to the general superintendence of the Board, the
Executive Committee shall control the day to day secular
affairs relating to the temple and shall, for this purpose, issue
general or special directions to the Chief Executive Officer.]
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19. Executive Officer :-
(1) The State Government shall appoint a person professing the
Hindu religion to be the Chief Executive Officer of the temple
(2) The Chief Executive Officer shall be a whole time Officer of
the temple and shall be paid out of the temple fund such salary
as the state Government may, from time to time fix.
(3) The other conditions of service of the Chief Executive Officer
shall be such as may be determined by the State Government .
(4) The Chief Executive Officer shall, subject to the control of the
Board, have general power of carry out the provision of this
Act.
(5) He shall also act as secretary to the Board.
30Inserted by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
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20. Powers and duties of Chief Executive Officer :-
(1)[subject to such directions as may be issued from time to time
by the Executive Committee, the Chief Executive Officer]
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shall be responsible for the custody of all the records and
properties of the temple and shall arrange for the proper
collection of the offerings made in the temple.
(2) He shall have Power -
(i) to lease out for a period not exceeding three years the lands
and buildings of the temple, which are ordinarily leased out,
and
(ii) to call for tenders for works or supplies and accept such
tenders when the amount of the value thereof does not
exceed five thousand rupees.
(3)The Chief Executive Officer may, in cases of emergency, direct
the execution of any work or the doing of any act which is not
provided for in the budget for the year and the immediate
execution or doing of which is, in his opinion, necessary for the
preservation of the properties of the temple or for the service or
safety of the pilgrims resorting thereto, and may further direct
that the expenses of executing such work or doing such act
shall be paid from the funds of the temple. In every such case
the Chief Executive Officer shall forthwith report to the Board
the action so taken and the reason therefor.
(4)The Chief Executive Officer shall perform such other duties
and exercise such other powers as may be prescribed or as may
be delegated to him by the Board.
31Substituted by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
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21.Other Officers and Servants :- The Board may [subject to any
general or special directions issued by the State Government]
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appoint, suspend, remove, dismiss or reduce in rank or in any way
punish all officers and servants of the Board other than the Chief
Executive Officer in accordance with rules made by the State
Government.
[Provided that the board may subject as aforesaid direct that one
person shall be appointed to discharge the duties of any two or
more offices.]
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[Provided further that such powers in respect of the Mukhiyas,
Bhitariyas, and of such other persons as may be declared as
Sewawalas by the State Government, in consultation with the
Board and the Goswami, shall exclusively vest in the Goswami.]
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22.Savings of established usages and customs :-Save as otherwise
expressly provided in or under this Act, nothing herein contained
shall affect any established usage of the temple or the rights,
honours emoluments and perquisites to which any person may, by
custom or otherwise, be entitled in the temple.
23. Budget :-
(1) The Board shall, within three months from taking charge of its
office, and thereafter at least one month before the
commencement of each official year, prepare or cause to be
prepared a budget for the succeeding year and shall consider
and pass the same at a meeting before the commencement of
the year.
(2) A copy of the budget so passed shall be sent to the State
Government.
24. Accounts :-
(1) the Board shall, within six months from the end of each official
year make up correct accounts of the receipts and expenditure
32Inserted by The Nathdwara Temple (amendment) act, 1962.
33Added by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1962.
34Inserted by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
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in connection with administration of the temple for preceding
year.
(2) Such accounts shall be audited by an auditor to be appointed
by the State Government, which shall also fix the remuneration
to be paid to such auditor out of the funds of the temple.
(3) The auditor shall submit his report to the Board and send a
Copy of the same to the State Government.
(4) The State Government may give such directions and pass such
orders on the report of the auditor or otherwise as it my think fit
and the Board shall carry them out.
25. Administration Report :-
(1)The Board shall annually prepare and submit to the State
Government a report on the administration of the affairs of the
temple and its endowments within six months of the close of
each year.
(2)Such report, together with the accounts of the temple and report
of the auditor thereon, shall be published in the official Gazette.
26. Power of State Government to call for information and
accounts :-The State Government shall have power to call for all
such information and accounts as may, in its opinion, be
reasonably necessary to satisfy it that the temple is being properly
maintained, the endowments thereof are being properly
administered and the funds of the temple are being duly
appropriated to the propose for which they exist; and the Board
shall, on such requisition, furnish forthwith such information and
accounts to the State Government.
27. Inspection :-The State Government may depute any person to
inspect any movable or immovable property, records,
correspondence, plans, accounts and other documents relating to
the temple and its endowments and the Board and its officers and
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servants shall be bound to afford all facilities to such persons for
such inspection.
28. Purposes for which the fund of the temple may be utilised :-
(1) The funds of the temple may be utilised for all or any of the
following purposes, namely:-
(i) the administration and maintenance of the temple and the
performance of the daily worship and ceremonies and the
observance of festivals therein;
(ii)the foundation and maintenance of hospitals and
dispensaries for the relief of the pilgrims and worshippers
visiting the temple;
(iii) the construction and maintenance of dharmshalas and rest
houses for the use and accommodation of such pilgrims and
worshippers;
(iv)the provision of water supply and other sanitary
arrangements therein;
(v)the acquisition of any property authorised by the State
Government and;
(vi)the construction and maintenance of roads and
communications and the lighting thereof for the
convenience of the pilgrims and worshippers .
[(vii) the payment of allowances to the Goswami and the
members of his family.
Explanation- The expression "family" for the purpose of this
Act shall include the wife, sons, daughters, mother, brothers and
sisters of the Goswami.]
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35 Inserted and added by The Nathdwara Temple (amendment) act, 1989.
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(2) Without prejudice to the purposes referred to in sub-section
(1), the Board may, with the previous sanction of the State
Government, order that the surplus funds of the temple be
utilised for –
(a) the establishment of a university or a college in which special
provision is made for the study of the Hindu religion,
philosophy and Shastras generally or of the tenets of the
Pushtimarg faith in particular and for promoting the cultivation
of Indian arts and architecture;
(b) promoting the study of Sanskrit and Hindi ;
(c) the establishment and maintenance of a hospital or a leper
asylum for the benefit of Hindu generally;
(d) the construction and maintenance of a poor home for destitute
persons professing the Hindu religion who are physically
disable and helpless and;
(e) any charitable, religious or educational purposes not
inconsistent with the objects of the temple.
(3) The order of the Board under sub section (2) shall be published in
the prescribed manner.
29. Duties of trustee of specific endowment :-The Trustee of a
specific endowment attached to the temple shall perform the
service or charity therein subject to the general superintendence
of the Board and such orders as it may issue such trustee shall be
in such possession of the endowment as he may be entitled to and
shall also maintain and submit to the Chief Executive Officer
such accounts, registers and returns as the Board may require.
The accounts of a specific endowment shall be annually audited
by an auditor appointed by the Board and such auditor shall be
paid such remuneration from the funds of the temple as the Board
may fix.
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30. Power to make rules :-
(1) The State Government may make rules, consistent with Act, for
carrying out all or any of the purposes thereof.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the
foregoing power, it shall have power to make rules with reference
to-
(a) [×××]
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the allowance payable to the Goswami[and members of
his family]
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(b) all matters which under any provision of this Act may be or are
expressly required or allowed to be prescribed or provided for
by rules;
(c) the grant of travelling and halting allowances to the members
of the Board;
(d) the preparation of the budget estimates for the temple;
(e) the preparation and sanction of the estimates and acceptance of
tenders in respect of public works and for supplies;
(f) the convening of meetings and transaction of business of the
Board;
(g) the audit of the accounts of the temple and the particulars to be
mentioned in the audit report;
(h) the recovery of amounts payable to auditor appointed by the
State Government and
(i) the condition of service of the officers and servants of the
temple.
36Deleted by The Nathdwara Temple (second amendment) act, 1966.
37Inserted by The Nathdwara Temple (amendment) act, 1989.
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[(2A) Any rule under this Act may be made so as to have
retrospective effect from such date not earlier than the date of
the commencement of this Act, as the State Government may
by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.]
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(3) The rules made under this Act shall be placed before the House of
the State Legislature at the session thereof next following.
31. Suits :-
(1) The State Government or any other person having interest may
institute a suit in the Court of district judge to obtain a decree-
(a) vesting any property in the Board; or
(b) declaring what portion of an endowment or of the interest
therein shall be allocated to any particular subject, or
(c) removing any member of the Board or the trustee of a
specific endowment, and directing the appointment of a
new member of the Board or a new trustee for the specific
endowment or
(d) directing account and enquires, or
(e) granting such further or other relief as the nature of the
case may require.
(2) Section 92 and 93 and rule 8 of order I of the first schedule to the
code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act V of 1908 ) shall have
no application to any suit claiming any relief in respect of the
administration or management of the temple and no suit in respect
of such administration or management shall be instituted except as
provided by this Act.
32. Resistance or obstruction in obtaining possession :-If in
obtaining possession of the properties of the temple to which it is
entitled under section 3,the Board is resisted or obstructed by any
38Inserted by The Nathdwara Temple (amendment) act, 1989.
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person, it may make an application to the Magistrate having
jurisdiction, complaining of such resistance or obstruction and
such Magistrate shall, unless he is satisfied that the resistance or
obstruction was occasioned by any person claiming in good faith
to be in possession on his own account or by virtue of some right
independent of that of the temple, make an order that the Board
be put into possession. Such order shall, subject to the result of
any suit which may be filed to establish the right to the
possession of the property, be final.
33. Costs of suit, etc :-The costs, charges and expenses of, and
incidental to, any suit, application or appeal under this Act shall
be in the discretion of the Court, which may direct the whole or
any part of such costs, charges and expenses to be met from the
funds of the temple or to be borne and paid in such manner and
by such person as it thinks fit;
Provided that all costs and expenses incurred by the Board in
connection with any legal proceedings required in the interest of
the temple shall be payable out of the funds of the temple .
34. Overriding effect of Act :-This Act shall have effect
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any law for
the time being in force or in any scheme of management framed
before the commencement of this Act or in any decree, order,
parctice, custom or usage.
35. Transitional provision :-The State Government may, after the
commencement of this Act and before the constitution of the
Board, appoint one or more persons to discharge all or any of the
duties of the Board .
36. Power of remove difficulties :-if any difficulty arises in giving
effect to any of the provisions of this Act, the State Government
may, by order, give such direction and make such provisions as
may appear to it to be necessary for the purpose of removing the
difficulty.
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37. Bar to suit or Proceeding :-No suit or proceeding shall lie in any
court against the State Government for anything done or
purported to be done by it under the provisions of this Act.
38. Repeal and Savings :-The Nathdwara Temple Ordinance, 1959
(Rajasthan Ordinance No.2 of 1959) is hereby repealed, but such
repeal shall not effect anything done, action taken or order or
appointment made thereunder and the thing so done, action so
taken or order or appointment so made shall be deemed to have
been done, taken or made under the corresponding provision of
this Act.
PRABHUDAYALLOIWALA
Secretary to the Government
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