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THE MADRAS HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT,1951 MADRAS ACT No. XIX OF 1951 CONTENTS
	Preamble: Sections:
::	1.  Short title, extent, application and commencement.
::	2. Power to extend Act to Jain religious institutions and endowments.
::	3. Power to extend Act to charitable endowments
::	4. Exemptions
::	5. Repeals.
::	6. Definitions.
::	7. Authorities under Act.
::	8. Government to appoint Commissioner, etc.
::	9. Commissioner, etc., to be Hindus.
::	10. Delegation to Deputy Commissioners
::	11. Territorial jurisdiction and powers and duties of Assistant Commissioners
::	12. Area Committees
::	13. Strength of Area Committees and term of office and disqualifications of members
::	14. Chairman of Area Committee.
::	15. Power of Government to make rules.
::	16. Act of Area Committee not to be invalidated by informality.
::	17. Performance of functions of Area Committee on abolition.
::	18. Power of Commissioner to call for records and pass orders
::	19. Other powers of Commissioner in relation to Deputy and Assistant Commissioners and Area Committees.
::	20. Powers and duties of the Commissioner in respect of religious endowments
::	21. Power to enter religious institutions
::	21.A Commissioner, etc., to observe appropriate forms and ceremonies
::	22. Trustees to be Hindus and within certain limits of age.
::	23. Trustee bound to obey orders issued under Act.
::	24. Care required of trustee and his powers
::	25. Preparation of register for all institutions.
::	26. Annual verification of the register.
::	27. Trustee to furnish accounts, returns, etc.
::	28. Inspection of property and documents.
::	29. alienation of immovable trust property
::	30. Authority of trustee to incur expenditure for securing the health etc. of pilgrims and worshippers and for the training of archakas etc.
::	31. Cypres Application of surplus funds of endowments.
::	31A. Validation of past appropriation of surplus funds
::	31B. Appeals.
::	32. Enforcement of service or charity in certain cases.
::	33. Power of trustee of math or temple over trustees of specific endowments.
::	34. Enfranchisement or freeing of lands, etc., held by a devadasi on condition of service in a temple.
::	35. Resumption and re-grant of inam granted for the performance of any charity or service.
::	36. Office-holders and servants of religious institutions not to be in possession of jewels, etc, except under conditions.
::	37. Sections 38 to 51 not to apply to maths or specific endowments attached to maths.
::	38. Commissioner to publish list of certain institutions.
::	39. Trustees and their number and term of office
::	40. Chairman
::	41. Power of Area Committee to appoint trustees.
::	42. Power under sections 39 and 41 to be exercisable notwithstanding provision in scheme.
::	43. Claims of certain persons to be trustees.
::	44. Non-hereditary trustees holding office at commencement of the Act
::	45. Power to suspend, remove or dismiss trustees.
::	46. Disqualifications of trustees.
::	47. Filling up of vacancies in the Office of hereditary trustee.
::	48. Appointment of office-holders, and servants in religious institutions.
::	49. Punishment of office-holders and servants in religious institutions.
::	50. Power to fix fees for archanais and determine their apportionment.
::	51. Fixing of standard seales of expenditure.
::	52. Suit for the removal of trustee of math or specific endowment attached thereto.
::	53. Filling of vacancies.
::	54. Fixing of Standard Scales of expenditure
::	55. Power to spend 'Pathakanika'
::	56. Omitted.
::	57. Deputy Commissioner to decide certain disputes and matters.
::	58. Power of Deputy Commissioner to frame scheme.
::	59. Appropriation of endowments.
::	60. Determination and application of properties and funds of defunct religious institutions
::	61. Appeal to the Commissioner.
::	62. Suits and appeals.
::	63. Issue of notice to show cause why institution should not be notified.
::	64. Consideration of objections, if any, and notification of institutions.
::	65. Scheme to lapse on notification.
::	66. Appoiantment of salaried executive Officer.
::	67. Term of office and duties of executive Officer
::	68. Section 58 not to apply to notified institutions.
::	69. Saving.
::	70. Budgets of religious institutions.
::	71. Accounts and audit
::	72. Authority to whom audit report is to be submitted
::	73. Contents of audit report
::	74. Rectification of defects disclosed in audit and order of surcharge against trustee, etc.
::	75. Chapter to apply notwithstanding provision in scheme.
::	76. Religious institutions to pay an annual contribution to the Government
::	77. Recovery of costs and expenses incurred on legal proceedings
::	78. Assessment and recovery of conntributions and costs and expenses
::	79. Contribution not to be levied for more than three faslis immediately preceeding the fasli in which a notice of assessment is issued.
::	80. Commissioner to be Corporation sole.
::	81. Religious and Charitable Endowments Administration Fund.
::	82. Validation of contributions levied.
::	83. Omitted.
::	84. Omitted.
::	85. Omitted.
::	86. Public Officers to furnish copies of or extracts from certain documents.
::	87. Putting trustee or executive officer in possession
::	88. Cost of proceedings, etc.
::	89. Penalty for refusal by trustee to comply with rpovisions of Act.
::	90. Court fees to be paid as prescribed by Schedule 1.
::	91. Saving.
::	92. Act not to affect rights under Article 26, clauses (a) to (c) of Constitution.
::	93. Bar of suits in respect of administration or management of religious institutions etc.
::	94. Property of religious institutions not to vest under the law of limitation after commencement of this Act.
::	95. Procedure and powers at inquiries under Chapter V and VI.
::	96. Notifications, orders, etc., under Act not to be questioned in court of law.
::	97. Budget, audit report, etc., to be submitted to Area Committee through Assistant Commissioner.
::	98. Power of Assistant Commissioner to act for Area Committee in an emergency.
::	99. Power of Government to call for records and pass orders.
::	100. Power to make rules.
::	101. Abolition of Board and devolution of its assets and liabilities.
::	102. Construction of referance to the Board, President or Commissioner.
::	103. Effect of repeal of the Madras Hindu Religious Endowments Act, 1926
::	104. Position of the President, Commissioner, etc., of Board after commencement of this Act.
::	105. ...............
::	106. Power to remove difficulties.
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