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THE MADRAS HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1951 MADRAS ACT No. XIX OF 1951 CONTENTS 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 21A. 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. Rules Amendments 1. THE MADRAS HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT 1963 (Act 41 of 1963) 2. THE MADRAS HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1967 (Act 13 of 1967) 3. THE MADRAS HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENSOWMENTS ACT, 1968 (Act 12 of 1968)