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ANDHRA PRADESH CHARITABLE AND HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS & ENDOWMENTS ACT 1987
ACT No.30 OF 1987
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(1) This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Andhra Pradesh.
(3) It applies to -
(a) all public charitable institutions and endowments, whether registered or not, in accordance with provisions of this Act, other than Wakfs governed by the provisions of the Wakfs Act, 1954 (Central Act 29 of 1954).
Explanation: - In this clause, the expression "public charitable institutions and endowments" shall include every charitable institution or endowment the administration of which is for the time being vested in any department of Government, or Civil Court, Zilla Praja Parishad, Municipality or other local authority, or any company, society, organisation, institution or other person;
(b) all Hindu public religious institutions and endowments whether registered or not in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
(4) It shall come into
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -
(1) 'archaka' includes a Pujari, Panda, an Archakatvam Mirasidar or other person, who personally performs or conducts any archana, puja or other ritual:
(2) 'Assistant Commissioner' means the Assistant Commissioner appointed under sub-section (1) of section 3 and includes every officer who for the time being is exercising the powers and performs the functions of an Assistant Commissioner under this Act or the rules made thereunder in respect of any charitable or religious institutions or endowments, as specified in sub-section (5) of section 3;
(1) A person to be appointed as the Commissioner, shall be one-
Provided that no person shall be eligible for appointment as Commissioner unless he has completed the age of forty-five-years.
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(5) A person to be appointed as an Assis
For the purposes of this Act, the Commissioner shall with the previous approval of the Government divide the State into such number of regions and each such region into such number of divisions and each such division into such number of sub-divisions as he may deem fit. Each region shall be in the charge of Regional Joint Commissioner, each division shall be in the charge of a Deputy Commissioner and each such sub-division shall be in the charge of an Assistant Commissioner:
Provided that it shall be lawful for the Government to appoint a Regional Joint Commissioner for more regions than one or a Deputy Commissioner for more divisions than one or an Assistant Commissioner for more sub-divisions than one.
The Commissioner shall prepare separately and publish in the prescribed manner, a list of-
Every Assistant Commissioner shall, within the sub-division in his charge, exercise the powers conferred on, and perform the functions entrusted to, an Assistant Commissioner as such by or under this Act in respect of all institutions and endowments included in the list published under clause (c) of section 6:
Provided that where a specific endowment is situated in two or more sub-divisions, the Commissioner shall decide as to which of the Assistant Commissioners shall have jurisdiction to exercise the powers, or perform the functions in respect of such endowment.
(1) The Commissioner, the Additional Commissioner, a Regional Joint Commissioner, a Deputy Commissioner, or an Assistant Commissioner having jurisdiction or any other person authorised by the Commissioner in this behalf, may with due regard to the religious practices and usages of the institutions, inspect any charitable or religious institution or endowment, all moveable and immoveable property belonging to, and all records, correspondence plans, accounts and other documents relating to such institution or endowment for the purpose of satisfying himself that the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder are duly carried out:
Provided that in the case of any religious institution or endowment or place of worship, the person so inspecting or authorised to inspect shall be a Hindu.
(2) Every person exercising the power of inspection under sub-section(1) or for the purpose of exercising any other power conferred or performing any function entrusted, by or unde
(1) The Commissioner, the Additional Commissioner, a Regional Joint Commissioner, a Deputy Commissioner, an Assistant Commissioner and every other person, exercising powers or performing the functions under this Act, shall not interfere with and shall observe the forms, usages, ceremonies and practices obtaining in and appropriate to the religious institution or endowment in respect of which such powers are exercised or functions are performed and in the case of a math, act in conformity with the rules,
Provided also that where the Board of Trustees is not constituted for any reason, the recognised Founder or Member of the Founder's Family shall discharge the functions of the Board of Trustees till a new Board of Trustees is constituted:
Provided also that where there is no Executive Officer or Founder Family member to any institution or where the Government or the authority competent to constitute a Trust Board has not constituted the Trust Board within the period specified under this sub-section, the Commissioner shall make such arrangement as he deems fit to look after the affairs of the institution during the interregnum period between the date of expiry of the terms of the Trust Board and constitution of the new Trust Board:
Notwithstanding any compromise or agreement entered into or scheme framed, or judgment, decree, or order passed by any court,
A person shall be qualified for being appointed as or for being a trustee of charitable or religious institution or endowment,-
(1) A person
(1) A trustee of a charitable or religious institution or endowment for which a Board of Trustees is constituted, shall cease to hold office as such-
(a) Where more than three ordinary meetings of the Board of Trustees have been held within a period of three consecutive months reckoned from the date of commencement of the term of office of the trustee or of the date of the last meeting which he attended or of the date of his restoration to the office as member under sub-section (2), as the case may be, if he absents himself from all such meetings; or
(b) where less than three ordinary meetings have been held within the said period of three months, if he absents himself from three consecutive ordinary meetings held during and after the said period:
Provided that no meeting from which a member absented himself shall be counted against him under this sub-section if-
(i) due notice of that meeting was not given to him in the prescribed manner;or
(ii)
(1) Where a trustee of any charitable or religious institution or endowment-
(a) becomes subject to any disqualification specified in sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 19 and is removed under section 28; or
(b) tenders resignation of his office and the same is accepted by the Government, the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, or the Assistant Commissioner, as the case may be, his office shall there upon become vacant.
(2) Where a vacancy in the office of a trustee has arisen under sub-section (1), or by efflux of time, or otherwise the Government, the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner, as the case may be, shall appoint a new trustee in his place and such trustee shall hold office for the residue of the term of office of his predecessor except where the vacancy has arisen by efflux of time.
(1) The trustee of every charitable or religious institution or endowment shall administer its affairs, manage its properties and apply its funds in accordance with the terms of the trust, the usage of the institution or endowment and all lawful directions which a competent authority may issue in respect thereof and as carefully as a man of ordinary prudence would deal with such affairs, fund and properties if they were of his own.
(2) A trustee shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be entitled to exercise all powers incidental to the prudent and beneficient administration of the charitable or religious institution or endowment and to the performance of the functions entrusted to him.
(3) A trustee shall not spend the funds of the charitable or religious institution or endowment for meeting any costs, charges or expenses incurred by him in any suit, appeal or application or other proceedings for or incidental to the establishment of his appointment to or remov
(1) The Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, or the Assistant Commissioner, as the case may be, having jurisdiction over any charitable or religious institution or endowment,-
(a) may require the trustee or any person, in possession of, or responsible for the custody of any books, accounts, returns, reports or other information relating to the administration of the institution or endowment, its funds, income, monies or other properties connected therewith or the appropriation
thereof, to furnish or produce or cause to be furnished or produced for any inspection which may be made under the provisions of this Act, all or any of them at such place and time and in such manner as he may direct;
(b) shall, at all reasonable times, have free access to such books, accounts, documents, funds, income, monies or other properties.
(2) It shall be the duty of the trustee, all servants and employees working under him, any agent of the trustee, or any other person h
(1) The trustee of a religious institution or endowment, other than a math or specific endowment attached thereto, shall within a period of ninety days from the date of commencement of this Act or the date of founding of the religious institution or endowment, other than a math or specific endowment attached thereto, and after consultation with the Sthanacharya or where there is no such Sthanacharya, the archaka or archakas concerned, submit proposals, for fixing the dittam in the institution or endowment and the amounts to be spent therefor to the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner, as the case may be, having jurisdiction over such institution or endowment:
Provided that the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner, as the case may be, may extend the time for the submission of such proposals:
Provided further that this sub-section shall not apply to any institution or endowment in respect of which proposals
The trustee of a specific endowment made for the performance of any service or charity connected with a charitable or religious institution shall perform such service or charity subject to the general superintendence of the trustee of the institution and shall comply with all lawful orders issued by him.
No act or proceedings of the trustee or trustees appointed or deemed to be appointed or Board of Trustees constituted or deemed to be constituted under section 15 shall be deemed to be invalid by reason only of a defect in the appointment of such trustee or trustees or constitution of such Board of Trustees or on the ground that the trustee, the Chairman or any member of the Board, as the case may be, was not entitled to hold or continue in such office by reason of any disqualification or by reason of any irregularity or illegality in his appointment or by reason of such act or proceeding having been done or conducted during the period of any vacancy in the office of the trustee, Chairman or member of the Board.
(1) The authority competent to appoint a trustee may suspend, remove or dismiss a trustee if he-
Provided that, where there is no Executive Officer in respect of any Charitable or Religious Institution or Endowment, the trustee or the Chairman of the Board of Trustees or any emp
(1) The Government may appoint the engineering staff of such grades and designations as they may deem necessary, in the Endowments Department to evaluate and control the quality in the supply of material and execution of work. The salaries allowances, pension and other remuneration of such engineering staff shall be paid in the first instance out of the Consolidated Fund of the State.
The Commissioner may draw a panel of engineers, Architects and Silpis from time to time for appointment on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed for each sub-division for preparation of plans and estimates for supervision of the execution of the works, and for recording measurements and check measurements and the like.
The Government or such other authority as may be authorised by them in this behalf, shall appoint such other sub-ordinate officers with such designations and assign to them such powers and such functions as the Government may deem necessary for the purposes of this Act.
(1) The Government may, by notification, constitute any officers or class of officers appointed under section 29, section 30 or section 32 into an Endowment Service for the State.
(2) Upon the issue of a notification under sub-section (1), the Government shall have power, subject to the provisions of section 153 to make rules, to regulate the classification, methods of recruitment, qualifications, conditions of service, pay and allowances and discipline and conduct of every Endowment Service thereby constituted and such rule shall invest jurisdiction in relation to such service in the Government and in such other authority as may be prescribed therein.
(1) (a) Notwithstanding anything in any compromise or agreement entered into or scheme framed or sanad or grant made or judgement, decree or order passed by any Court, Tribunal or other authorities prior to the commencement of this Act and in force on such commencement, all rights, whether hereditary, contractual or otherwise of a person holding any office of the Peddajeeyangar, Chinna Jeeyangar, a Mirasidar or an Archaka or Pujari or any other office or service or post by whatever name it is called in any religious institution or endowment shall on the commencement of this Act stand abolished;
(b) Any usage or practice relating to the succession to any office or service or post mentioned in clause (a) shall be void;
(c) All rights and emoluments of any nature in cash or kind or both accrued to and appertaining to any office or service or post mentioned in clause (a) and subsisting on the date of commencement of this Act shall on such commencement stand extinguished.<
Provided that in the case of a charitable or religious institution or endowment whose annual income exceeds rupees ten lakhs the Executive Officer shall appoint the office holders and servants thereof with the prior permission of the competent authority:
Provided further that
37. Punishment of office holders and servants - (1) All office holders and servants attached to a charitable or religious institution or endowment, shall be under the control of the trustee; and the trustee may, after following the prescribed procedure and for reasons to be recorded in writing, impose fine, or order suspension, removal, dismissal or any other prescribed penalty, on any of them for breach of trust, misappropriation, incapacity, disobedience of orders, misconduct, violation of the code of conduct laid down or neglect of duty assigned by or under this Act or other sufficient cause.
(2)
(1) Where it is noticed by the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner having jurisdiction that any office-holder or servant attached to an institution or endowment has not been dealt with suitably by the trustee or the Executive Officer as the case may be under section 37 for any of the lapses specified in sub-section (1) thereof, the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner as the case may be, may direct the trustee or the Executive Officer to take action under section 37, failing which the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner as the case may be, may after following the prescribed procedure, impose by an order in writing any of the penalties specified in sub-section (1) of that section on such office-holder or servant.
(2) Any office holder or servant aggrieved by an order passed under sub-section (1) may within sixty days from the date of receipt of the order by him, prefer an appeal if
(1) The Commissioner shall have power to transfer any office holder or servant attached to a charitable or religious institution or endowment, from that institution or endowment to any other institution or endowment in accordance with such rules as may be made by the Government in this behalf.
(2) The Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner as the case may be having jurisdiction over the area shall have power to transfer any office holder or servant attached to a charitable or religious institution or endowment from that institution or endowment to any other institution or endowment in accordance with such rules as may be made by the Government in this behalf.
No office-holder or servant of a charitable or religious institution or endowment shall have the right to be in possession of the jewels or other valuables belonging to the institution or endowment except under such conditions and safeguards as may be prescribed.
(1) Where an Executive Officer
considers that an order or resolution passed by a trustee or the Board of Trustees-
the Executive Officer may, without implementing such order or resolution, place the matter before the trustee or Board of Trustees along with a note pointing out the objections to the order or resolution and request the trustee or the Board of Trustees to reconsider the order or resolution.
(2) The Executive Officer shall forthwith submit a report of the action taken by him under sub-section (
(1) Notwithstanding any scheme, judgement, decree or order of a court, tribunal or other authority or any custom or usage, governing any charitable or religious institution or endowment the provisions of this chapter shall, with effect on and from the date of the commencement of this Act, prevail in so far as they relate to the matters governed by the corresponding provisions in any such scheme, judgement, decree or order or any custom or usage and such corresponding provisions, shall thereafter have no effect.
(2) (a) Any Scheme in force at the commencement of this Act, in so far as it relates to matters not governed by the provisions of this chapter, may at any time, by order, be modified or cancelled-
(1) The trustee or other person incharge of the management of every charitable or religious institution or endowment shall, in the case of an institution or endowment in existence at the commencement of this Act, within ninety days from such commencement; and in the case of an institution or endowment found after such commencement, within ninety days of such founding make an application for its registration to the Assistant Commissioner within whose sub-division such institution or endowment is situated:
Provided that the Assistant Commissioner may, for sufficient cause, extend the time for making the application.
(2)
Where any trustee or other person in-charge of the management of a charitable or religious institution or endowment fails to apply for the registration of the institution or endowment, the Commissioner, shall give notice to the trustee or the other person aforesaid to make an application in that regard within a specified period and if he fails to make such application within the period specified, the Commissioner may have the institution or endowment registered after following the prescribed procedure and recover the cost incurred for such registration from the funds of such institution or endowment.
(1) Any person aggrieved by an entry or omission to make an entry in the register maintained under section 43 may apply to the
(2) On receipt of the application the
final; and the Assistant Commissioner shall amend the entry in the register maintained under section 43 in accordance therewith.
(3) Where any such application relates to the right claimed by the applicant in respect of such entry or omission, the
(1) The Assistant Commissioner, may on an application made to him in this behalf, furnish to the applicant copies of any extracts from the register maintained under section 43 on payment of such fee as may be prescribed.
(2) Such copies may be certified in the manner provided in section 76 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Central Act I of 1872).
(3) It shall, until the contrary is established, be presumed that all particulars entered in the register maintained under section 43 are genuine, a certified copy of an entry in the register maintained under section 43 shall be admissible in evidence in any court and have the same effect to all intents as the original entry in the register of which it is a copy.
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, "Mathadhipathi" means any person whether known as mohant or by any other name, in whom the administration and management of a math or specific endowment attached to a math are vested.
The provisions of sections 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25 and 28 shall not apply to math or specific endowment attached thereto.
(1) The mathadhipathi of every math or specific endowment attached thereto shall submit to the Commissioner within a period of ninety days from the date of commencement of this Act, or the date of founding of such math or specific endowment, proposals for fixing the dittam in the math or specific endowment and the amounts to be spent therefor:
Provided that the Commissioner may extend the time for the submission of such proposals:
Provided further that this sub-section shall not apply to any math or specific endowment in respect of which proposals were submitted to the Commissioner under the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1966 (Act, 17 of 1966), before the commencement of this Act.
(2) The mathadhipathi shall, while submitting his proposals under sub-section (1), have due regard to the established usage, if any of the math or specific endowment, the performance of the ceremonies and services, the observance of fes
(1) The Mathadhipathi shall maintain regular accounts of receipts of padakanukas or other personal gifts of property made to him as the head of the Math and he shall be entitled to spend, at his discretion for any purpose which is connected with the objects of the math and propagation of Hindu Dharma.
(2) Any padakanuka or other personal gift which remains undisposed of during the life time of the mathadhipathi shall devolve on the math as its asset.
(3) In the case of gifts of property or money made to the mathadhipathi not as personal gifts but as gifts intended for the benefit of the math, the mathadhipathi, shall keep accounts of all receipts and disbursements of such gifts and shall cause such accounts to be produced before the Commissioner or any person authorised by him in this behalf whenever so required.
Explanation:- Any gift of property or money made to the Mathadhipathi shall, unless it is specified by the donor as padakanuka or personal gift, be pr
(1) The
(1) Where a temporary vacancy occurs in the office of the mathadhipathi and there is a dispute in regard to the right of succession to such Office, or where the mathadhipathi is a minor and has no guardian fit and willing to act as guardian, or where the mathadhipathi is under suspension under sub-section (3) of section 51 the
shall with the permission of the
(2) A person for succession to the office of the mathadhipathi under sub-section (1) shall possess the following qualifications, namely:-
(1) Subject to the provisions of section 53, a mathadhipathi may nominate his successor. The fact of such nomination shall be intimated to the
(2) Where a Mathadhipathi fails to nominate his successor under sub-section (1) or where there is no mathadhipathi, the
(1) All sums of Dharmadayam shall vest in the person charging or collecting the same as a trustee.
(2) Such trustee shall before the 15th May of every year furnish in respect of every Financial year the particulars of the amounts charged or collected, to the Commissioner.
(3) The Commissioner shall have power to make such enquiry as he thinks fit to verify the correctness of the accounts submitted and to take such steps as may be necessary for the utilisation of the amount for charitable or religious purposes:
Provided that no amount charged or collected for a specific charitable religious purpose shall be utilised for any purpose other than one for which it was charged or collected.
(4) The provisions of Chapter III other than sections 23, 24, 28 and 29 and Chapter IV shall not apply to Dharmadayam.
(5) Where any person charging or collecting such sums fails to submit accounts under sub-section (2), the Commissioner shall require the person to fu
(1) The trustee of every charitable or religious institution or endowment shall, ninety days before the close of every financial year, submit in such form as may be specified by the Commissioner, a budget showing the probable receipts and disbursements of the institution or endowment during the following year –
(2)(a) Every budget shall make an adequate provision for –
form and containing such particulars as may be specified by the Commissioner.
(2) (a) The accounts of every charitable or religious institution or endowment, the annual income of which as calculated for the purpose of section 65 for the financial year immediately preceding exceeds
(b) Where the budget relates to an institution or endowment whose annual income, as referred to under section 65, exceeds
(c) The accounts of any charitable or religious institution or endowment, the annual income of which calculated as aforesaid for the financial year immediately preceding is less than
After completing the audit for any financial year or shorter period, or for any transaction or, series of transactions, as the case may be, the auditor shall send a report-
(1) The auditor shall specify in his report all cases of irregular, illegal or improper expenditure or of failure to recover moneys or other property due to the charitable or religious institution or endowment or of loss or waste of money or other property thereof, caused by neglect or misconduct or misapplication or collusion or fraud or breach of trust or misappropriation on the part of the trustee or of any other person.
(2) The auditor shall also report on such other matters relating to the accounts as may be prescribed or on which the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner, as the case may be, may require him to report.
(1)The Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner, as the case may be, shall send a copy of every audit report relating to the accounts of a charitable or religious institution or endowment to the Executive Officer and it shall be the duty of such Executive Officer to remedy within the time specified in this behalf the defects or irregularities pointed out by the auditor and report the same to the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, or the Assistant Commissioner, as the case may be.
(2) Where on a consideration of the audit report received by him under clause (i) of section 59 and the report of the Executive Officer thereon received by him under sub-section (1) of this section and after such enquiry as may be necessary, the Commissioner thinks that the trustee or any other person was
guilty of illegal expenditure or of loss or waste of money or other property thereof caused by misconduct, misapplication, collusion, fraud, breach of trust, misa
Without prejudice to the provisions of section 61, where the Commissioner either suo motu or on a report made by the Deputy Commissioner, the Assistant Commissioner or any other officer has reason to believe that the trustee or any other person was guilty of illegal expenditure or of causing loss or waste of money or other property, by misconduct misapplication, collusion, fraud, breach of trust, misappropriation, or negligence, the Commissioner, may after such enquiry as may be necessary and after giving an opportunity to the trustee or other person concerned to make his representation –
The Government shall specify the agency for the purpose of carrying out the Audit referred to in clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (2) of section 58.
It shall be the duty of the trustee of the charitable or religious institution or endowment concerned and all officers and servants working under him, his agent and any person having concern in the administration of the institution or endowment, to produce or cause to be produced before the auditors, all accounts, records, correspondence, plans, other documents and property including monies relating to the institution or endowment to furnish them with such information as may be required, and to afford them all such assistance and facilities as may be necessary for the audit of the accounts of the institution or endowment.
(1) In respect of the services rendered by the Government and their employees, every charitable or religious institution or endowment or Dharmadayam other than Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams whose annual income is
(2) In respect of the services rendered by the Government and their employees, the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams, shall be liable to pay to the Government annually from the income derived by it, a contribution of seven per centum of such annual income or rupees fifty lakhs in lumpsum, whichever is higher.
(3) The contribution which an institution or endowment or Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams is liable to pay under sub-sections (1) and (2) shall be paid annually to the Endowments Administration Fu
(1) The contribution payable under section 65 shall be assessed by the Commissioner on, and notified to, the trustee of the charitable or religious institution or endowment or Dharmadayam in the prescribed manner and the order of assessment passed under this sub-section shall, subject to the provisions of sections 90 and 91, be binding on the trustee:
Provided that if, for any reason the contribution or any portion thereof has escaped assessment in any year, the Commissioner may, within three years from the end of the year to which such escaped assessment relates, serve on the trustee a notice assessing him to the contribution or portion thereof due and demanding payment thereof within fifteen days from the date of such service and the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder shall, so far as may be, apply as if the assessment was made in the first instance.
(2) It shall not be competent for the Commissioner to levy any contribution for more than three yea
(1) Notwithstanding anything in sub-section (1) of section 136, all costs, charges and expenses incurred by the Government, the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner under any of the provisions of this Act as a party to or in connection with any legal proceedings in respect of any charitable or religious institution or endowment shall, subject to the limits prescribed, be payable out of the funds of such institution or endowment.
(2) The costs, charges and expenses payable under sub-section (1) shall be assessed on, and notified to, the trustee of the charitable or religious institution or endowment in the prescribed manner:
Provided that if for any reason any costs, charges and expenses or any portion thereof has not been notified in any year, the Commissioner may, within three years from the end of the year in which it was omitted to be notified, serve on the trustee a notice notifying the costs, charges and expenses or portion thereof due and
(1) The trustee of a charitable or religious institution or endowment or Dharmadayam may, within fifteen days, from the date of receipt of a notice issued under sub-section (1) of section 66, or under sub-section (2) of section 67 or within such further time as may be granted by the Commissioner, prefer his objection, if any, to the Commissioner in writing. Such objection may relate either to his liability to pay or the quantum of the amount specified in the notice. The Commissioner shall consider such objection and pass an order confirming, withdrawing or modifying his original notice and communicate the same to the trustee.
(2) Within thirty days from the date of receipt of the notice under section 66 or section 67 or when objection has been preferred, within thirty days from the date of receipt by the trustee of the order of the Commissioner under sub-section (1) of this section, or within such further time as may be granted by him, such trustee shall pay the amount as or
(1) There shall be established a fund to be called the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Administration Fund. The Endowments Administration Fund shall vest in the Commissioner.
(2) (a) The following amounts shall be credited to the Endowments Administration Fund, namely:-
(b) It shall be lawful for the Commissioner to accept to the credit of the said fund, grants or loans from the Government or any grant by any institut
(1) (a) The Commissioner shall create out of the payments made by the charitable and religious institutions and endowments and by any institution or person.
(i) in respect of Hindu charitable institutions and religious institutions and endowments, a fund to be called the Andhra Pradesh Hindu Charitable and Religious Institutions and Endowments Common Good Fund; and
(ii) in respect of other charitable institutions and endowments, a fund to be called the Andhra Pradesh Charitable Institutions and Endowments Common Good Fund.
(b) The Common Good Fund created under item (i) of clause (a) shall be utilised for the following purposes, namely:-
The Common Good Fund shall vest in a Committee constituted by the Government and shall be administered in such manner as may be prescribed.
(1) Where there is a surplus in the funds of an institution or endowment including a specific endowment attached thereto after providing for all the objects, needs, requirements or improvements of the institution or endowment and after making adequate provision for purposes referred to in sub-section (2) of section 57, the trustee may make an application in the manner prescribed for permission to utilise such surplus fund for all or any of the following purposes.
(1) The Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner, as the case may be, having jurisdiction, shall, on being satisfied that a charitable or religious institution or endowment has, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, ceases to exist, hold an enquiry in the prescribed manner to ascertain its properties and funds and after doing so, shall pass an order-
(2) The Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner or
(1) Where the Commissioner is satisfied after making such enquiry as may be prescribed, that-
the Commissioner shall make an order giving directions as to how the property or money belonging to the institution, endowment or Dharmadayam concerned shall be appropriated. In giving the direction, the Commissioner shall, so far as may be practicable, desirable, necessary or proper in public interest, give effect to the original intention of the
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(2) Such prior sanction may be accorded by the Government where they consider that the transaction is-
(iii) the consideration thereof is adequate and proper.
(3) The provisions in clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 80 shall apply for the sale of any inam land.
(1) Where, before or after the commencement of this Act, any person has been granted a ryotwari patta in respect of any inam land given to a service holder or other employee of a charitable or religious institution or endowment for the purpose of rendering service to the institution or endowment then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other law for the time being in force or in the deed of grant or of transfer or other document relating to such land, it shall be and shall be deemed never to have been granted and the lands covered by such ryotwari patta shall not be transferred and shall be deemed never to have been transferred and accordingly no right or title in such land shall vest in any person acquiring the land by such transfer and a ryotwari patta in respect of such land shall be deemed to have been granted in favour of the institution or endowment concerned and thereafter the person in possession of such land shall be deemed as an encroacher and the provisions
(1) The Revenue Divisional Officer may, either suo motu or on the application of the trustee of a charitable or religious institution or endowment or of the Commissioner or of any person having interest in the institution or endowment authorised by the Commissioner, by order, resume the whole or any portion of any such inam land referred to in section 75 on all or any of the following grounds namely:-
(2) (a) Before passing an order und
(1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the Revenue Divisional Officer under sub-section (1) of section 77 may appeal to the District Collector within such time as may be prescribed, and on such appeal, the District Collector may, after giving notice to the Commissioner and each of the persons mentioned in sub-section (2) of that section and after holding such inquiry as may be prescribed, pass an order confirming, modifying or cancelling the order of the Revenue Divisional Officer.
(2) The order of the District Collector on such appeal or the order of the Revenue Divisional Officer under sub-section (1) of section 77 where no appeal is preferred, shall be final, and shall not be liable to be questioned in any Court of law.
No immovable property shall be purchased for or on behalf of any charitable or religious institution or endowment except with the prior sanction of the Commissioner and the Commissioner shall not accord such sanction unless he considers that such property is necessary or beneficial to the institution or endowment and that the price proposed to be paid therefor is not excessive:
Provided that before such sanction is accorded, the particulars relating to the proposed transaction shall be published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette inviting objections and suggestions with respect thereto and all objections and suggestions received from the trustee or other person having interest shall be duly considered by the Commissioner.
(1) (a) Any gift, sale, exchange or mortgage of any immovable property belonging to or given or endowed for the purpose of any charitable or religious institution or endowment shall be null and void unless any such transaction, not being a gift, is effected with the prior sanction of the Commissioner.
(b) The Commissioner, may, after publishing in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette the particulars relating to the proposed transaction and inviting any objections and suggestions with
(4) A copy of the order made by the Commissioner under this section shall be communicated to the Government and to the trustee and shall be published in such manner as may be prescribed.
(5) The trustee may, within ninety days from the date of the communication of the order under sub-section (4), and any person having interest may, within ninety days from the date of publication of such order, prefer an appeal to the Government to modify the order or set it aside.
(6) Notwithstanding
Where before the commencement of this Act, any sale, exchange, or mortgage of any immovable property belonging to any charitable or religious institution or endowment is effected, without the prior sanction of the Commissioner or Government, such transaction shall be null and void and shall be deemed never to have been effected and accordingly no right or title in such property shall vest in any person acquiring the property by such transaction and any such property shall be deemed to be the property of the institution or endowment concerned and any person in possession of such property shall be deemed to be an encroacher and thereafter the provisions of sections 84 and 85 shall apply.
(1) Any lease of agricultural land belonging to lease of Agricultural Lands, or given or endowed for the purpose of any institution or endowment subsisting on the date of commencement of this Act shall, notwithstanding anything in any other law for the time being in force, held by a person who is not a landless poor person stand cancelled.
(2) In respect of leases of agricultural lands
(1) Where the Assistant Commissioner having jurisdiction, either suo motu or upon a complaint made by the trustee has reason to believe that any person has encroached upon (hereafter in this Chapter referred to as 'encroacher') any land, building, tank, well, spring or water-course or any space belonging to the institution or endowment, wherever situated or deemed as an encroacher under any of the provisions of this Act, the Assistant Commissioner shall report the fact together with relevant particulars to the
Explanation:- For the purpose of this Chapter the expression 'encroacher' shall mean any person who unauthorisedly occupy any land or building or space and deemed to include any person who is in occupation of the land or building or space without the approval of the competent authority sanctioning lease or mortgage, or licence and also a person who
(1) Any person who, on or after the commencement of this Act continues to be in occupation, otherwise than by lawful possession, of a land belonging to a charitable or religious institution or endowment shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.
(2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1), shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.
(3) No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under sub-section (2) except on the complaint in writing of the Commissioner.
(4) No offence punishable under sub-section (2), shall be inquired into or tried by any court inferior to that of a Magistrate of the First Class.
The High Court may call for the record of any case –
If such court or the Government appears -
the High Court may make such order in the case as it thinks fit.
(1) The Commissioner may either suo motu or on the application, call for and examine the record of any Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner, or of any other Officer subordinate to him or of any Executive Officer or any trustee of a charitable or religious institution or endowment, other than a math or a specific endowment attached to a math, in respect of any administrative or quasi-judicial decision taken or order passed under this Act, but not being a proceeding in respect of which a suit or an appeal or application, or reference to a Court is provided by this Act to satisfy himself as to the correctness, legality or propriety of such decision or order taken or passed, and if in any case, it appears to the Commissioner that such decision or order should be modified, annulled, reversed or remitted for reconsideration, he may pass orders accordingly.
(2) The Commissioner shall not pass any order prejudicial to any party under sub-section (1), without giving him an o
(1) The Government may either suo motu or on an application call for and examine the record of the Commissioner or any Deputy Commissioner or any Assistant Commissioner or any other Officer subordinate to them, or of any Executive Officer or any trustee of a charitable or religious institution or endowment, other than a math or specific endowment attached to a math, in respect of any administrative or quasi-judicial decision taken or order passed under this Act, but not being a proceeding in respect of which a suit or an appeal or application, or a reference to court is provided by this Act, to satisfy themselves as to the correctness, legality or propriety of such decision or order taken or
passed, and if in any case, it appears to the Government that such decision or order should be modified, annulled, reversed or remitted for reconsideration, they may pass orders accordingly:
Provided that the Government shall not pass any order prejudicial to any party unless he
The Government may either suo motu, or on an application from any person interested made within ninety days of the passing of an order under section 93, review any such order if it was passed by them under any mistake, whether of fact or of law, or in ignorance of any material fact. The provisions in the proviso to sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) of section 93, shall also apply to any proceeding under this section.
(1) A member shall cease to hold office as such member if he has absented himself from three consecutive meetings of
(1) The Government may, for good and sufficient reason, suspend or remove the Chairman or a member, other than an ex-officio member, after giving him an opportunity of showing cause against such suspension or removal and after considering explanation offered therefor.
(2) Pending the passing of an order under sub-section (1), the Government may suspend the Chairman or the member.
(1) Where the Chairman or a member becomes subject to any disqualification specified in section 19 or tenders resignation of his office and the same is accepted by the Government under section 101 or ceases to be such member under section 102 or is removed under section 103, his office shall become vacant.
(2) Where a causal vacancy occurs as specified in sub-section (1) or otherwise, the Government may fill the vacancy by appointing another person as Chairman or member in his place in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and such Chairman or member shall hold office only for the residue of the term of office of his predecessor.
(1) Where at any time it appears to the Government that the
(2) Before issuing a notification under sub-section (1), the Government shall communicate to the Executive officer who is the
(3) On receipt of such communication under sub-s
(c) Save as otherwise provided in this Chapter he shall exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be prescribed.
(2) The Executive Officer may delegate any of the powers conferred on or functions entrusted to or duties imposed on him by or under this Chapter to the Joint Executive Officer or Special Grade Deputy Executive Officer appointed under sub-section (1) of section 106 or to such other officer of the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams as the Executive Officer may deem fit subject to such restrictions and control as the Government may, by special or general order, lay down and also subject to such limitations and conditions, if any, as may be specified in the order of delegation.
(3) Every Officer appointed under sub-section (1) of section 106 shall exercise the powers conferred on and perform the functions entrusted to him by or under this Chapter.
(1) The Executive Officer may, in case of emergency direct 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 the doing of which is in his opinion, necessary for the preservation of the properties of the Tirumala-Tirupathi Devasthanams or for the service or safety of the pilgrims resorting to the Tirumala-Tirupathi Devasthanams and may also direct that the expenses of executing such work or doing the act shall be paid, from the fund of the Tirumala-Tirupathi Devasthanams. The Executive Officer shall forthwith report to the
(1) The Tirumala-Tirupathi Devasthanams shall have its own funds, the corpus of which shall include all the amounts received by it by way of donations, gifts, kanukas including offerings deposited in Hundis and any income from any other source and all payments by Tirumala-Tirupathi Devasthanams shall be made from the said funds.
(2) The said funds shall be operated by an officer or officers authorised by the
(3) All monies belonging to the funds of the Tirumala-Tirupathi Devasthanams shall be deposited in such Bank or Treasury or be invested in such securities in accordance with such guidelines as may be issued by the Government in this behalf.
(4) The funds of Tirumala-Tirupathi Devasthanams may be utilised for all or any of the following purposes and also for any other purpose permitted by any other provisions of this Act,-
(1) The Government may, from time to time, notify in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette the limits of the Tirumala Hills area for the purposes of civic administration.
(2) (a) The Government may, by notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette declare that any of the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayats Act, 1964 (Act 2 of 1964) or of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Public Health Act, 1939 (Act III of 1939) and the rules made thereunder shall be extended to, and be in force in the Tirumala Hills area as notified under sub-section (1) with such modifications not affecting the substance as may be necessary or proper for the purpose of adopting them to the Tirumala Hills area; and any such notification may likewise be cancelled or modified by a subsequent notification.
(b) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, -
(vii) tonsuring or hair-cutting or opening and running of a hair-dressing salon by any person other than a person authorised or employed by the Executive Officer.
(ix) unlicensed Hawkers and Vendors.
(x) dealing in any manner with Seva Ticket, Prasadam and accommodation belonging to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam except as such places and by persons specially authorized in this behalf by him.]
(b) Any person contravening an order made by the Executive Officer under clause (a) shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both.
(c) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974), an offence punishable under clause (b) shall be tried in a summary way by a Magistrate of the First Class
(1) Where the
(2) The Government may sanction the budget with such modifications, if any, as they may deem fit.
(3) If, for any reason, the budget is not sanctioned by the Government before the end of March of the said year, the
ceases to be such hereditary trustee, trustee Executive Officer, Office-holder or servant or ceases, to discharge the functions of the trustee (hereinafter referred to as the “ex-office-holder”), on account of the expiry of his term of office or by reason of his suspension, removal or dismissal from office, it shall be the duty of such ex-office-holder, to handover charge of his office and deliver possession of the records, accounts, properties of the institution or endowment including cash to the person who succeeds him or is appointed in his place (hereinafter called the ‘successor’) or to the Executive Officer within seven days from the date of service in the prescribed manner of the order directing him to hand over charge of the office to his successor or to the Executive Officer, and if he fails to do so without sufficient cause, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.
(2) (a) Where the successor or the Executive Officer is resisted in
A trustee or an Executive Officer or other person who is in charge of the administration of a charitable or religious institution or endowment, shall not lend or borrow money on behalf of the charitable or religious institution or endowment, except with the sanction of such authority, and subject to such conditions, as may be prescribed.
Where at anytime it appears to the Government that any Board of Trustees has failed to perform its functions
or has exceeded or abused any of the powers conferred upon it by or under this Act resulting in material loss or loss of prestige to the institution or endowment, the Government may communicate the particulars thereof to the Board of Trustees and if the Board of Trustees fails to remedy such defect, excess, or abuse or to give a satisfactory explanation therefor within such time as the Government may fix in this behalf, the Government may dissolve the Board of Trustees.
(1) The costs, charges and expenses of and incidental to any suit, appeal or application to a Court under this Act shall be in the discretion of the court which may, subject to the provisions of section 67, direct the whole or any part of such costs, charges and expenses to be met from the property or income of the charitable or religious institution or endowment concerned or to be borne and paid in such manner and by such person as it thinks fit.
(2) The costs, charges and expenses of and incidental to, any appeal, application or other proceedings before the Government, Commissioner, Additional Commissioner or Joint Commissioner or Regional Joint Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner or an Assistant Commissioner, as the case may be, shall be in their discretion, and they shall have power to determine by whom or out of what funds and to which extent such costs, charges and expenses are to be paid; and the order passed in this regard may be transferred to the Revenue Divisional O
Where the Board of Trustees have ceased to function after the expiration of its term or where the Board of Trustees has been dissolved under section 135, the Government may, for reasons to be recorded appoint a specified authority and cause any or all of the powers and functions of the Board of Trustees to be exercised and performed by such specified authority for such period not exceeding one year as they may think fit.
Notwithstanding anything in any law, the Commissioner, Additional Commissioner, Regional Joint Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner, shall have power to require any person having custody of any record, register, report or other document relating to a charitable or religious institution or endowment or any movable or immovable property of such institution or endowment, to furnish copies of, or extracts from any such document and every such person shall, on such requisition furnish them.
The Commissioner, Additional Commissioner, Regional Joint Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner or an Assistant Commissioner shall, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed, be entitled to enter at any time between 9.00 A.M. and 6.00 P.M. any premises of the institution or endowment and to inspect in any public office, any record, register or other document or any movable or immovable property relating to a charitable or religious institution or endowment.
(1) Notwithstanding anything in any other law for the time-being in force, where under any will, a request has been made in favour of a charitable or religious institution or endowment or such institution or endowment is created, it shall be the duty of the executor under the will and
Without prejudice to the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1956 (Act VII of 1956), the proper fees chargeable in respect of the documents described in column (2) of the Third Schedule shall be the fees indicated in column (3) thereof.
Nothing in this Act shall -
Nothing in any law of limitation for the time being in force shall be deemed to vest in any person the property or funds of any charitable or religious institution or endowment which had not vested in such person or his predecessor in title before the 30th September, 1951 in the Andhra Area of the State and the 26th January, 1967 in the remaining area of the State.
Notwithstanding any judgement, decree or order of any Court, Tribunal or other authority, or in any scheme, custom, usage or agreement, or in any manual prepared by any institution or in any Farmana or Sanad or any deed or order of the Government to the contrary governing any charitable or religious institution or endowment, all shares which are payable or being paid or given or allowed at the commencement of this Act to any Trustee, Dharmakartha, Mutawalli, any office holder or servant including an Archaka or Mirasidar and share or shares, in the Kanukas offered either in kind or in cash or both by the devotees either in Hundi, Plate or otherwise, or any rusum in the Archana or Seva tickets and tickets for tonsuring or any rusums collected from the person for the performance of marriage or Upanayanam and the like, all offerings made in the premises of the Temple or at such places as may be specified by the Trustee, all Prasadams and Panyarams offered either by the Temple or devote
(1) Where the Commissioner has reason to believe that any religion institution is not capable of maintaining out of its funds, he may, in the interest of proper management of administration, subject to such restrictions and conditions as he may deem fit, direct the amalgamation or as the case may be, the adoption of such religious institution by any other religious institution having similar objects and capable of managing such institution and there upon the trustee of the institution to which it is amalgamated or by which it is adopted shall maintain and administer such institution.
(2) On such amalgamation or adoption the institutions shall be deemed to comprise a single institution and administered as if they were a single institution published under section 6.
(3) Where the institution so amalgamated or as the case may be adopted u
(1) The Government may constitute a renovation committee to any religious or charitable institution consisting of persons with qualifications prescribed in section 18 and subject to qualifications specified in section 19.
(2) The composition of the Committee, the term of the Office of the members of the Committee and other matters relating to the functions of the committee shall be such as may be prescribed.
(3) The provisions in Chapter VII except section 57 shall apply to the renovation committee.
(1) If any trustee including the Executive Officer or other person in whom the administration of an institution or endowment is vested or any agent of, or person working under the trustee –
(c) refuses to permit, or causes obstruction to, or inspection by the Commissioner, Additional Commissioner, Joint Commissioner, Regional Joint Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, or an Assistant Commissioner, of any movable or immovable property belonging to or of any records
(1) The Revenue Divisional Officer or the Deputy Commissioner within whose jurisdiction any property of the trustee or other person from whom an amount is recoverable by way of surcharge under the provisions of this Act is situated shall, on a requisition made by the Commissioner, recover such amount as if it were an arrear of land revenue and pay the same to the charitable or religious institution or endowment concerned.
(2) Where trustee fails to pay the contribution and other costs due to the Government within the time allowed, the Revenue Divisional Officer or the Deputy Commissioner within whose jurisdiction any property of the institution or endowment is situate, shall on requisition made to him in the prescribed manner by the Commissioner and subject to the provisions of this section recover such amount as if it were an arrear of land revenue.
(3)(a) On receipt of a requisition under sub-sections (1) and (2) the Revenue Divisional Officer or the Deputy Commissi
(1) Where a Commissioner, Additional Commissioner or Regional Joint Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner makes an enquiry or hears an appeal under this Act, the enquiry shall be made and the appeal shall be heard as nearly as may be, in accordance with the procedure applicable under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act V of 1908) to the trial of suits or the hearing of appeals, as the case may be.
(2) The provisions of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Central Act 1 of 1872) and the Indian Oaths Act, 1969 (Central Act 44 of 1969) shall, so far as may be, apply to such inquiries and appeals.
(3) The Commissioner, Additional Commissioner or Joint Commissioner, Regional Joint Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner holding such an inquiry or hearing such an appeal shall be deemed to be a person acting judicially within the meaning of the Judicial Officer's Protection Act, 1850 (Central Act 18 of 1850).
Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, no notification or certificate issued, order passed, decision made, proceedings, or action taken or other things done under the provisions of this Act, by the Government, the Commissioner, the Additional Commissioner or the Regional Joint Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner or the Assistant Commissioner shall be liable to be questioned in any court of law.
No suit or other legal proceeding in respect of the administration or management of an institution or endowment or any other matters of dispute for determining or deciding which provision is made in this
(1) The Government may, after previous publication and by notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, make rules for carrying out all or any of the purposes of this Act.
(2) Every rule made under this Act shall immediately after it is made, be laid before the Legislative Assembly of the State if it is in session, and if it is not in session, in the session immediately following for a total period of
fourteen days which may be compromised in one session or in two successive sessions and if, before the expiration of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following the Legislative Assembly agrees in making any modification in the rule or in the annulment of the rule, the rule shall from the date on which the modification or annulment is notified have effect only in such modified form or shall stand annulled, as the case may be, so however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done
The Government may by notification, exempt from the operation of any of the provisions of this Act or any of the rules made thereunder -
and may likewise vary or cancel such exemption.
(1) The Andhra Pradesh Charitable Hindu Religious and Institutions and Endowments Act, 1966 (Act 17 of 1966) and the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams Act, 1979 (Act 20 of 1979) are hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal -
The enactments mentioned below shall cease to apply to Charitable and the Hindu Religious Institutions and endowments thereto which this Act applies; and section 8 of the Andhra Pradesh General Clauses Act, 1891(Act I of 1891), shall apply upon such cesser as if these enactments had been repealed by an Andhra Pradesh Act;
The trustee or any member of the Board of Trustees or Chairman, the Executive Officer or any office holder or servant of a charitable or religious institution or endowment, shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (Central Act 45 of 1860).
If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government, may, by order in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, make such provisions, not inconsistent with the purposes or provisions of this Act, as appear to them to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty.
(1) Notwithstanding any compromise agreement, scheme, judgement, decree or order of a Court Tribunal or other authority or any custom or usage governing any charitable or religious institution or endowment of Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams, the provisions of this Act shall, with effect on and from the date of the commencement of this Act, prevail in so far as they relate to the matters governed by the corresponding provisions in any such compromise, agreement, scheme, judgement, decree or order or any custom or usage and such corresponding provisions shall thereafter have no effect.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in the agreements entered into by the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams represented by the Executive Officer and Archakam Mirasidars of Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams on the 30th May, 1979 or any other agreements of the like nature, the provisions of this Act shall with effect on and from the date of commencement of this Act, prevail in so far as they relate to the ma
Provided that Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams shall contribute such sum to the Fund as the Government may specify from time to time.
(2) The fund constituted under sub-section (1) shall be utilized for the welfare of the Archakas and other employees, working in the religious, charitable Institutions and endowments in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Trust registered for the purpose.
(1) Government may, for the purpose of this Act, constitute as many Tribunals as it may think fit, for the determination of any dispute, question or the matter relating to a Charitable Institution, Dharmadayam, Religious Charity, Religious Endowments, Religious Institution or any Institution as defined in the Act and also define the local limits and jurisdiction of each of such Tribunals.
(2) Where any application is made relating to any property of the institution which falls within the territorial limits of the jurisdiction of two or more Tribunals, such application may be made to the Tribunal within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the Head Office or the main institution is located and where any such application is made to the Tribunal aforesaid, the other Tribunal or Tribunals having jurisdiction shall not entertain any application for the determination of such dispute, question or other matter.
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