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The Religious endowments act, 1863

Central

An Act to enable the Government to divest itself of the management of Religious Endowments.

Act number
20 of 1863
Ministry
Ministry of Law and Justice
Department
Legislative Department
Enacted
10 Mar 1863
In force from
10 Mar 1863

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

24 sections

  1. Section 1[Repealed.].
  2. Section 2Interpretation clause.
  3. Section 3Government to make special provision respecting mosques, etc.
  4. Section 4Transfer to trustees, etc., of trust-property in charge of Revenue Board.
  5. Section 5Procedure in case of dispute as to right of succession to vacated trusteeship.
  6. Section 6Rights, etc., of trustees to whom property is transferred under section 4.
  7. Section 7Appointment of committees.
  8. Section 8Qualifications of member of committee.
  9. Section 9Tenure of office.
  10. Section 10Vacancies to be filled.
  11. Section 11No member of Committee to be also trustee, etc., of mosque, etc.
  12. Section 12On appointment of Committee, Board and local agents to transfer property.
  13. Section 13Duty of trustee, etc., as to accounts.
  14. Section 14Persons interested may singly sue in case of breach of trust, etc.
  15. Section 15Nature of interest entitling person to sue.
  16. Section 16Reference to arbitrators.
  17. Section 17Reference under Act 10 of 1940.
  18. Section 18Application for leave to institute suits.
  19. Section 19Court may require accounts of trust to be filed.
  20. Section 20Proceedings for criminal breach of trust.
  21. Section 21Cases in which endowments are partly for religious and partly for secular purposes.
  22. Section 22Government not to hold charge henceforth of property for support of any mosque, temple, etc.
  23. Section 23Effect of Act in respect of Regulations therein mentioned, and of buildings of antiquity, etc.
  24. Section 24[Repealed.].