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Rajasthan Public Trust Act 1959

राजस्थान लोक न्यास अधिनियम, 1959

Rajasthan

राजस्थान लोक न्यास अधिनियम, 1959

Act number
42 of 1959
Department
Devasthan Department
Enacted
22 Oct 1959

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82 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. Section 2Definitions
  3. Section 3Public trust not to be void on ground of uncertainty
  4. Section 4Public trust not void on ground that it is void for non-charitable or nonreligious purposes.
  5. Section 5Public trust not void on ground of absence of obligation
  6. Section 6Public trust not void on failure of specific object or society etc. ceasing to exist.
  7. Section 7Devasthan Commissioner
  8. Section 8Assistant Devasthan Commissioner
  9. Section 9Subordinate officers and servants
  10. Section 10Commissioner and other officers to be servants of Government
  11. Section 11Establishment and composition of Advisory Board.
  12. Section 12Functions of the Board.
  13. Section 13Regional Advisory Committees
  14. Section 14Functions of Committees.
  15. Section 15Conduct of business etc. of Board and Committees
  16. Section 16Officer-in-charge of registration
  17. Section 17Registration of public trusts.
  18. Section 18Inquiry for registration
  19. Section 19Finding of the Assistant Commissioner
  20. Section 20Appeal.
  21. Section 21Entries in the register.
  22. Section 22Civil suit against entries made under section 21.
  23. Section 23Changes
  24. Section 24Further inquiry by Assistant Commissioner.
  25. Section 25Intimation about trust property to be sent to all Assistant Commissioners.
  26. Section 26Court to forward copy of decision to Assistant Commissioner concerned.
  27. Section 27Public trust by will.
  28. Section 28Notice to Assistant Commissioner in certain cases.
  29. Section 29Bar against suits by unregistered trust.
  30. Section 30Investment of public trust moneys
  31. Section 31Previous sanction to be obtained for certain transfers.
  32. Section 32Maintenance of accounts
  33. Section 33Balancing and auditing of accounts
  34. Section 34Auditor's duty to prepare balance sheet and to report irregularities.
  35. Section 35Budget
  36. Section 36Inspection and copies.
  37. Section 37Commissioner to be Treasurer of charitable endowments.
  38. Section 38Application for directions.
  39. Section 39Application to Commissioner against refusal to apply under section 38
  40. Section 40Powers of the court on application under section 38 or section 39.
  41. Section 41Application for appointment of new working trustee.
  42. Section 42Application to Commissioner against orders under section 41.
  43. Section 43Powers of the court upon application under section 41 or section 42.
  44. Section 44Non-application of Sections 92 and 93 of Central Act V of 1908
  45. Section 45Inquiries by Assistant Commissioner
  46. Section 46Commissioner etc. to be public servants.
  47. Section 47Returns & statements.
  48. Section 48Powers of entry and inspection
  49. Section 49Power to ask for explanation
  50. Section 50Application to the court.
  51. Section 51Vacancy in the board of trustees
  52. Section 52Application of chapter
  53. Section 53Management of public trusts to which this chapter applies.
  54. Section 54Notice to hereditary trustee before
  55. Section 55Disqualifications for membership
  56. Section 56Term of office of committee
  57. Section 57Removal of members
  58. Section 58Appointment of new members.
  59. Section 59Meetings of and procedure for committee of management
  60. Section 60Appointment of sub-committees
  61. Section 61Duties of committee of management
  62. Section 62Power of Commissioner to require duties of committee to be performed and to direct expenses in respect thereof to be paid from fund of committee.
  63. Section 63Power to supersede a committee.
  64. Section 64Power to make regulations
  65. Section 65Rights of hereditary trustees
  66. Section 66Dharmada
  67. Section 67Officers holding inquiries to have the powers of civil court
  68. Section 68Enquiries to be judicial proceedings.
  69. Section 69Civil Procedure Code to apply to proceedings before courts.
  70. Section 70. Penalty
  71. Section 71Recovery of sums
  72. Section 72Proceedings involving question affecting public purpose.
  73. Section 73Bar of jurisdiction.
  74. Section 74Indemnity from suits and proceedings
  75. Section 75Trial of offence under the Act
  76. Section 76Rules
  77. Section 77Exemption
  78. Section 78Rajasthan Act 13 of 1959 not affected
  79. Section 79Power of remove difficulties
  80. Section 80Act not to apply to Muslim Wakfs
  81. Section 81Repeal
  82. Section 82Amendment of Rajasthan Act 6 of 1952.