Office Memorandum No. 711/2006/RD of the Revenue Department, Government of Kerala dated 24th November, 2006 on the administration of a temple [C16-H7W]

No. 711/2006/RD

GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

Revenue Department, Government of Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, dated the 24th November, 2006

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: The administration of a temple by executives officer of a temple under the Travancore-Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act, 1950, regarding.

1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Revenue Department, Government of Kerala on the manner in which the administration of a temple by executives officer of a temple is to be regulated under the Travancore-Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act, 1950.

2. The matter has been examined. Every executive officer of a temple carrying on the administration of a temple shall make an application in Form D to the Registrar of Societies within forty-five days, accompanied by a fee of ten thousand rupees.

3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the administration of a temple is undertaken, and the Registrar of Societies shall dispose of it within forty-five days of its receipt.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the Revenue Department, Government of Kerala.

(Secretary to Government)