Office Memorandum No. 1526/2013/AD of the Agriculture Department, Government of Odisha dated 19th March, 2013 on the administration of a temple [C1A-W0C]

No. 1526/2013/AD

GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA

Agriculture Department, Government of Odisha

Bhubaneswar, dated the 19th March, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: The administration of a temple by executives officer of a temple under the Odisha Hindu Religious Endowments Act, 1952, regarding.

1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Agriculture Department, Government of Odisha on the manner in which the administration of a temple by executives officer of a temple is to be regulated under the Odisha Hindu Religious Endowments Act, 1952.

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 A to the Waqf Tribunal within forty-five days, accompanied by a fee of five 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 Waqf Tribunal 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 Agriculture Department, Government of Odisha.

(Secretary to Government)