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6. Maufi grants for Devasthan lands were governed by Section 13 of Kawaid Maufi-daran. The said provision, as translated in English, was as under:

"13. Where, on enquiry or at the time of mutation, a Devasthani Maufi land is found to have been derived from Nagis (Defective) Sanad, it shall be deleted from Maufi category and shall be entrusted to the Aukaf Department for Management of Devasthan, and entry of such land shall be made in the Patwari Papers as follows:

'Government property, under management of Aukaf Department relating to Devasthan.

The Maufidar shall be deemed to be holding the land as Pujari or manager Devasthan and, in lieu of service he shall have the right of a Mourushi Kashtakar in such land for which a rent free patta shall be granted to him by Aukaf Department:

Provided that in the event of the services being not rendered satisfactorily by the Pujari or Manager the Aukaf Department shall have the authority to dispossess such Mourushi Kashtakar and appoint another Pujari or Manager in his place and grant him patta for such land".