Shri Jagannath Temple at Puri is under the control of a temple management
committee constituted under the Shri Jagannath Temple Act, 1955 . A
challenge ... ancient temples of Sri Vaidyanadaswamy Temple, Vaitheeswarankoil, Sri
Mahalingeswarar Temple, Tiruvidaimaruthur and Sri Masilamaniswarar
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Temple, Tiruvavaduthurai are denominational temples belonging to the
mutts
seva puja and management of the temple of Lord Jagannath, " Puri Shri Jagannath Temple (Administration) Act, 1952 " (Orissa Act XIV of 1952) (hereinafter ... Jagannath Temple (Amendment) Act (Act 10 of 1983) (hereinafter called "1983 Amendment Act"). The 1983 Amendment Act also provides for constituting
passing the Orissa Hindu Religious Endowment Act, 1939 (Orissa Act IV of 1939). Although this Act has undergone some amendments from tune to time, provisions ... Shri Jagannath Temple (Administration Amendment) Act, 1954 (Orissa Act 1 of 1954). Section 3 of the Act (Orissa Act 14 of 1952) has conferred power
Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 (Tamil Nadu Act 22 of 1959), the Temple Administration District Committee and the Temple Administration Board ... Act, 1959 .
Whereas under the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 (Tamil Nadu Act 22 of 1959), the Temple
Guruvayoor Devaswom Act, 1971 (Act 6 of 1971), (hereinafter referred to as 'the old Act'). The validity of Act ... Act 14 of 1978 (hereinafter referred to as the new Act). The new Act purports to cure the infirmities in the old Act pointed
Act, 1939 (Orissa Act IV of 1939). This Act was repealed and reenacted with several additions and modifications by the Orissa Hindu Religious Endowments Act ... Act 1951 would cease to apply to the Temple.
The Puri Sri Jagannath Temple (Administration) Act 1952 was made a part of the Act
Act. Section 24 envisages that the Act shall have effect, notwithstanding anything contained in the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950 , the Official Trustees Act ... management and administration of the temple and the temple fund for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. The Act ensures and enjoins the Committee, Executive
Hindu temples, is not a legal requisite under the
definition of a temple in Section 9 , Clause (12) of the Act. The word
institution which ... advert to definition of Temple as
defined in Section 2 (1) of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Temple
Entry Authorization Act, 1947 (for short
Hindu temples, is not a legal requisite under the
definition of a temple in Section 9 , Clause (12) of the Act. The word
institution which ... advert to definition of Temple as
defined in Section 2 (1) of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Temple
Entry Authorization Act, 1947 (for short
Hindu temples, is not a legal requisite under the
definition of a temple in Section 9 , Clause (12) of the Act. The word
institution which ... advert to definition of Temple as
defined in Section 2 (1) of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Temple
Entry Authorization Act, 1947 (for short
