Religious Endowments Act,1863
Act No : 20
Section :
Vacancies to be filled.Procedure.When Court may fill vacancy.
10. Vacancies to be filled.--Whenever any vacancy shall occuramong the members of a committee appointed as above, a new membershall be elected to fill the vacancy by the persons interested asabove provided. Procedure.--The remaining members of the committee shall, as soonas possible, give public notice of such vacancy, and shall fix a day,which shall not be later than three months from the date of suchvacancy, for an election of a new member by the persons interested asabove provided, under rules for elections which shall be framed by theState Government:; and whoever shall be then elected, under the said rules, shall bea member of the committee to fill such vacancy. When Court may fill vacancy.--If any vacancy as aforesaid shallnot be filled up by such election as aforesaid within three monthsafter it has occurred, the Civil Court, on the application of anyperson whatever, may appoint a person to fill the vacancy or may orderthat the vacancy be forthwith filled up by the remaining members ofthe committee, with which order it shall then be the duty of suchremaining members to comply; and, if this order be not complied with,the Civil Court may appoint a member to fill the said vacancy. 1*[Explanation.-In this section "Civil Court" means theprincipal Court of original civil jurisdiction in the district inwhich the mosques, temples or religious establishments for which thecommittee has been appointed or any of them are situate.]
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