The Tanjore Chattram Endowments (Utilization) Act, 1942
The Tanjore Chattram Endowments (Utilization) Act, 1942, Tamil Nadu Act No. VIII of 1942, is a State law that allows the authority managing the Tanjore Chattram Endowments to use endowment income and certain endowment funds for specified educational and medical institutions, and for a first grade college at Tanjore. It also allows certain endowment lands or buildings to be leased, and it validates earlier contributions made from these endowments to the institutions listed in the Schedule.
What this law does
The Tanjore Chattram Endowments (Utilization) Act, 1942, Tamil Nadu Act No. VIII of 1942, was enacted to permit contributions from, and diversion of, the funds of the Tanjore Chattram Endowments towards the establishment or maintenance of certain institutions.
In simple terms, the law lets the body or person managing these endowments use the endowment income for named public institutions, and set aside a specified sum for a first grade college at Tanjore.
Who can act under it
The law applies to the Tanjore District Board, or any other authority or person who for the time being has the management and superintendence of the Tanjore Chattram Endowments. Their powers are subject to any restrictions and conditions imposed by the State Government.
Main powers given by the law
The managing authority may:
- contribute from the income of the Tanjore Chattram Endowments towards the maintenance of institutions specified in the Schedule
- contribute towards other institutions, if the State Government notifies them for this purpose
- appropriate or divert a sum of four lakhs, ninety four thousand and five hundred rupees from the endowment funds for the establishment or maintenance of a first grade college at Tanjore
- invest and keep that sum invested in securities issued or guaranteed by the State Government
- contribute from the interest on that investment a sum of fifteen thousand rupees annually for the establishment or maintenance of the first grade college at Tanjore
- lease any land or building belonging to the endowments, for a period not exceeding three years at a time, either rent free or at concessional rates of rent, to a department of the Government or any local authority
Trust arrangement for the college fund
The corpus of the investment for the first grade college at Tanjore must be held in trust in the joint names of three trustees:
- the Tanjore District Board
- the University of Madras
- the managing body of the college
The Tanjore District Board alone is competent to draw or deal with the interest from that investment.
Institutions named in the Schedule
The Schedule lists educational institutions and medical institutions. These include the Sanskrit College, Tiruvadi, the High School, Orattanad, the Girls' School, Nidamangalam, the Free Maharatta School, Tanjore, the Hostel for Harijan Boys at Sreyaschattram, the Rajah Mirasdar Hospital, Tanjore, and several Local Fund Dispensaries.
Why this may matter to you
This law matters mainly if you deal with property, funds, or institutions connected to the Tanjore Chattram Endowments. It can affect how endowment income, land, and buildings are used, and confirms that earlier contributions to the scheduled institutions cannot be challenged in court.
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Common questions
Does this law let the Tanjore Chattram Endowments support schools and hospitals?
Yes. The law allows contributions from the income of the Tanjore Chattram Endowments towards the maintenance of the educational and medical institutions listed in the Schedule, and also other institutions notified by the State Government.
Can land or buildings belonging to the Tanjore Chattram Endowments be leased out?
Yes. The managing authority may lease out land or buildings belonging to the endowments for a period not exceeding three years at a time, either rent free or at concessional rates of rent, to a department of the Government or any local authority.
What does the law say about the first grade college at Tanjore?
The law permits a sum of four lakhs, ninety four thousand and five hundred rupees to be diverted from the endowment funds for the establishment or maintenance of a first grade college at Tanjore. That sum must be invested in securities issued or guaranteed by the State Government, and fifteen thousand rupees annually may be contributed from the interest for the college.
Can old contributions from these endowments be challenged in court?
No. The law says that all contributions made before the commencement of the Act from the funds of the endowments towards the maintenance of the institutions specified in the Schedule are deemed to have been properly made, and their validity cannot be questioned in any court of law.
