Tamil Nadu Religious Institution Rules Amendments, 2006 and 2008
The Tamil Development, Culture and Religious Endowments Department issued Government Order (Ms.) Number 155 dated 28 July 2006, and the Tamil Development, Religious Endowments and Information Department issued Government Order (Ms.) Number 224 dated 16 June 2008 and Government Order (Ms.) Number 322 dated 5 September 2008, to amend rules governing Tamil Nadu Hindu religious institutions. The changes address leases of shops and buildings, the minimum age for appointing officers and servants, and rules on managing and preserving institutional property. The supplied text does not include the detailed amendments notified under Government Order (Ms.) Number 322.
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The Tamil Development, Culture and Religious Endowments Department issued Government Order (Ms.) Number 155 dated 28 July 2006 to amend the Religious Institutions (Lease of Immovable Property) Rules, 1963. The Tamil Development, Religious Endowments and Information Department issued Government Order (Ms.) Number 224 dated 16 June 2008 to amend the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious Institutions (Officers and Servants) Service Rules, 1964. The same department issued Government Order (Ms.) Number 322 dated 5 September 2008 concerning amendments to the Management and Preservation of Properties of Religious Institutions Rules, 1964.
All three relate to rules framed under the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959. The notifications were directed to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Lease requirements for shops and buildings
Government Order (Ms.) Number 155 dated 28 July 2006 changes the information and conditions required for leases of religious institution property. Its key provisions are:
- The purpose for which a shop or building is leased must be recorded.
- The lessee must execute a lease deed in the form specified by the religious institution's executive authority.
- The lease deed must clearly state the purpose for which the shop or building is leased.
- The lease deed executed by the lessee must be registered.
- Shops and buildings must not be leased for liquor shops, mutton shops or any other objectionable trade or business.
A person considering a lease of a temple or other religious institution shop or building should check that the permitted business use is clearly written into the registered lease deed.
Minimum appointment age
Government Order (Ms.) Number 224 dated 16 June 2008 replaces the minimum age expression of twenty-five years with eighteen years in rule 5 of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious Institutions (Officers and Servants) Service Rules, 1964. The change concerns appointments under those service rules, not the purchase or lease of property.
Property management amendment
Government Order (Ms.) Number 322 dated 5 September 2008 announces amendments to the Management and Preservation of Properties of Religious Institutions Rules, 1964. The supplied source ends after the order directing publication, so it does not provide the wording or practical details of those amendments.
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Common questions
Can a temple shop be leased for a liquor or mutton business?
No. Government Order (Ms.) Number 155 dated 28 July 2006 states that shops and buildings must not be leased to liquor shops, mutton shops or any other objectionable trade or business.
Must a lease deed for a religious institution shop be registered?
Yes. Government Order (Ms.) Number 155 dated 28 July 2006 requires the lease deed executed by the lessee to be registered.
Does the lease deed need to state how the property will be used?
Yes. The purpose for which the shop or building is leased must be clearly specified in the lease deed.
What minimum appointment age was introduced for officers and servants?
Government Order (Ms.) Number 224 dated 16 June 2008 substituted eighteen years of age for twenty-five years of age in rule 5 of the service rules.
