Guthi Corporation Act 1976

Regmi Ville, L az Imp at,K athm andu Telephone: 4-11927 Regrni Research (Private) Ltd. Nepal Miscellaneous Series Vol. ~/85 K athmanduz March 10, 1985 (Not mean t for publ.Lc s al,o or distribution) ,Historz October 20, 1976 December 9, 1984 CX>osolidawd Tex~ First PromUlgated N~aJ. ~apatra, Vol. 2l ,0. 25B, (:EXtraordinary) KartJk 4, 203:3 (oc to her 2b, 1976). First .Am~dmtnt, ~epa1 Ri!aUm.ill!, Vol. 3 , No. 47 (:Ettraordinarr)l Marg.a 24, 2C41 (December ~, 1984). Where~s the Guthi Corporation had been formed with the objective of manag:1ng Raj Guthis properly by tak1ng them away from the control of His lvl~jesty's Government and handing than over to an insti'bltion, in View of the fact that J~rticle 59 of the constitution of Nepal has separated the Guthi 1i\lnd from the state Treasury, llld whereas it is desirable to amend and consolidatc-· legislation relating to the Guth1 CDrporetion and thus m&ke mor e t:fmely End ~ffectiv€ arr mg enen ts with the obj~ct1ve of ma:1nte1n1ng anLcab'Le rdlntions anong p eopt e belonging to different classes and insuring the eccnca Lc welfe;.re end morality of the pu bl Lc, Now tberdfore, His l1aj e s ty I\ing Birendra Bir B1kran snen 1);;v heaenact ed this law on th~ advice and witb the epp rov Ell of the Nutionol Panch ayzrt, Chapt~ P."el 41 in c.rY 1. Short Ti:tle, :EX t9Q t Wld Commcn ccmoo...:t (1) This lew nH,y b\; cel.l~d thu GUthi COrporction Act, 1976. 2. (2) It shall be applicable throughout the Kingdom of Nepal. (3) It shall come in to force at on ce, 2 • .IF' fin ition s Unless otherwise meant with reference to the SUbject or context, in this law: (a) CbrporatioQ. means the Gu thi Cbrporation moo t ioned in Section 3. (b) Chairm!!l means the Chc;irman of the COrporation. (b1) Board means th o Board of Directors formed under- S';'ct~~n 9. (b2') Manber meen s c: member of the Board. (b3) Administratol: moans tho Administr<..tor of tl1e corpor~tio!,"j. ( c) Gutni meen s tl Guthi endowed by t1l1Y p h Ll.cn th rop Ls t with r~llg1ous or p hIf untn rcp ic motiv es tn roug h r ~l inqu Lsru.on t of title to h Ls mcv abl.e or immGvab12 property or eny other 1ncJm,·:-yield.in;;; property '~)r funds for thl.' p,;)rf.:.'J.':11.rJc af zn y regular or cer emcna al, r(;;)ligi::>us functiJns or fbstlvnl of cny mon ns t ery or d'.)ity, or ths con st.ru e t Lon , maan t...nence, or ':)p\;lr,:ti'..Jrl)f t(.illples, rE.:st-houses, ro od s id« shel ters , Wells, t.enk s, ponds, water-spouts, places for the supply of drinlcing wat;.~·r, roods, brth fng pLaces , bridg~s, sn er ter s under t ree s, libraries, schools, dispcnsr.:ri~s, h::spitols, houses , bulld:1ngs or msti tutions. (f) li9.j Guthi meen s R~j au thi b~ing o~Grc::t('d and meneg ed , by the Gu th1 CJrporDt1on rt the tlt~lti; of thv commen cemen t of this lDw, :in '-'ItlLch tb~ Q:jrpurc:tLm .has rights end linbilities. (g) ..Q!Jhu t Gu tbl m\o'UCl s L Gu thl wh ich h~~:>btD.jned ~~mpt10n in su ch a TIl ann(;) r tb a tonI y t.J.:l e r i,;is Idu :~;1 :in come 0 r a sr.lltmi 1'0(,; is pr..y<:bl... t:> th;) nr:.j Guthi frJ[;l thoa In come ll;lft ~<fter p\.irf.)nl in6 the r~gulG.r or ccrenon ial rt;;'llgiJ\.4s functions of the Guthi as men tiicn ed in tho dt%'d of gift or en dc sm cn t, which h ed b con or wLs required to be r cg Ls t er-ed in thv 0fflclLl Guthi rc cords prior ~ tht: c.mmen ccraen t of the 1964 Guth1 o:>rporuti~n ~ct, on tho lLnds bl;;l.)nging t.;, which Lrnd t::x or r-cnt p:;.yr.bl.: to His }l£jj~sty's Gov~mI:loot nrs been rem i.t ted, end wl)ic.i'J hus been ood~wed so LS t.J be op crrrted by the rog1st~r~d Gu thiyr.r himsi;)lf. ( h) PI' iv 0 tQ au th i mecn s p riv r:t~ Gu this balon ging to tn e public vthur then Rrj Guth~s and Chhut Guthis. ( 2) (3) 3. (i) Gu th ~yr::r me~n s the au thor of a Chhut au thi or a private Guth~, or h Ls descendan ts, the person who is entitled to operate. the Guthi o~ app rop r-Lat.e its surplus .1ncomd: and the manants and pr~ests of such Guthis who have been appointed on a p ormen en b basis. (j) au thi lands r£gi.§terc;:d in thq names of mdividu§1. lBQ..Sown0rs moon lands on wh Leh thu r-cg Ls tez-ed lando~cr s have to pDy land t cx to t.he Corporation. (k ) Rcgist6rcd Guthi 100ds mean lands on which the.: Guthi corpo ru t.lou h as to P ~y 1 bCHl tax to His ME..j esty' s Gov ernmen t in the cap acf ty of a Lendcjn er, (1) Gut.":li-owned 100d8 mesn lands wnich ~re not register\i;ld in the n an e of any ind1vidutll, and In which full rights ar-e vested in the Gu thi Corporation. (m ) ,Qythi o;>n trolliid La1ds mean l:.nds on which the regist~'rcd l(tndoW1ers hcv e been paying r ai t.s in kind to the Outn ; Corporation. (n) Guthi Jimidari mecn s c.: Ji'llid~ri hulding b aLon g In g to & Guthi, on \oJhich Ltrid tex is p cyabl.e to it. (0) preseri.££.£! or in th..: u""'scribcd mDnn~r mC<..\f1S p r-es cr Lood or in thG mmner prescribed in the by-rules frr:mud unc er this ac t or in the orders Lssued by His HE..ij estyf s Ocv crnmen t fr.::·!!! ticn~ tJ time by notification in the Ne.P [~l Rt:.i an~trE. ~haptor 2 Esttl bl isbllent rod Mmaganooi 3. Gu thi Qo~or~ti:>n to O:mt~ (1) The Guthi corporoti0n established under the 1964 Gut.~1 corporation Act stwll b e de aned to hav e been established under tbis law end sh al.L continue accord.1ngly. The corpore, tivn s!lull be en au tonomous and corpo rut.e ~()dr having perpetual su cce ssLon , It shell hcv e a sep r.rube . seal of its own for al.L of its functions. It m,~y sua una be Sled in its own n am l.:. SUbjoct to this s c t and thd o.rticdvs fr[·med hertnlndor, th~ corporati.;n mf.y aoqu Lr e , u se, and trm5f~r vr cliencte in ":OJ manner ~.:>,v~ble ::.5 l/llll as Immov cbl,« p rop e r ty , (4) The h~[.d vffic~ of the corporctian shul.L be situotl.:d t:t Ktotbmmdu. 4. 4. (Repealed) 5. (Rep eal.ed ) 6. :?Doom men t of Enployee s md Adv isor~ (1) The Corporation may appoin t employees and adv lsors according to n~d; and the conditions of their appo1ntment and serv ice shCill bo as p r e scr Ibed, (2) Notwithstanding anything contain od in SUb-Section (1), Hi:s Majesty's Gov ernmen t may mak e alterations in the num oar of the employ\,...:s of the co rp oz-a tion or r eo rgen iz~ them according to need in case it so considers nccessc.ry, 7. Fbnnetio~1 of Board of Sch:::>lr:r§. ( 1) There shell b e a Bo ard of SchoLurs in th~ co rpo r atdon headed by eith-.Jr the B(~dc; Guruju or th~ Naib Bad,J GUI"\..:J U us His Haj esty may design ate. The B"Jnrd shal.L .consist of thl? following m cm bers r> (c.:) The Nr.Lb Br,dr- Guruju, :L.'1 C~30 the Bad ~ Gu ruju h c· s b cen d \:; sign t: tl~d os Chcinnro M-.:mber " (c) Five p erson s n)(;',mr.tGd by His Mt,josty's Oov crnm on t fr.1m amon g sche1 c: r s wh~ h ~"v e g L.in ed n r epu tie t Ion in the rcligiJus soc Lul, , und edu cr tion ul fi;.:ids, and manbor s of r~ligi::>us ordors , (2) .An OOIployv..: di;;'slgnc.:tud by th-J Ch~irm~iI1 of tbv CO rp.:>r'· tixJ shall be th~ s~cr~t~ry of th~ Bocrd of Scholcrs. (3) 1'b~ Chllirmc;n of tbl3 o.:>rp'Jrr ti,:m mus t p cr.ticip c:tG in mee t Ing s of the B:H rd of SCh'Jl!:'.rs. ( 4-) The tooura ofmanb~r5 Cl,Jl:aint..tud undc r ClL:us~ (c) of sub-suction (1) shcd.L b o ·:)f f,.)ur ye!",rs. Thuy may he rcnominl:.tud on tht; expiry of t.l-:icir tenure. Provid..::d thDt 1n cese Bj"s Mcjest;' s Gov0mm(;:nt so dE.:ans cppr·,'pri~t.J, it may nomnete ano ther p er son t.J r ...1l1cce any member b~f,.)re the ~piry wf his tenu re, (5) MQ.'lbQrs ~f th~ BOLXd of schvlt.~rs shell be p c Ld the: prescribod rt3munar(lti~n or c::lls-wr:nco while ~ttand1ng its ma~t1ngs, 5. 8. ~ard of Schoolars may be consulti9: In case the Board so considers necessary, it may con "...2- + the Board of Scholars on the follo,\\7jng subj ects: (a) .Ancient customs and p r e c t Lce s relating to Guthi. (b) Religious rituals, tradition, and other matters p erta in in g to relig ion • 9 • .QQnmo sitign of the Board ( 1) Fbr ~e purpose of menag ing the corporation, His Maj esty' s cov ernm.n t shall f'onn a Board of Directors consisting of' the i'ollowlng mem b~rs: (a) .A person dosigneted by His Haj es tyr s Gov ernm en t (b) Commissioner, Bagmati zon o ( c) Dir0cto r- Gan er &1, Depar tm en t of Lrnd RE.venuo (d) Dirt: cto r-Den aral., D;:;p arti:: Gn t of Land Reforms (e) Director-GenGr~l, Dep cz-tm on t of Arcbcl;.ology (f) Rapr e sen trt iv e, !-'iin istry of Law end Justice. • •• ... ·.. • •• • •• • •• Cheirm:::n Memb\.?r " II " " . (g) Fiv o person s experi~ ced in act iv i ti tiS rel L tin g to Gu th i nominated by His lVI~j esty' s Gov ernmen t from the religious and social fields, so as tJ ~ sura represan tt;t1on of "ill the five dGvt:lcpmoo t regions ••• (h) Adm in istr£. tor • • • ( 2) In case on ~~cutivld Cht.imt.:n is cppo Lnt ed .1n tht,) corporataon , the run ction s of th« S..~cr~t5ry of the Bo ard sholl be undor,tOken by en emploY",G of tha Corport. tion dasignat~d by thu chzLrnun , (3) The tom of the member-s noman at.ed under Clause (g) of SUb-S\:ction (1) sh::'ll b ... of throli;; yours. Thuy may be rmom ina ted cfter the GXp1ry of t.l1eir term , Provided that in cas\;; His Mcjesty's Gov~mmont so deems appropr1~te, it I:1f!y r~place any nominated miX'Jbar be ror o the expiry of his term by my other person through nomination. 6. 9A. Functions. Duties and PQ1",ers-21' the :eoard ( 1) It shall be the duty of the BOard to superv ize con trol and manage the en tire rosiness of the COIlJorat1on. ' (2) The Board sball rui r.ru C1ll duties and exercise all powers vested in the COIporation under this act. (3) The Board shall implement appropriate suggestions put forward by the Board of Scholars. 10. (Repealed) 11. Disqualification s of Memb e'U None of the following persons shall be a memb er of thf.; Board of S chol ar-s or the Board. (8) (Rep~1aled) (b) Person s who hev e been declared insolvoot, (c) Lun at.Lcs or p erson s of unsound mind, (d) Persons wh.) h ov e be-en convicted by any court of any o r ren se anv ol.v ing moral tu rp Ltude end hav d under-gone a sen ten ce of imprisonment. (~) .P~rsons who 11 <.;'Jt.' u c t cornpLe Led t.he L.g~ of tw(:.ntj'--.>n .... years, or (f) Pt:;rsons who c.re asso cLa ted in any con t.rac t with the C:)rp~ratLn, or hove e. pt::rsonel finmcinl intc.;·r ....·st in GUy ni san ess d,-~r.\l:1ng with the Gorpor ataon , 12. Qircums.:t...mces :iQ...Wh i9h t·lgnbyfship Connot Q;m:t1nY.L. No person shdl r6or.:..in a manb t:::r of the Botlrd of Scholl-Lrs or th\;' Boc.rd 'in the following circumstmces: (D) In ce se be suffers from any of the disquelificDtLms mooti:>n ed in sc'ction 11. (b) In case he submits his rosignetion. ( c) ( d) In case he is r cmov cd by His Mnjf;.sty' s Govioirnment for hav 1ng remadn ed c.bscn t from three eon seeu tive m~l,;jtings :Jf th~ DuL.rd of Sch,Jlt.rs or tho BUt'lrd with0u tits pcrmf.ssdon and without proper r ecson s , In c·asQ' His Mnj ~ sty. s Govvmmoo t nominctes enothcr persen to rQplE1ce any menber under the r~str1ctiv clai se c~>ntc.1ned in 5\1b-s~ct.1Dn (1+) of Sdctl~n 7 nnd SUb-section (3) of S~ct1on 9. (4) 7. 12A. Appoin'bnent )f Ad.qinistr~t~u: His Maj estyr s Governm en t shall appoin t an Adrninistretol'" in the corporation. 13. FUnd of the CQrporallin. (1) The Cbrporation shall have a separate fund of its Ol-Kl. The following amounts shall be credited to that fund: (a) Gran ts received f'rom His l1aj estyr s Govemment: ( b) .Amoun ts received from any regular sour ce: (c) Land tax or other .in come coIl ec ted from au thi lands. (d) .Amoun ts z-ece tv ed while reg ist..:ring tran sfer of Guthi-controllad lands into rogistered 'Guthi lends. (e) Any other amoun t o btc In od by the corpor-ataon , (2) All COsh bal rn ces of tho Corporr~tion shall be dep o sLtad in thi.: n ame of the Ccrpvrntion. a t th" NqpCJl Rastrr: Bank or any other bC:1i1K. p::: I.:iscribcd by tne Boord. (3) .4J.l cxp en s e s to o-, In cur-r ed by t.V:lu Co rpor-a t Ion shall be borne from its fund. Nutwithstc:::nding cny tn Ing con t.adn ed in SUb-s~ction (3), amoun t s T ...cedv ed un der Clc:u~o (d) of S"-=.b-St~cti~n (1), and those accruing from the sale of assets main tain,,,.d in the n em e of the Garporati..:Jn, shall be maintained f'S a P;;rman 00 t FUnd, wh ach sh cl.L be used only for inv es tmen t in fix cd dcpo sits in My bank, or for p erm anen t inv e s tmtn ts such vs con structi:>n of bulld1ngs or shops, Llld not for regul&r expen ses, At least 25 p ercea t of the Income accru1.1g fr:>m investments fr~m th~ Perrnllnon t Fund must bt:: cradited to the stiI:'lta fund, end tho bt:.lt:nc~ may be used for the bu sdn.ess of the C0rporati~n. 14. ~ounts of the Qdmorcti~nd Aud.ll ( 1) Th\? accounts of the Co rpo ratacn shall be main teino;;d c ccording to· curren t 1[2\-1. ( 2) 'lb ~ !4 ccoun ts ;,;f th\J C;;> rp o rl:, tion S11 cl.l be eud it\;;'d by the Audito r-G£..:{l er-al , 15. linmcial Ye~r of th~ corporfltlon rna .AnnuaJ. Report ( 1) The f:1n al ciol yoar of the COTp·.)rutLJO shw.l b.. thu scme us thct of His No.j ~S1iyt S Govemrnoo t. 8. ( 2) With in six men th s t.ft.;.:r thv ap iry 0 f ev ory fis ctd, year, the Corporation shall submit an ainu al report on its fmancial condition and its busmess to His Maj es ty ' e Gov emmen t, Cbapter 3 FUnctions and Duties of the Corporation 16. Managem en t and Q);uu:& tion' 0 f Raj .Q!d..:this (1) (The Corporation shall) appo:int Mahants, priests, managers and other employees acco rdIng to need fo r ....~,..; managanen t and operation of Jlnt1nat-operated Raj Guthis, monasteries and temples. It shall hav e Ull functions men tionod in th~ deed of gift or endowm 00 t, if any, as well as tro.d.it1onal functions, mcludmg regular and ce romon Lal, religious fun otdon s, performed on i~anc.t basLs , Tht-.) In com e of such ilman£t op erated Gu this, monasterios ~d tanpf.cs shall be credited to t.'1e Gu thi Fund and tho stor-es Accoun t, on d ~p cndLtn r-es sh al L be In curruc.l th.:.:rl:Jfrom. (2) In tn e case of c.'1hut Guthis end Pr rv atie Guthis which hzrv e be en cO!1Vl.:.:rtlJd In to Hc.j Guthi, th.:.: C0rp~ration shtill reduce ex ce s s Iv e end unnecessary stuff End expenses, in such a n snne r that rcgulcr and cez-encn Lal. raligivus run ot ion s t:.:> be pori".)I'l:lod acco r-dmg to thu deed of gift or en dounen t or aceo rddng to tr'adition are not in t errup t cd , and rl:lligious acts arc not violated, fr~.ma n cv schedules, and Ina taad of op cr-c t Ing such Guthls on emanaf bas Is under sub-sec t.ion (1), h end ov ar th oir oper-at~n and In anagom ont to tho registered Guthiya.r, Muhf.'!n t or priest who bas buon mono.g1ng or opez-at ing than for c mcx mum poriod of five yo, rs undor its own superv Lsion , control, and d1rvction. Pr')v 1dcd tbat in case ( the mcncgcnen t rod operation) of (any Ch!mt Guthi or Private Guthi) is h m ded ov ar (to cny :ind1v iduCll) in this menn cz-, the surplus amoun t If;ft o.ft~r moo ting oxpenses according to tho schcdu'l,e shr.'ll be transnitt~d to tho Corpore tion. 17• ..E\dl1-J;itions, POW0rs nod Duties of th~ Corporation Unless explicitly provided for in this law, thu functions, povez-s, end du tao s of the corporc taon sball b c n s foll',)ws: (1) To I:I~inta.in its rights end lic.biliti~s in RUj Guthis nod menage end cp crc tc tncci, ( 2) To tnk ~ over Chhut au th 1s and Pr iv a tu au this as Ruj GIlthi md mnnr..g~ end op c rutc ·th<.r.l on ilmanat basas , or nov c then mznugcd as provided. for in this luw. (3) To per rorn religious functions end ccrenon Les according to the deed of gift or cndoWI:1Gn t or according to tradition, or arrange for their performance, :in such a way that relig10us acts art:: not violated. ( 4) To u t:lJ.1ze the mov cible and :1mmovable prop er14Y 0 f Raj Guthis, or the inoome accruing therefrom, for existing or new religious, social, culillraJ. or phllanthropic :institutions or activities. . (5) To curtail unnecessary exp endd.tu re from RDj Guthi income, ch cck Le ek age (of inoom~), end f1nal.izt:l new schedules of staff U'1d expenditure according to nee d in o rde r to manege Rnj Gu this in a mor-e systanatic v cs , ( 6) To obtain gifts, g ran ts rrid don r..tion s, and acquire movable and immovable p rop or ty , (6A) To make ar-r-engem en ts for cz.sh offerings at tanples and monas bcr Les , (6B) To maintain en inventory of zrrd protoct, ancient o rn omen ts end r el, ig dcu s nnd cuI tu.r31 0 bj oc ts , (6 C) To mce t th~ exp en scs 0 f my Gt.~ th i from 1 ts own in com , as far as po s s aof.e , (7) To under tcko agriculture, horticulturo and mirnDl nus oendrv , (8) To grant contracts for My function dU0 to be pe rt'o.rmed by any Raj (}u th i. (9) To construct buildings rnd shops ~d lut th~m out on rent. ( 10) To initiato n oco ss nry lcgd. ac t.ion on bohal f of the Corporation or d8fond any logta. action instituted against it ond act according to the jUdg9m~t of tha eour t, (11) To operata Guthis with the: In eome of R£lj Gutbis, mfikl;# disbursan en ts, ere nte Co re serv C fund with the surpluS, end make sura mV,Jstlnents with this i'lnd. (12) To undertak= diroct C'.ll tivution of lands owned by the Q:>rporc.tion, or neve such londs cul t1voted by tenon ts, (13) To perfonn o the r ne ce ssury functions :incidental to the ma'lc.g€l1ll;!lt wJ.'l)3rc.tion of Raj Guthis under this 1 aw and cu IT on t 1 aw. 18. Functions Whic..Jo) th~ C::>rpor9-..tiQn MaL.not PerfQ,m The Corporation sh al.L no t perform th~ following :fun ction s: (1) Rel:1rnuish Gut.Jo)i olttlcrship rights in Guthilands without the pe nn Lss Ion of His Ivlaj esty' s Govemmen t. (2) Register waste Guthi Imds in the names of :individuals con trnry to th 0 pc1 icy 0 f His l>~ c.j es ty, s Gov ernm on t. (3) Porroro any action, or un de r teke my financial transaction or fun c taon rcl.o..ting to mon egemen t, which involvds the Corp~rLtion in loses or, hempez-s the rel LgIous c.ctiv itics of R:;.j Gu this. 19. Rights end Liabilities of Chhut Guti1is tp DovolvQ on th u OJrno ro. tiDn All Chhut Guthis sh elL be conver-ted into Raj Gutbi~, and all oxisting rights of Chhut Gutbis, including th()Si.~ on mov ahLe an d i..":1rrlovublu ass e ts end i':1uevs of d~itius, shall devolve on the CJI'pr..Jrc"ci')n• .All rights end priv i1c;g·...z of tho Guthiycrs and fun c t.Ion ar-Las of su ch Chhut Gut.lJis sh cl.l tom in atio , 19A. Record of Privn~ Gu 1:.l-)i3 t:> b0-12!:!.£gi ttod The Guthiynrs o r ;privo.to Gut.his must subm Lt records of priv.:l.to Guthis to the CorporutLn. 20. Q:?roorntion M&y Takq Qv 0r-lUgh ts md Liabilitiss of iIivat13 Gu tb is In case E'll or the maj0rity of thu Gu't..I-)i¥ars of any private Guthi, .1nclud:ing the pe rson ,.,ho had made the oodowmoo t, requ.es t th\J Corpor:::.ti0n .in writing to tE.1ke over its meneg em en t end op e ratdon :in such 0. manner as to unc1~rttike its right:) and lillb.ilitL~s, tho Corporcti.Jl1 may unde r teke such righ ts and 1 ic.blli tiiJS and tOke ov cr tho men ag ement and op e r at Icn of such Gutbi• .After tho O:Jrporation un do r toke s rights end 11o.bllitius .1n this nenne.r , such private Gu thi shull be conver-ted .in to a Raj Guthi, all existing ri6bts of tae private Guthi or the uuthor of the.; vnJ)'WTloot md Guthiy.:l.rs on its movable 3Ild 1Im:Jov.:l.bl~ asse ts us willl as jmag~s of deities shell devcLvc on tho Curp~ra.t1on, and 011 rjghts and privllegt;)s of th~ aa thc r of the privato Guthi ondowment as wull as its Guthiyars one. run ction er tcs shall term:inate. 11. 21. Pc.rticulnrs rod Assots of Cbhut Guth1.Lm.~Privnto Guth~.s }1Q1ch arc COQverted irtto Raj Gutb1 to be-Hmdod Oyer The nuthor of the ondowr.la1t, Guthjynrs and mrn agcr-s of Cllhut GUthis or p r av a to Gut.'1is which arc convorted into Raj Gu t.l1i un de r Sec tien 19 and Section 20 shell hand over to the Corporation in t.l1e manner prescribed by it particulars of the movable and immovable assets of such Guthi, as vell as all documents including accounts and records, within a period of six months after the Corporation publ.Lshes a notification. C'b~t'3r 4 JLbolition or Guth J1nidClri SyStl;IDl 22. Abo.lition of GIlthi ,T imidari SYsten The Guthi Jimidari System has been abolished. O::>osequent to such abolition, all rights and privileges of the con earned J irnidari end Patuwar-Ls in th~ J imidari of the concerned au thi Ivlouj a shw.l bo de ene d to have ip so facm 1 ap sud. Prov id~d that 1 ends utt ached to Jim iduri holdings sh alL be r-eg Ls tered in tho n rme of tn e J::iInida.r whose Jimidari h aa been n.bolisb..,;d. 23. ~ents R~1<ing to oJ:im ido.ri HQldJngs The person who hQS th'J do ccm cn ts of the Guthi J:1nJiuLri in his charge sh al.L hand tl1GID over to thtJ Corporution whenever so directed by it. 24. Inte.r1m Arr~ents fpr Q:>lls:ctipn of LmU~ Unt:1J. ttle OJrpo-rat1:m mek es crrmg emen tis .for thv oollaction of land tax in are as under- the jur1sd1ctiorl ~f Guthi Jim1der1s Which t\rc lloolishod, the concem ed Jir.11de.rs end patuwnr1s themsel.v os shall make caLl.ec t Ion s as usud md tran smit the p ro ce cds to th~ Corp:)ro.tion. Q.l-JaptoU lloj Q!:1tbl Londs 25. Manogornent of Guth1-ownvd Lc'Jlds The Curporation may itself Olltivate Gu~i-,?wnvd lends, or g iv e such lEnds CJN~· for eult~vatu.)Q on tenency on pUyr.1031t of th~ p ro scz-Lbcd fees, or conver-t them in to r-egLstered Gut."Ji lends on pcymvnt of pricus or feus as proscribed, and rug istor tnan , 12. (2) In th.:.: cuso vf th~ unc.ul tiv ntvu Gu t.l-Ji-o\ltlod lc:nu.s, thu CJrporu.ti.)n l:H..l.Y mtilttJ any of the follow:lng arrmgtocn ts: (a) Rocl.n:lm such lends itself, (b) PUI'1ir1t ac tu rd, cultivc.tDrs to roclu.1ln such 1 ands on tun en cy by ra:J i tting ren ts fo r the p rescr-tbed num be r of yoar-s , end (c) conver-t such lends an to regist~rud Gut!']i lends ontl r-egLs tc r then subject to p rescrIbed conditions, or on p aym en t of price or fees as p rescrdbad, (3) Notwitbst~d:ing rnything con tzdn od in .sUb-Soctions (1) and (2), in case tho C:>Ipor£'.ti~n is satisfied tnat; any Gu thi-O'YIDCd lmd is suitab1tJ fer usa es rvsiddn tial sit.a, or for tr~dw, ond industry, it nay, Lrr-esp cc t tv .... of whettler such 1md is being cu1 tivnted by itsd.f oris was tu , e;...nv J rt it :into r-egis t,;;red. Gu th i 1 an ~:s aftar inviting bids, e;r on p aym en t of such p r-Lce s or fl.-1;;;s as it mny p rescrtbe vrit.':t due c..:nsidernti:n to th0 usa of su ch Lond md th ; iElportmce of th,~ area whe ro it is locr:tJ~, rn c; then r,:;gist13r it. (4) Notwithstand::!ng anything contained in 3ub-Sections ("Y, (2) and (3), no wa::joGe public land on which a templ2 is located, or iAlhich is connected with any deity, temple, or religious festival. or fair, shall be registered in the name of any individual. In case such land has already been so registered, bhe Corporation may can cel such registration. 26. Management of Guth1-())ntrolled Lands (1) Aftor the commencement of this law, Guth1-eontro1l~;d lands in Kathmandu VpJ.1cy and tho hll1 regions, on which the cultivatorpv.ys rents to the registerod 1oodowner, end tho latter makes p ajm en ts to the Rej Guth1 \-,ho1ly in k ind , or pC'xtly in kind and partly in cash commu tt.cd at 'th0 rates prescribed for Guthis, 011 rights end pr1vilug<os of tile riJgistert:d 1 ando sn ez- shall terminate, rod full oyt} ~rsh:ip rights o f the Corporation sh<:Ql be cstablishad tne reon , On such 1 ends, the actual, cul tiv ato r sholl obtain toomcy rights according to curren t law. (2) Registered too';lOts vho so rights hn~i;.i term In ated . under SUb-So:JctlOn (1) shcJ.l b~ cnt~tlod to be p add cs comp en aatdon on emoun t ten t:lmvs the anount of land tax p c.yc.ble for the lond p rev iou sly held by them according to curr~ t law. In cese such reg Is tcrcd tenant ovo s p aymen ts to the Corporation, he shall be paid such compensation crtor dedu ctdn g the anoun t of su ch P aym en ts. 13. (3) Tho anount of compensation payable to a registared tenant under SUb-Section (2) shQ11 be deposited with tho ccrpo rct tcn in tho proscribed mannez- by the actuDl cul tiv ato r to whom too cney rights have ace rued con aequ en t to torminntion of th~ rights of th e rog Ls t cr-ed tun an t • (3a) In Lcas e any registered ton on t is found to h av c defaulted in payrnoot of roots to tne Corporat~n, and thus ranained m arrears to the CoI1Jo ru tion, the actua; eul, tivator must produce before the Corporation rece tp t~ against ren ts p aid by h:im to the r-egLs tared too. zn t for the poriod for which the arr-ear-s are due. (3b) In case: the cul tdv ato r fells to produce rocoipts against ronts un dor- Sub-Soction (30.), h e raus t, Prif roots to tho Corporation in quantities or rmoun t s for which hi) has fai1~j to producu rtlcoipts. (4) In case the ac taul, cui tivator to whom tenm cy rights have acc ru cd con sequcn t to tho tCI'l:linati..:.m of the rights of a r-cg Ls to rod t0nr.nt do c s not duposit th~ amount of oompensatLn p rcs cr-Lbcd in SUb-Section (2), or p oy up 0.1're ar-s 0 f r ,;11 t :in th 0 P 1'0S cr i be d menn ",! l' under SUb-s(;cti::>n (3b), cc t Ion sh al.L bIJ takon as i~~ he h ad dc:faul ted in the PDYf.100 t of rents for such lond, end eno th er t enrn t tlPY bo clusignD.ted on pr~~::;:ni:; of p ro s cr-Lbcd fGes for such la'1d. (5) In case ono thcr- toncn t is de sagna'tcd after act Ion i~J taKCCl under sub-scc taon (4), such tmontrnust ucposi1i with the Cbrporntion the anoun t of romp en sntion du J -c.:~ the registered tencmt whose rights have t~:mJin~t,;:,r.. under SUb-section (3), as well as tho enoun t of nrr;,!'::.TS of ron ts PDYablv under SUb-soct1on (3b). (6) Repealed. (7) Notwithstanding anything oontained:in this section,in case any person has obtained ri.,:;bts acoording to law on any Guth:L-oontrolled land and has been us:1ng such land for residential purpos~s,it shall be registered in t~e .nane of such person as a tenancy hold:lng wlthiry th~ l ..~nJ.t of the land he is entitled to retain as res1den t tal sites acoording to curren t NepaJ.. law. ~tor 6 Tli,; n oncy Arr r:!ll gC£J on ts 27. 1'.§!LOOCY Rights to Accrue The acta oJ. cuI tiv cto r sh 011 0 btc.in ten en cy r 19h ts on au thi londs according 1D eurr en t 1 awe ProviJ.uJ. th at, my s.:Qariud f\lnctlonary who is 1s eotitle~ to cultivate or po ssess my land In con sdde r-atdon of any 5pocific vT.:>rk for Guthi shnLl not bo g r-en tcd tunoncy sights on SUCh lands. 28. Pnymunts on Guthi L~ ( 1) Ren ts on Gu th11mus p <:lY C'.b1. e to I the Corpo ro t10n sh c::1l be paid nt the semo rt:.tos as z-en ts pc\yoble by trio ton cn t to tho ownarof govemnon t Raikar lands according to the Lo cataon md gr-ade of th~ lands. Provided that in case he has been pay:1ng Le as rent than p res cr Ibcd at trw t:imu of tho commen conen t of this act, z-en tis shall be collectl3d from hdm acco rddngly , (2) (3) (4) ( 5) In casu my t.onon t hr.s been supply:ing commodLt.Le s o thor then paclqy, rico, I:Inizu, budrwmat, wheat, i,j tc, at the tim0 of the: commen ccmon t of this act, he sh al L oon t inuc to do so. Prov Ldcd tn c t the v al.u e of cornmoditius to be collected under this sub-soc taon shall not exceed the anoun t of rents payable by a tonont on e acn , rop[ni or biaho. of Lzn d under SUb-3~ction (1). Tha p.:JWQ r to Jut'Jr.:·, ini.;l the v al.uo 0 f commcdi,tic s to be suppliad by a tonant undor- SUb-section (2) sh al.L V;JS t in tho Carp.:> r a tion • Tunzn ts ml:C' also pay-runts duo 0 n Gu th 1 1 an ds in c ash ac 00 rd jng to 10c til. mem0 t P r icus • The Corporation sheill grmt 0. rebato anoun tdng to a max1mum of 15 pcrcen t of tho proscribad rant to porsons who pay ronts with:in the t:lme-l :!mit spocifiuj :in SUb-Section (1) of Soc tion 29 29. ~rmH~.ements Regard in~ PCY!!J2!l.:LQf Roo~ ( 1) TenGnts on Gutbi lands who er-e under obligation to pay rents to the Cbrporation shall do so wit.!-l.1n the t.1me-l:imit prescribed for p aymen t of ren ts by ten an ts on government Raikar lands. In case they do n~t pay rents within that time limit, tbe co rpozat.ion msy tenninate their tenancy rights. Provided that the Corporation may ex t.end the t~lle 1 i'llit for th~ p aymen t of r-n ts by s max imum p i;:ri.)d of two mon th s in ca se it so con sfd- rs nvcess ers , ( 2) Any t enen t vno is not sc::tisfic;d with the t~rmln(.;,t.w:l oJ: his tGn~ncy rights according to S..1b-sectJ.:m (1) may sum it c compl.e in t t..: His M"j t;'sty' s cov r;;rnm~n t within th1rty-fivt: dry s , 15. (3) Th~ dlo:cisiJn W wj(,; by ills hi.lj.;;sty' S cov ernm cn t on C'Jmp~E.ints filad ccco rd ing to .Sub-Sect1:m (2) shell be fmc.J.. (4) The Corpore. ti:m mt:.y recov ~r arrears o r rcn t due fro~ 0. t\:;ntntw!10s~ t.en zn cy rights h zrv e be-n t0rnl.1n(-t~d occo ru in g tv S~b-St·cti:,)Q·(1) in th~ seme manner ,;-5 tlrr~ars of pc:yment due to the Gov\:'rnIDcnt. (5) Action sh&ll be tc2kEn ac co rd.ing to current N.epal, lcw in r-esp ec t to 'th e r(:'misslon of z-en ts p eyahl e to the 0:> rp ore: t ion • 30. Sp t..?cif;l Arrangen (,'0 ts R..:gardmg. Trcn s~ ctl:;ns in Tenc·ncy Righ ts No tw Lth s t.cnddng unything con trun ed in th~ 1964 Lend s Act rnd o th cr- cu r rcn t Ncptll l~:w, tdli.l1CY rights on Lr nd s cul, t fv a ted on tllHtncy e cco rd In g to 'Ghis act mey be sold any pu r-chz.s ed , 30A. Pr:>hibitiQn to Si:;·ll KhLngi :Lend A~signm~ Nu !-,,-,rsvn tv WbV:.1 Gu tri L Lun d h::-s b ... en :.:~:...ign cd o s Kh<:ngJ. sh[!ll be en t Lul ed to mJrtgugu or o thcrw Lse relinquish titl0 thGr0to, m d in cas e he do cs so , t.lJE: document of rwlinqulshrntnt .,Jf titlt, :">0:.'11 be d"::,..fil;,Jd 1050 fccto 1nv~:lid. 31. .Acti:Jn in rt0Sp,:ct t.J L,nds 0n H11ich 'lill:ncv Rights H~vG By 31 Temin~.g, ~s wfll <->s ~n Un c1..n.ip~d Lmds Lands l~ft unclaimed ofter d ef'auLting in the p aym en t ,)f r en ts ..:>r o tner du es t:J tl1~ Co rpo r a't.Ion , or lands on which t enaa cy rights 'have been t.orm mated according t:> th is act, nay be all 0 t t cd by the Car-p0ra tion to ana ther person on tenancy or sny o tner cond i.t ion , Th~ corpore t Ln may, if it s.) dr s Irc s, cul t Iv a t,s such Lend s itself or divert them to any oth cr u ac , payment oLltand Tuc I)n au thi Lc:nds R0gistE;red in t~ !IT O(.1C.S 0 r Inglj.v i.du~U.L!ld:1wn~ri Owners of Guthi Lend s she'lL pay lend tnx to tho C:.rporotl.)n at t.'1~ s ame rntes c s owners of gov ernm en t Rf:jka'r Land s pt,y lend tcx tJ His M~j t:~:ty' S GoVGrt'lmant acco rd Ing tio the gr-c d e of t.i10 l:.:.nd. (2) Th~ rights arid s tr.tu s c,\f Gutbi ImdoWtlt:rs snal.l, be thl:.! same us tho s ; of own crs vf gov crnmen t Raikar Lends <: c cordin g t.) cu rr 12n t 1 t.\-,. (3) For the pu rpos e of this se ctLo , the term lmc1own~:­ IIi ecn s 1;.1<) 0 p t::r son in wru se n cr:H.~ Gu th i 1 ton d h (.s b ~~n r sg Lstered subj~ct tJ th..; pt.:j1!lult of' lUld tcx to tbl;;: CJrp·.)rc,tion end wh~ p:Jr~s~sses rights in such It.nd 16. by v irtue of such registration, £,s well as the person who has 6CqU ared rights to hav s the land r eg Ls t er-ed In h1s n ame as a re su Lt of partition or inher1tm ce or of relinquishrnro t of title by the owner according to curren t Nepal law. 33• .Arrangan~1"t for the Cbllection of Land Tax (1) The Corporation shel.L mek e arr-oogl3Ilents for the collection of land tax. (2) Th~ time-limit for th;: collection of Land t sx shall be es p r e scr-Lbcd in eu rr on t NcprL 1 flw. Prov is ion s con t a in ed in current Nepal l<:,w rog erd Ing thd imposition of finGS in cs sc lend true is not p e id within the p res crdb ed time-l1mit, auctacn of lands f:>r r-cov er in g ar-ruars of Lzn d tux 1 md r em.Ls sIon of Lend t sx shal.L be t.ppI1cc:bl~ cJ.S0 in respect to th:d. land tax tJ be co'Ll.ec t cd by rth e Cbrporflti,:m. Tn..,; o f'I'Lce de s ign c t -,::d for tho coll~cti.Jn Jf tcx cs -:>0 Gutbi lends m[..y t;Xcrci~;) tn e powers rel[;,ting to tho c~ll..:ction of Lmd t ex una.;:r cu rr tJ1 t Ncp ",1 I QW • 34. Arrmgen €ll ts for the COlI ycti:m of RGn ts on Buildings ~n{;.........-.-. Ground Rea t (1) In cr.ses whcr~ Gut..l1i Leud s h~.:.v;; b... ,.n ,:llottt:;d ro r th-.: con s tru c t Ln oj I' ncus, S z.nc SU(lP S Xl P '-'Y1110n t :)f grvund-ren t, ..;r wh~l' ...; hous es .nd shop s huv e been con s t ru cted by th« Cr'uthi itsl::.lf ond g Iv on on rent, or existing Guthi inns cn d r·..>r:d~·id~ sh ed t cr s hrv e been so given, rnd r·~nts h0'V~ been colLee ted c cco rd IngIy , the Oorp c rr. ti:.m mry hrv ~ (tho;;; ten en t) 2X i..:'CU t e n t;;;W agreements in r e sp cc t 'CJ &'U ch ren ts or ground-z-en t s after the comm cn cemen t af tbis S\;tction. While oxecut:1ng nclW cg reemcn ts in this mmn e r , the amoun t of rents or ground-z-en t s sbr.LL b e r.s pr .. -sc r-Lb od by tht; OOrp0rLtl:)!~. (2) Pcrsonswho hr,v~Jccupi~d (GUthi hcu ses, lmds, etc.) on roo t o r ground r cn t she.ll l..Xu C1l to n ew ag r-eemen ts with.1n tho time-limit p r ss cr Ibed by tha C0rpor[·tion. In CLS~ th~y do not do so, thE:ir u su rru ctaary rights in such (Gu th i) hou S0S '.) r sh\.)p~ shell ip so fect..; Lop se, and the C:)rporLti:>n l:JDy give such houses or shop s t:::> rny oth cr p cr-son on ren t, or Co ccupy thE!J itself. 35. Rt.;gistrutl.vn of Ten[nts on P.QycJ"I\)nt Jf Fot::s In cases WhON Gut~jil~,nds hr.v e b e en ~.llotted on z round rent since b~f,,jro tn , comm cn ccmen t of this ~ct tne COI'port<ti..Jn mcy rugist",r tne t:.llottoJ~s a s t~n~ts on p eyaen t <..If the pruscrib~d f~cs, if they so dus Lr e , 17. (2) In case any person had constructed a building on Guthi land ~ithout the epp rov sl, of the Corporation Q t the time of t.":le comm encan en t of th is act, tbe COrporation may register such lands on tenancy on paym·en.t of tne prescribed fees. (3) If after the commencement of this act any person r,;qu;sts the Corporation for perm iss ion to construct a bu Ll d.In g on Gutbi Lon d.s r~gistered in his n an c in tbe cup~city of a ten£nt, or on vas to or uno ccup Ie d Guthi lands not registered in the n arne of eny person, or on 3u th.i gar d en s and o r cherds , the Corporation may gr-an t su cc p erm Iss ton on payment of the p rescr-Lbed f'ee s, In cc sc any person constructs (J wiJ.ding on lmds of tnese cc te goz-Les withou t o ct.a.in ir.. g t!)(; p ezmiss ion of the c.orporetion, his righ ts on su ch Len d s end thE: buildir:.; s cons tru ctied tnereon shell t erm in Co tu and accrue to tho co rpor-e t ion , Provided th<.,t in cc sc u hou s.; he s been bull t bt:f)l"";· the commen cemen t of this r e stir ictiv I,,;) cl.aus e , end an C:. s, · thi::: Corp·,)rLti:m is sc t.Lsf'Lod thc t th~ p crson wh:l hr.c, bu i1 t such hou sc had no mtl {,fids mot iv e , the Corporr. t L n mey r eg Ls ter it cs [t t en cn cy h' ~lding on p eymen t of p r es cr'Lbed additi.:mc.l fetjs with th.,;: app rov el, ;)f His M,:jcsty's ocvemm sn e. (4) Notwit.lJstcnding rnything con trun od in Sub-Section (1), ( 2), und (3), p arm Ls s L; n from th·:;) Corp o r<::. tion n God n ,J t be o bte in cu for constructing building 5 on au thi Lrn ds own od by ind iv iduLl s. 36. Rcgistrction as Guthi L<:'nds in tb~ H~G of Individuol s In case cny r·;-;gist..-:rud. tcnen t CUltivating Guthi Lrn d s dosires to have such Lends convertod into p r iv c te owned Guthi lend, end r,~gistc'rl;'d in his nrnc , the oarpo rc.tLm sh['ll do so o.fter h13 hr.s pe2ie th.:..; pr-';:3cribed cmoun t to the o:>rpor£tti:m in tne p r cscriaed mcnncr• .Q:! '.p tvr 7 Miscl~lloo eou s 37. Att.Q!l&.!i~S R0g9:,Qing C·~il~ All p rov isivns of current l1E:pr:l l~:w rcllf-,ting t,..:; ce Ll, in6 s shell b , :PVl LccbI.c in r csp c c t to rug ist~r~J. au t!) i lrndo\'JO\::rs [.JlU t.cncn ts cultivr.ting Guthi Lcnus, F.:>r tn Is purp o s a, bo th Guthi Lr n.Is rn d gov ornm on t R,-:.:ikr.:r Itnds sh~ll b\:,i t:'Kt;3n intI,) c ccoun t, 38. ~ci[..l Arr['ngamsn ts Rygartling Guth i-:)1,00d LIlnds In cese my p erson nc s cbtnfncd :::ny Lend which 15 Gu th i-own~d under th is l~w in :.ny mcnne r 00<..1 under any r:rrungan~nt which is eon trary tJ tho in t~rosts of the R,:j Gut.l)i end the O:>I'pc.>ratLm, such rights end privilugcs, ( 2) 18. obta.med under any arrangemen t made subsequen t to the en forcemen t 0 f the 1964 au th i 0::> rpo r a tion Ac t, sh all 4\ so :acto laps7' and. tba rig~ts and ownersbip of tbe Corpo rc t too and tbe RaJ Gutb~ shQll ~pso facto revive .in su ch cases. Prov Lded tn a t: (a) In C&S'Z' lands o bta.in ad by any person under- any arrCing~ent h av e been used for r e s.iden tit:l purt->o~C.:i these shf'll be;; r~gist\;)red ~.S in his name in thl2 ) capacity of a Landosn er subj e o t to th~ ceilin,S'£ Impo sed by o thcz- curren t lU,.;. On the rtml&i.'1 ing arer . ren t s shall be paid to the. Corporation under tn i.s . lew. (b) Tals sectnon sht:ll not be <:pplicoble to Gut.YJi Lends r","gistl3rt:din the n em e of any parson in the cn~ ac Lty of a Landojn er by the Gu th1 C::>rpor~ti:>n w~th the approval of His l\fajesty' s Gov ernmen t su bj ect to a ceil ing 0 f ten bighas Evl3n if rrry Guthi Lrn d or building h os b ocn r-cg Ls t ...:;.rod a s R~·ikL.r, in ccs~ GutlJi r'c co rds or chrrt ers (Lal. :tv:JhLr, Khadgen Lsh en a) , copp €·r-plr., te In scr tptf.on s , stone In scr-Ip t Lon s , e t c, Si10w thet it is rc tu al.Ly c Gutbi Lend or building, the Adrn In Lst r c tor m cy r eg Ls tez- it [S r Guthi Lr nd or building, end hcv, it removed from the Reik".r lend r cg Ls te r , Any person who is not setisfiud \-lith the decision mud\;) by the Administr<.:Qr under SUb-S~ctLm (1) may f.u~ rn epp eal, thereagrdnst to thu Zon~l Court 'Within thirty-fiva day s, 40. ~~~strf:.:t.!QnJfPr,Jper.t'i In C".S::! the epp rop r L; t~;)fficv r cce Lv os ~: r-cqu c s t fr:>m tne Corp')rc tiun f~r tho s equ es trnti..an '..)f Immov ubl\:: prep erty y,.h Len ncs been pL cdgud as c)ll~tercl v:ith th~ co rp o rt tion, it shr.Li, scqu os t or such pr::>purty JIl such a menne r that i t canno t be sold, mo i tig ag ed on s1.mpl~ or po ssessory b as Ls , or :lttwrvlisl;:l .:liuna.t~d to ~llY P erscn in nny mcnn e r , The Corp·,jrnti:.m mcy cuctLn tho rollc::t(;rDl or other p r,jp~rty of the con C0iO..-::d per S'::;11 in order to r ecov ~r r.r r eur s of Lt.n d t cx , r ...n ts , g round-z- ....n ts , e.dv rn ce pClym~tS, oontrr.ct; r~v~i1ul::S, f1."lcs, value of goods or propurty (bigJ), rces, dxtr:.: f\JosJr chcr ges e.s if the se wi: r~ du d tv the gov ~ romI3n t, ( 3) 19. (2) The Corporation ~ay, if it so deems appropriate, recover arrears under SUD-S~ction (1) .in In stallmen ts and collect intere~t at ~ rate not ex ce ding ten p er cen t, per ye ar , (3) Notwithstanding ~~Ttbing contained in Sub-Sections (1) and (2) and Section 28, tne COrporCltion m&y recover arrears for t he p r ascr ibed period in cash at pr&scrib..:d r Q t~~ JCl In s tulllll en t, t). 42 • .Blliltution of Lands .b£ill!irsd by ijj.s Ma; E:~~vernrr.i..:n.:t . In cr: so His Maj()S ty' ~ Gov ernmon t acqu Lre s Gu tn 1 1 erid s , ~t may Bran t other Lun ds an ~xch<:'ng0, Inster.d of paying comp en s a t ion in casn , Prov Ided that in casu Gutt,i lands reg Ls ter-ed in tho n ane s of indiv iduQl 1 endo eners ,;rc acqu Lr-ed, His ivICljesty's Oov ernmen t ahnl.L peW comp en sn t.Lon to the Q:>rpor~··tion in cons aderat ion of tht.l tax due on such lands. 43. Tir,;!;. System m[!y-'.ba Abolish~~d Th<~ C:>rpor£)tion may provide for the p oym cn t of renun erc taon s to the' mr.hon t.s, p r Lvs t s, Gu th Iyar-s , end other fun c t fonrrLes of Guthis \0,.'10 hrd bccn g.;)tting in-kind emo'lumcn t s tn rough Lend ;..Ll.o tm en t s or tirjo ciJrtific.::t~s ontitling them t,:; col l ,..ct r en t s on Lends cssIgn ed for thrt purpose. 44 • .&lcit?ll t Idol send Qrmmen ts. ( 1) The mahan t, prL.ists) &'\1 tn Lyc r s , ·~nd other fun c t ton crLos of Raj Guthis Sb£lll pr~t'r'cl curl~nt 1nv~tor1es of tb~ ancil;.?nt idols, omcacnt s, end ut\";nsils of dvitivs in tb~1r cus tody in such t:: mrnn er r s to unsure their sefety, end hav ~ such r ecord s insp cc tcd by th~ OJrporc.tion. (2) IviahDnts, p r Les ts , gu th Iyars, D.'1d o tner run ct ton er-Lcs sh~ll hand over to tne tr succ..sso rs t.10 items in thuir custody &S list~d in the Invcn to ry , In crse the pe rson wiD ht.s :)bt.:dn~d custody of thli: cmunents, utensils, e tc of di..:iti~s of Rc::j Gutl1is which are no t in cur-ron t USQ, dc-s Lrcs to neve th en depo s Lted scf~ly with the C':lrp0r~;tion, he may h[;nd. than over to the Corporoti.Jn. In cDS~ the Corp'Jrc::tJ.~n so desLres , it mcy hcvc such om anon ts end u ten s Il,s d cp os Lt c d with it. 45• .Ar! Dng~-n ts RQgcrding Orn ~m En ts :-ncl 0 th~r l'ropem ( 1) The corpo rr t.ion shell make neccsscry crr cng enen ts for th0. scfety of crnm en ts, u t.n sf.l s, rod o thar p rop erty 0ff~r;;;d t.:> the deities o'f Rrj Guthis. 20 (2) In case an In sp ec t Icn of the ornaments and o thez property offered to de Lt.Las :reveals a shortfall ex cept on reasonable grounds, the Corporati:>n may have the custodian thereof re coup th e shortfall. In case he does not do so, the emcun t of su ch short!....:. ... shull be recovered f'rom him in the same manner e s arrears due tv tho government. 46 • .lairs Clld l'1arkc-ts on Quthi Land~ ( 1) No tw i th s tc:nding an yth in G con tam .:::d in curr en t 1\1 ep cJ.. law, fifty percent of the proco ....ds of du t Los or fe·Js coll e c t ed by v LlLag«, or 'OO'WO pan cheyet s fr)!ll fairs and ms.rk e ts h01d on Guthi lends shul.L oe h end ed over to the corpcr e t.icn , (2) Notw ithstanding unything con tainud in SUb-Sl2cticm (1) ~ the OJrporation mDY, if it so desires, itself manage or use the Guthi Lends on which such f('irs or mark e ta aro h~ld. (1) BGfore surveying rn d met su rdng Jut!:ii lends, th e npp rop r i.v t« ;)ffico..:r shr l I p rov Lc.: ndvrn co In f'orm a t Lon ther..e o f to the office of the Corp:;rc:tion. ( 2) In c G S \;: in fJ I'liJ a t ion i s n »t p r·.:.., v id od to th I.: according to SUb-S·,.;ctLin (1), dcp ar-tmco tr.L b e tnk en ag afn st su ch o f'f'Lcer- ;:tCCO rding to l~'w. Cbrp~lrc, ti ,n uctl:m sat l.l cuz-ren t 48. Prov 1s10n&1 C~rtif1c£t~ The ofrice wnLch 1S5U~S c ar td.r.Lcu tes in re sp ect to Rr~ikt1.r 1 ends sh~1 ul SO Lasue p rev is:A..'Jntu. till erst c~rti.fic':.t'':~i and p ermrn en t uwnersh1f.1 c.",;rt1f1c:.:t.,;s on Gutn11tJlds. 49. ~lS~~1on of Flots The reg i.s trc t ion off1c~~ sb~ll dancrcate plots on Gutbi Lrnds whon it is ncccss s.ry t~ d:; so. In case any p er-son h ac \'.'1111\111y rvg Lstervd Gut!11 lends es Rr.1knr bt'for03 the cormcn cencn t of trJ1s ret, he shal.L ug(~in r cg Lst er' such Ltn ds ;'::'; Gut!11 within ,j p\.:r1od ':Jf six mon tn s r:'ftl,;'r the coum en c ...~m,..;nt..)1' th Ls oct. 51 • .Q;2ns~lid<~ti·;n:)f Holdings ()O Gutbi-ovJnfd Lr..nds In Cl:S\3 the Corp'JrDti:m con sid.;r s 1 t ni;;c~ssr:ry to c:;Jnso11d~te hJlding s on Gu tlli-:)\·m~d 1~mds,1t moy do so by exchrng ing lands. 52. .E~r to Issue Directives to the Cbn>oration In case His Majesty's Government so considers n ecesaary , it may issue neceasary directives to the (»rporation. The Cbrporation shall comply with such directives, ir any. 53. Cbop eration to the Corno ra.tion The local administration, the police and the local Pan chayat shall extend cooperation to the COrporation in performing traditional Guthi functions, protecting the mov obl.e and Immov atil,e assets of GUthis, and evicting any person who forcibly occupies any house or land b el.ong tn g to tho Corporation or any tanplo, or road-side shel ter without the permission of thu Cbrporat ion , 54. Pun ishmGn t for F~iluro to 'F'...lm ish purt1culars or p~ LondTax In cas o any person fFj~s to furnish p ar-tLouLar-s or documents, or to p ny Lrn d tax, to the OJrporation accor ddng to Sljctions 21, 23, or 24, he shall be finod with an amoun t no t ex ceed ing twen ty-five hundred rupees. 55. Punishm~nt f~r n..:.:gistruti.)n (if :}uthi LW1ds a.s R~,ikcr In case any p OVSJn willfully reeisters au thi lends us Raikur a.ftt:r the comm cn cem cn t of this act, or do cs [1:,: t register Guthi lands according 'D'J section 50, he sheill bl;.' fmed withm mount oqu al t..:, the value at current p r Lces of the lmds which were r og Ls te rod as Rcikcr. SUch Lrn ds shall ag adn be r~gistGr\Jd as Gu thi, end ground-ren t shall be 1mpo sed if hou scs c r shop s hC'.V e Ll ready be en constructed ther~on. 56. pynishm90t for Misapproprlct1on Qf Omoments md Qth~ property In case ony p cr-son misrpproprla.tes the o rnzm en ts and other proper ty of'fered to the doities of Raj GUthls, th.,;: v alue t..J,EJroQf shrll bo recover-ed from him, and a fine (;,f en equal emoun t shrd.L be :imp 0 sod. 57 • ~shm a1 t fv r-DtI 01 ict i~n "f Rel ig i'JUs~~ In case any p ar-son do es not pvr rcrm the fun c t Ion which he is r~quir~d t::; p erronn acco rddng to the deed of gift or ~clowrn~nt, s ton c an scrip taon , etc. of the Guthi, and is thus gull ty of dereliction of his religious du ty, he shall be fined with an amount not exceeding five hundred rup ee s , and he may be comp c'l.Led to perform such function s. The mahants, p r tes ts, guthiyars, and other functionari~s who are gUll ty of such d0rclict1Jn may be dismissed and other persons appom t~d to r.:place tbilll. 22. 58. other Pt:naJ. ties In case any p e r-son contravUl~s any provision of this act other th~ those con tained in sect1ans 54, 55, 56, and 57, he shall be fml3d with an amoun t not ex cee ddng one thou son d rup e c s, 59. Power tD Inn ict Pun ishul 00 t (1) Th.;;l Administrator sh<.1l1 h av e tho power to :inflict punishment under St?ctions 54, 55, 56, 57, and 58. (2) ,ApP8alS may b03 fll,ed to His Maj csty' s Governmen t against the ordor of pun Lshm on-t issued by the .Admin 1strntor under SUb-sect1-:>n (1). 6 O. EX"ercis0 of Judicial PO\v Drs While tnking nction according t:, sec t Ioo s 54, 55, 56, 57, nod 58, tho Adm in iztrrlt':)r sh c~l have tho powo r s :) f a cour t of law in rospect to ruc)rding s tu ten on ts, su bpoenaing wimesses, consul ting c» Ldcn ce , mel pro cu r-In.; do CUIll 1..'0 ts • 61. Action AccordineL. t.c Other I'J":'Q [~ 1£1: No provision of ta Ls act 0811['11 p r-ejud Lce the institutLnof p ro cec d.ln g s QccQrcling to eur ren t sn t r oorruption lc.w Dgo.inSt any p o r-son Wh0 r:lisl:llpr.:>priat,;.·s the idols end o m cm ents of dclitil.Js or o ther property bel.ong ing to th c corpor-a t ion , 62. Au tho r1ty tD HG~r Cases Unloss elsewhGre provitl..;;u for in t.1oJ1s law, a.uthori~T to take orig:incl. action on rn d dispos~ of cases in wbict tho CVrporot:L.:m is Eo plain tiff or clufendm t shall vest :in th\J ZonEll e..:"urt. 62,A. F.:>rmntlon of 5becial Q:)urt Notwithstanding cny tn ing contr.incd elsewh8N in this net, His Majes~J' s G~v~mr.Jcnt may, if it so deems nccess cry , refor any case r el a t in g to offen ses pun Lshabl e und ez- th is act to D. Sp~cial Q.:)urt fo rrnod undc r the 1974 ~~cinl OJurts Act. 63. Sp ecinl Jr.Jmun 1ty ( 1) Notw Ithstonding anything con tamed in cur-z-en t N -.:p lJ1. law, no cour-t f-.;.!(,;;s sh al L b.. char-ged in caS0S where th e OJrpo ra tivn is a pI aan tiff, no r sh cUI en attornvy of tne ():lrpor::ltion be k~pt on parole unl.es e . thE; app rop r-La te o f'f'Lce or court issues M ord.ar to th Ls ci'foct in cc sos whQrlJ tho CJrporc.tion 1s tha pI a.in tiff or dofendant and circull1stLlOe~s neeess atate the Iq' s -n ce 0 fits D. t to rn -:y. (2) No time-l1mit shall be applicable to the Corporation jn respect to action to be taken by it to enforce it,';; title to its assets, recover its loans, have its anployees, mahen t s , priests, functionaries (Rakamis), Guthiyars, contractors, etc. d~Josit commoditiasand cash due from tnem , end colltlct any rents, contract revenue, 1 and tux, groun d- roo t, e be, 63A. Delegation of Authority Tha Corporation may d,:;l.,jgate its powers according to need to the Chairman, a SUb-Committed of members, the Administrator, or any E..'I1Iploy.;;.J of tbe Corporation. 63B. supervision of Gutbis and Tanpl~s by District Office Ev ery Dis trict Off ice sh al.L sup erv iSG and inspect the YJork of Guthis Lo catcd m tne district and look aftar ancient idols, o rn emen ts, W1o. o ther property of templus. 61+. Dissolu tion rod COn seguen CGS ThGI'L.of ( 1) In c as e His M::.j e s ty' s Govl;.'rnmon t ttl ink. s that the ~rporation must be dissolvod for any reason , it may do so, (2) In case the OJrporation is dissolvcld under SUb-section ( 1), nll rights and linbilities of the Corporation shall be dlJ\Jmud to h av o d'-.;volvl.;cl on His M:.J.just.Y's oovernmen t, 65. Power to FrQlne Articles With the approval of Ris MUjesty' s Government, the corporation mQY fromli) articlos to :implem~nt the obj ectiv~s of this law. 66. RepeP:1 end Sav 1ng (1) The 1972 Guthi OJrporr.·l:iiJn Act hns been repealed. (2) All actions tnKt,;n by tht: Corporation under the 1972 au tbi corpoz-at ion Act SHill be deemed to h ave been tokun unde r tbiu act. Royal soal affixed on Ko.rtik 4, 2033 (Octo her 20, 1976). *********************