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(1) If any question arises- (a) whether any person is- (i) a Badva, (ii) a Sevadhari, (iii) a Kshetropadhye, (iv) an Utpat, (v) a Koli, or (vi) a person having interest, or (b) whether a person has any hereditary right or privilege to exercise in, or in relation to, any of the Temples, or (c) whether a person has exercised any such right or privilege before the appointed day, or (d) whether a person is a co-sharer of the person having interest, or (e) which is incidental, or in relation, to any of the matters aforesaid, the authorised officer shall, after giving the party an opportunity of being heard and after holding an inquiry, decide the question. (2) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the authorised officer may, within thirty days of such decision, file an appeal to the Charity Commissioner. The provisions of sections 4, 5, 12 and 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 (36 of 1963) shall apply to the filing of such appeal. (3) The decision of the authorised officer, subject to an appeal under sub-section (2) shall be final and conclusive, and shall not be questioned in any suit or proceeding in any court.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>1</i>) If any question arises- <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (<i>a</i>) whether any person is- <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (<i>i</i>) <i>a Badva</i>,<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (<i>ii</i>) <i>a Sevadhari</i>,<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (<i>iii</i>) <i>a Kshetropadhye</i>,<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (<i>iv</i>) <i>an Utpat</i>,<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (<i>v</i>) <i>a Koli, or</i><br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (<i>vi</i>) a person having interest, or<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <i>(b)</i> whether a person has any hereditary right or privilege to exercise in, or in relation to, any of the Temples, or <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (<i>c</i>) whether a person has exercised any such right or privilege before the appointed day, or <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (<i>d</i>) whether a person is a co-sharer of the person having interest, or <br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (<i>e</i>) which is incidental, or in relation, to any of the matters aforesaid, the authorised officer shall, after giving the party an opportunity of being heard and after holding an inquiry, decide the question.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (<i>2</i>) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the authorised officer may, within thirty days of such decision, file an appeal to the Charity Commissioner. The provisions of sections 4, 5, 12 and 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 (36 of 1963) shall apply to the filing of such appeal.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span> (<i>3</i>) The decision of the authorised officer, subject to an appeal under sub-section (<i>2</i>) shall be final and conclusive, and shall not be questioned in any suit or proceeding in any court. <br>