State Act
10A
Section 10A. Disqualification of Archaks.
THE HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1997
Act no. 33 of 20012001In forceKarnataka (State Act)
1[10A. Disqualification of Archaks.- A person shall be disqualified for being appointed as Archak or being continued as Archak if he,- (a) is suffering from any virulent or contagious disease; or (b) is unable to recite Vedic mantras or Shlokas relating to the rituals in temple concerned with clarity and without any fault, other than temples, where reciting of vedic Mantras or Shlokas is not compulsory or mandatory; (c) is not free from ‘Sapta Vyasanas’. Explanation.- The expression ‘Sapta Vyasanas’ means gambling, consuming intoxicating liquor and drugs, smoking, immoral sexual conduct, involved in heinous crime, stealing and cheating.]1