State Act

The Koodalmanickam Devaswom Act, 1971 (No.7 of 1971)

This Act was repealed on a date we do not have by the Koodalmanickam Devaswom Act, 2005 (2 of 2007), s.39(1); it may still apply to matters that began before then.

19. Establishment schedule.—(1) The Administrator may, as soon as may be after his appointment, prepare and submit to the Committee a schedule setting forth the duties, designations and grades of the officers and employees who may, in his opinion, constitute the establishment of the Temple and embodying his proposals with regard to the salaries and allowances payable to them, and such schedule shall come into force on approval by the Committee (2) No change shall be effected in the schedule except with the sanction of the Committee (3) Subject to such exceptions as the Committee may by general or special order direct and subject to the provisions of sub-section (6), the officers and employees of the Devaswom in the service of the Devaswom immediately before the commencement of this Act shall continue as such, and the conditions of their service shall be such as may be prescribed (4) Any person who was an employee of the Devaswom on the 1st day of January, 1970, and whose service as such employee was terminated before the commencement of this Act, may apply to the Committee for reinstatement (5) On receipt of an application under sub-section (4), the Committee may, if it is satisfied that the termination of employment of the applicant was not justifiable or not in accordance with law. reinstate the applicant in the service of the Devaswom (6) Any person reinstated under sub-section (5) shall be deemed to have continued in service and shall be entitled to all rights and privileges, as if his service had not been terminated (7) The creation of any new appointment carrying a salary of not less than two hundred rupees per mensem shall be subject to the previous sanction of the Government (8) A person who does not profess the Hindu religion shall be disqualified for being appointed as, or for being an officer or servant of the Devaswom