State Act

THE ODISHA HINDU RELIGIOUS ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1951

1[19-C. Purchase of Trust property by the State Government :– (1) Where the commissioner has sactioned for transfere of immovable property, by way of sale, belonging to, or given or endowded for the propose of, any religious instition which become final under sub-section(7) of the section 19, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in any other law for the time being in force, the Trustee or the person in-charge of the immovable property of the religious institution,covered undered such order of sanction, shall be bound to first offer the said immovable property to the State Goverment for purchase of such immovable property for public purpose on payment of the amount which the Commisioner has fixed as adequate consideration for the purpose under Section19. (2) The State Government shall, within a period of forty-five days from the date of receipt of the offer under sub section (1) or such extended period not exceeding thirty days thereafter, intimate its intentionwether to purchase the said immovable property or not in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed. (3)Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, no registering officer appointed under the Registration Act, 1908 shall registrar any document relating to transfor of immovable property by the way of sale, as mentioned in sub-section (1), unless certificate from the state Government to the effect that it has no intention to purchase such immovable property is furnished before the registering officer along with such document".]