Act Number: 36

Act Name: The Durgah khawaja Saheb Act, 1955

Year: 1955

Enactment Date: 1955-10-14

Long Title: An Act to make provision for the proper administration of the Durgah and the Endowment of the Durgah of Khawaja Moin-ud-din Chishti, generally known as Durgah Khawaja Saheb, Ajmer.

Ministry: Ministry of Minority Affairs

Department:

Section 2: Definitions.
    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
         (a) "Chief Commissioner" means the Chief Commissioner of Ajmer, acting in his individual capacity;
         (b) "Committee" means the Committee consituted under section 4;
         (c) "Durgah" means the institution known as the Durgah Khawaja Saheb, Ajmer, and includes the premises called the Durgah Sharif with all buildings contained therein, together with all additions thereto or all alerations thereof which may hereafter be made from time to time;
         (d) "Durgah Endowment" includes--
             (i) the Durgah Khawaja Saheb, Ajmer;
             (ii) all buildings and movable property within the boundaries of the Durgah Sharif;
             (iii) Durgah Jagir, including all land, houses and shops and all immovable property wherever situated belonging to the Durgah Sharif;
             (iv) all other property and all income derived from any source whatsoever dedicated to the Durgah or placed for any religious, pious or charitable purposes under the Durgah Administration, including the Jagirdari villages of Hokran and Kishanpur in Ajmer; and
             (v) all such nazars of offerings as are received on behalf of the Durgah by the Nazim or any person authorised by him;
         (e) "Nazim" means the Nazim appointed under section 9.
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