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INVALIDATION OF HINDU CEREMONIAL EMOLUMENTS ACT, 1926
11 of 1926
13th October, 1926
An Act to amend the law relating to the emoluments claimable by hereditary Hindu priests. WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the law relating to the emoluments claimable by hereditary Hindu priests and whereas the previous sanction of the Governor General required under section 80-A (3) of the Government of India Act has been obtained for the passing of this Act; It is hereby enacted as follows
SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE
This Act may be called the Invalidation of Hindu Ceremonial Emoluments Act, 1926.
SECTION 02: EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT
(1) This Act shall apply to the whole of the Presidency of Bombay
(2) It shall come into operation on the first day of April 1928.
SECTION 03: DEFINITIONS
In this Act "Ceremonial emoluments" means all perquisites, fees and any other dues claimable by any person for religious ceremonials, on account of his being a hereditary priest or an alienee from a hereditary priest.
SECTION 04: RIGHT TO CLAIM CEREMONIAL EMOLUMENTS
No person shall be entitled to claim, as a matter of right any ceremonial emoluments from any Hindu who does not call in the services of the persons claiming those emoluments.
SECTION 05: HEREDITARY PRIEST MAY BE RELIEVED OF HIS OBLIGATION TO PERFORM SERVICES AFTER THIS ACT COMES INTO OPERATION —
(i) every hereditary priest who holds no inam land or receives no cash allowance or remuneration for the performance of his services to the village shall be deemed to be relieved of his obligation to perform such services when required by any villager to officiate or to provide a substitute to officiate at any religious ceremony in the village.
(ii) a hereditary priest who holds inam lands or receives a cash allowance as remuneration for the performance of his services shall, at his option, on written application to the Collector, be relieved of his obligation to perform such services when required by any villager to officiate or to provide a substitute to officiate at any religious ceremony in the village if he agrees to pay full revenue assessment on his inam lands or, as the case may be. to forego his cash allowance; provided that such option shall be allowed to be exercised once only in the case of each mam grant.
SECTION 06: EXTENT TO WHICH RIGHTS OF HEREDITARY HINDU PRIEST OR HIS ALIENCE AFFECTED UNDER THE ACT
Nothing in this Act shall affect the rights of a hereditary Hindu priest or an alienee from such priest to the inam lands or cash allowance attached to his office for the performance of any service pertaining to it except to the extent specified herein.
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