A person shall be disqualified for appointment as, or for being, a member, if he-
(a) is not qualified under sub-section (1) of section 8;
(b) is a minor;
(c) is of unsound mind, and is so declared by a competent court;
(d) is an undischarged insolvent;
(e) has directly or indirectly any interest in a lease or any other transaction relating to the immovable property of Devasthan Trust or lawfully held the property of the Devasthan Trust;
(f) is a paid servant of the Committee or has any share or interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract for supply of goods to, or for execution of any work, or the performance of any service, undertaken by the Committee in respect of the Trust;
(g) has been convicted by a criminal court of any offence involving moral turpitude;
(i) for three consecutive meetings of the committee;
(ii) from India for a continuous period of six months;
(i) has been found guilty of grave misconduct in the discharge of his duties or being guilty of corruption or any disgraceful conduct while holding the office of the member of the Committee;
(j) has been suspended, removed or dismissed as a Trustee of any public Trust, under section 41-D or any other provisions of the Public Trusts Act by the Charity Commissioner or Court;
(k) is practicing as a Legal Practitioner for or against the Devasthan Trust;
(l) has left India for the purpose of residing abroad.
(a) is not qualified under sub-section (1) of section 8;
(b) is a minor;
(c) is of unsound mind, and is so declared by a competent court;
(d) is an undischarged insolvent;
(e) has directly or indirectly any interest in a lease or any other transaction relating to the immovable property of Devasthan Trust or lawfully held the property of the Devasthan Trust;
(f) is a paid servant of the Committee or has any share or interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract for supply of goods to, or for execution of any work, or the performance of any service, undertaken by the Committee in respect of the Trust;
(g) has been convicted by a criminal court of any offence involving moral turpitude;
(i) for three consecutive meetings of the committee;
(ii) from India for a continuous period of six months;
(i) has been found guilty of grave misconduct in the discharge of his duties or being guilty of corruption or any disgraceful conduct while holding the office of the member of the Committee;
(j) has been suspended, removed or dismissed as a Trustee of any public Trust, under section 41-D or any other provisions of the Public Trusts Act by the Charity Commissioner or Court;
(k) is practicing as a Legal Practitioner for or against the Devasthan Trust;
(l) has left India for the purpose of residing abroad.
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Section 1 · Short title and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Reconstitution of erstwhile trust and transfer to and vesting of properties.Section 4 · Transfer of possession of valuables and properties to Trust.Section 5 · Constitution of Management Committee for Devasthan TrustSection 6 · Allowances to members.Section 7 · Term of office of members.Section 8 · Qualifications for being member.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 25 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.