APPSC Endowment Officer flashcards

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Article 26

Constitutional provision granting religious denominations the right to establish institutions, manage religious affairs, own and administer property, subject to public order, morality, and health.

Shirur Mutt case

1954 Supreme Court ruling holding that state regulation of the secular administration of religious endowments is permissible, while essential religious practices are protected under Articles 25 and 26.

Section 83 AP Act

Provision of the AP Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 empowering the Commissioner or government-appointed auditor to audit the accounts of institutions.

Section 84 surcharge

Provision enabling the Commissioner to recover illegal expenditure or loss caused by a trustee or executive officer after giving an opportunity of hearing, with appeal rights.

Scheme of Administration

A statutory scheme framed under Section 29 of the AP Act specifying the powers and duties of the trustee board and executive officer of a listed institution.

Listed institution

A temple or endowment whose annual income exceeds the prescribed threshold under Section 6(a) of the AP Act, attracting a Board of Trustees and executive officer.

Hundi collection procedure

Counting of temple offerings in the presence of the executive officer, a trustee, and a departmental officer, with entry in the Hundi register and same-day bank remittance.

DoFA

Deed of Framed Administration, the Scheme of Administration under Section 29 that governs the administration of a listed temple, including trustee powers and EO duties.

Vaikhanasa Agama

One of the principal Vaishnava Agama traditions prescribing temple construction, iconography, and daily worship; followed at Tirumala and many Vaishnava temples in Andhra Pradesh.

Chaturkalapuja

Four daily worship rituals prescribed by the Pancharatra Agama, performed in the morning, forenoon, evening, and night in Vaishnava temples.

Brahmotsavam

Annual temple festival celebrated over several days, featuring processions of the deity on different vahanas; a major event in Vaishnava and Shaiva temples.

Section 87 enquiry

Provision empowering the Endowment Commissioner to order an enquiry into the affairs of an institution on a report or complaint, with findings binding on the trustee board.

Section 15 trustee board

Provision of the AP Act dealing with the appointment of a Board of Trustees for listed institutions, including the number of trustees and their tenure.

Hereditary trusteeship

A customary right of a family to trusteeship of a temple, recognized under Section 17 of the AP Act subject to conditions and regulation by the Commissioner.

Section 92 CPC

Provision allowing the Advocate-General or two or more interested persons, with leave of the court, to sue for relief in respect of a public charitable trust.

Section 11 income tax

Income-tax exemption for charitable trusts that apply at least 85% of income to charitable purposes in India, subject to audit and return filing.

Public charitable trust

An irrevocable dedication of property to a charitable purpose for the benefit of the public, governed by state public trust laws and the trust deed.

Register of Endowments

Statutory register maintained by the Endowments Department listing all religious and charitable institutions and endowments under its supervisory jurisdiction.

Immovable Property Register

Temple register recording survey numbers, extent, classification, and lessee details of all immovable properties, updated annually by the executive officer.

Encroachment removal

Action under Section 84 of the AP Act and the AP Land Encroachment Act, 1905 to evict unauthorized occupants from temple land after due notice.

Pahani

Telugu term for the Record of Rights (ROR) maintained by the Tahsildar, showing the pattadar and extent of each survey-numbered land parcel.

Lease of temple land

Grant of agricultural or house-site land belonging to a temple under the AP Endowments Lease Rules, with prescribed period, rent, and Commissioner's approval.

Section 91 revisional powers

Provision empowering the Commissioner to revise orders of subordinate Endowment authorities, either suo motu or on application, subject to limitation.

Natural justice

Administrative law principles requiring a fair hearing (audi alteram partem) and an unbiased decision-maker (nemo judex in causa sua) in endowment proceedings.

Writ of mandamus

A High Court or Supreme Court order compelling a public authority, such as the Endowment Commissioner, to perform a statutory duty.

Entry 28 Concurrent List

Constitutional entry covering charities, charitable institutions, charitable and religious endowments, and religious institutions, enabling both Parliament and state legislatures to legislate.

Telugu classical status

Recognition of Telugu as a classical language of India in 2008, based on its ancient literary history and grammatical tradition.

Sandhi

Telugu grammatical term for the euphonic combination of two words or sounds at their junction, often changing the final and initial letters.

Alankara

Telugu literary term for a figure of speech or ornament of language, such as simile (upama) or metaphor (rupaka), used in poetry and prose.

Subject-verb agreement

English grammar rule requiring the verb to agree in number and person with its subject, e.g., 'The trustee, along with the EO, is present.'

Andhra Pradesh formation

Andhra Pradesh was formed on 1 November 1956 by merging Andhra State with Telugu-speaking areas of Hyderabad State; it was bifurcated on 2 June 2014.

TTD

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, the autonomous trust administering the Tirumala Venkateswara temple and affiliated temples, one of India's richest temple endowments.