Rajghat Samadhi Act, 1951
No: 41 Dated: Jun, 29 1951
THE RAJGHAT SAMADHI ACT, 1951
ACT NO. 41 OF 1951
An Act to provide for the administration and control of the Rajghat Samadhi in Delhi.
BE it enacted by Parliament as follows:—
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Rajghat Samadhi Act, 1951.
(2) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Definitions.—In this Act,—
(a) “Committee” means the Rajghat Samadhi Committee constituted under this Act;
(b) “Samadhi” means the structure built in token of reverence for Mahatama Gandhi at Rajghat on the Western bank of the Jamuna in Delhi, and includes the premises described in the Schedule with all buildings contained therein, together with all additions thereto or alterations thereof which may be made after the commencement of this Act.
3. The Rajghat Samadhi Committee.—(1) The administration and control of the Samadhi shall be vested in a Committee constituted in the manner hereinafter provided.
(2) The Committee shall by the name of “The Rajghat Samadhi Committee”, be a body corporate and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall by the said name sue and be sued through its Chairman.
4. Composition of the Committee.—(1) The Committee shall consist of the following members, namely:—
[(a) the Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, ex officio;]
(b) three officials nominated by the Central Government;
[(c) four non-officials nominated by the Central Government;
(d) three members of Parliament of whom shall be elected from among themselves by members of the House of the People and one from among themselves by members of the Council of States.]
(2) The Central Government may appoint any person referred to in sub-section (1) or any other person to be the Chairman of the Committee, and if any other person is so appointed, he shall be deemed to be a member of the Committee within the meaning of sub-section (1).
(3) All persons nominated by the Central Government to be members of the Committee shall hold office during the pleasure of the Central Government.
(4) The term of office of a member elected under clause (d) of sub-section (1) shall come to an end as soon as he ceases to be a member of the House from which he was elected.]
[(5) It is hereby declared that the office of member of the Committee shall not disqualify its holder for being chosen as, or for being, a member of either House of Parliament.]