Section 16
Management And Operation Of Rajguthi
(1) The Corporation shall, for the management and operation of its Amanati, Rajguthi, shrines (matha) and temples, appoint Mahants, priests (pujari), managers and other workers, employees, as required, and shall carry out such acts required to be carried out, including festivals and worship in accordance with donation deed (daanpatra likhat), if any, and with customs (parampara), through its amanat (wage system), and the incomes of such Amanati Guthi, shrines and temples shall be credited to the Guthi fund and Guthi in-kind stock and the expenses shall be chargeable on the Guthi fund and Guthi in-kind stock.
(2) In the case of Chhut Guthi and personal Guthi converted into the Rajguthi, the Corporation may, in stead of carrying out the affairs of the Guthi under the amanat (wage system) pursuant to Subsection
(1), so hand over the management of and operation of such Guthi to the registered trustee, Mahant, priest who has operated it previously or nay other person, specifying a period not exceeding
Five years, that it shall be managed and operated under its care, control and direction and that the acts required to be carried out including festivals and worship according to the donation deed, document of such Guthi and the customs are not stopped and religious activities are not given up (dharmalop), by making necessary addition or increase to the positions of existing workers and employees and ceiling of expenses or creasing new positions by deducting unnecessary positions. Provided that, the incomes that remain upon deducting the expenses as per the ceiling so given shall be paid back to the Corporation.