Section 8. Validity of acts of Committee not to be questioned by reason of vacancy, etc

8. Validity of acts of Committee not to be questioned by reason of vacancy, etc.— No act or proceeding of the Committee shall be deemed to be invalid merely by reason of any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of, the Committee. ______ 1. Ins. by Act 30 of 1988, s. 3 (w.e.f 18-5-1988). 2. Ins. by s. 4, ibid . (w.e.f. 18-5-1988). THE SCHEDULE [ See section 2(b)] The Samadhi premises, admeasuring 44.35 acres, bounded on the north by a vacant piece of land belonging to the Delhi Improvement Trust; on the south by Power House Road; on the east by the Power House; and on the west by Bela Road. ________ STATMENET OF OBJECTION AND REASONS The object of this bill is to ensure the proper maintenance, preservation and administration of the Rajghat Samadhi, the Shrine built in memory of the Father of the Nation. The means proposed in this Bill to ensure this end its establishment with certain powers Samadhi is properly maintained, controlled and administered. It shall make proper arrangement for the watch and ward of the Samadhi; it shall organize and regulate periodical functions at the Samadhi, such as Sarvodaya Day, Friday prayers, Gandhi Jayanti; and it shall control access to the samadhi. It is felt that without legislative enactment it will not be possible to enforce authority adequate for the purposes of maintenance and regulation of the Shrine. Ad hoc Committees depend too much upon personal factor and in a crisis the responsibility devolves upon the magistracy and the police. A statutory Committee is, therefore, being set up. NEW DELHI; N.V. GADGIL. The 26th March, 1951.