the bombay public trusts act

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THE BOMBAY PUBLIC TRUSTS ACT, 1950

CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

1. Short title, extet, o!er"tio "# "!!li$"tio %

(1) This Act may be called the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950.

(2) It shall exted to the !hole o" the #tate o" $aharashtra.

(%) This Act shall come ito "orce at oce& but the 'roisios thereo" shall

a''ly to a 'ublic trust or ay class o" 'ublic trusts o the date s'ecied i

the

oticatio uder subsectio

(*).

(*) The #tate +oermet may, by oticatio i the -cial +aette, s'eci"y

the date o !hich the 'roisios o" this Act shall a''ly to ay 'ublic trust or,

ay

class o" 'ublic trusts& ad di/eret dates may be s'ecied "or such trusts i

di/eret areas

Proided that the #tate +oermet may also by a lie oticatio direct

that "rom the date s'ecied therei ay 'ublic trust or class o" 'ublic trusts

shall

be exem't "rom all or ay o" the 'roisios o" this Act, subect to such

coditios

as may be s'ecied i the oticatio

Proided "urther that be"ore a oticatio o" such a''licatio or

exem'tio is 'ublished, a dra"t thereo" shall be 'ublished, i the -cial

+aette

ad i such other maer as may be 'rescribed "or the i"ormatio o"

'ersos

liely to be a/ected thereby to3ether !ith a otice s'eci"yi3 the date o or

be"ore !hich ay obectios or su33estios shall be receied ad the date o

or

a"ter !hich the dra"t shall be tae ito cosideratio.


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&. 'e(itio) %

I this Act, uless there is aythi3 re'u3at i the subect or cotext,(

1) 4eleted.

(2) Assistat 6harity 6ommissioer7 meas a Assistat 6harity

6ommissioer a''oited uder sectio 5&

(%) 6harity 6ommissioer7 meas the 6harity 6ommissioer a''oited

uder sectio %&

(*) 6ourt7 meas i +reater Bombay, the 6ity 6iil 6ourt ad else!here,

the 4istrict 6ourt&

(5) 4e'uty 6harity 6ommissioer7 meas 4e'uty 6harity 6ommissioer

a''oited uder sectio 5&

(5A) 4irector o" Accouts7 ad Assistat 4irector o" Accouts7 meas

res'ectiely the 4irector o" Accouts ad Assistat 4irector o" Accouts

a''oited uder sectio 8 o" this Act&

(8) idu7 icludes :ai, Buddhist ad #ih&

(;) Is'ector7 meas a Is'ector a''oited uder sectio 8&

(;A) Istrumet o" trust7 meas the istrumet by !hich the

trust is created by the author o" the trust ad icludes ay scheme "ramed

by a

com'etet authority or ay $emoradum o" Associatio ad rules ad

re3ulatios o" a society re3istered uder the #ocieties


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(a) securities o" the 6etral +oermet or ay #tate +oermet

,

(b) stocs, debetures or shares i


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com'aies, the iterest or diided o !hich has bee 3uarateed

by the 6etral or ad #tate +oermet,

(c) debetures or other securities "or moey issued by or o

behal" o" ay local authority i exercise o" the 'o!ers co"erred by

a Act o" the 6etral or #tate @e3islature,

(d) a security ex'ressly authoried by a order !hich the #tate

+oermet maes i this behal"&

(1%) Public Trust7 meas a ex'ress or costructie trust "or either a

'ublic, reli3ious or charitable 'ur'ose or both ad icludes a tem'le, a math,

a

!a", church, sya3o3ue, a3iary or other 'lace o" 'ublic reli3ious !orshi', a

dharmada or ay other reli3ious or charitable edo!met ad a society

"ormed

either "or a reli3ious or charitable 'ur'ose or "or both ad re3istered uder

the

#ocieties


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Islam o" ay moable or immoable 'ro'erty "or ay 'ur'ose reco3ised by

the

$uslim @a! as 'ious, reli3ious or charitable ad icludes a !a" by user ad

3rats (icludi3 mashrutulhidmat)

"or ay 'ur'ose reco3ised by the $uslim

@a! as 'ious, reli3ious or charitable ad a !a"allalaulad

to the extet to !hich

the 'ro'erty is dedicated "or ay 'ur'ose so reco3ised& but does ot

iclude a

!a" such as is described i #ectio % o" the $ussalma Da" Ealidati3 Act,

191%, uder !hich ay beet is "or the time bei3 claimable "or himsel" by

the

'erso by !hom the !a" !as created or by ay member o" his "amily or

descedats&

(20) Dords ad ex'ressios used but ot deed i this Act ad

deed i the Idia Trusts Act, 1==2, shall hae the meai3 assi3ed to

them

i that Act.

&A. *Co)tr+$tio o $ert"i reere$e) i the A$t to their"!!li$"tio to

th"t !"rt o M-)ore to hi$h the A$t exte#)/ 'elete#. *Bo. A$t

o 190/.

CHAPTER II

ESTABLISHMENT

2. Ch"rit- Coi))ioer%

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The #tate +oermet may, by oticatio i the -cial +aette, a''oit

a -cer to be called the 6harity 6ommissioer !ho shall exercise such

'o!ers ad shall 'er"orm such duties ad "uctios as are co"erred by or

uder the 'roisios o" this Act ad shall, subect to such 3eeral or s'ecial


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orders as the #tate +oermet may 'ass, su'erited the admiistratio

ad

carry out the 'roisios o" this Act throu3hout the #tate.

2A. 3oit Ch"rit- Coi))ioer %

(1) The #tate +oermet may, by oticatio i the -cial +aette a''oit

oe or more -cers to be called :oit 6harity 6ommissioers !ho shall,

subect to the cotrol o" the 6harity 6ommissioer ad to such 3eeral or

s'ecial orders, as the #tate +oermet may 'ass, exercise all or ay o"

the 'o!ers ad 'er"orm all or ay o" the duties ad "uctios, o" the

6harity 6ommissioer.

(2) The #tate +oermet may, by 3eeral or s'ecial order, declare a :oit

6harity 6ommissioer to be the re3ioal head to su'erited, subect to

the cotrol o" the 6harity 6ommissioer, the admiistratio i oe or

more re3ios or subre3ios,

as may be s'ecied i such order.

4. +"li($"tio) or "!!oitet o Ch"rit- Coi))ioer "# 3oit

Ch"rit- Coi))ioer%

A 'erso to be a''oited as the 6harity 6ommissioer or a :oit 6harity

6ommissioer shall be oe, (

a) !ho is holdi3 or has held a :udicial -ce ot lo!er i ra tha

that o" a 4istrict :ud3e o" the Bombay 6ity 6iil 6ourt, or the 6hie" :ud3e o"

the

Presidecy #mall 6auses 6ourt

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Proided that, a 'erso to be a''oited as a :oit 6harity 6ommissioer

may be oe !ho is holdi3 or has held a :udicial -ce ot lo!er i ra tha

that o" a Assistat :ud3e or a Additioal 6hie" :ud3e o" the 6ourt o" #mall

6auses, Bombay& or !ho has held the o-ce o" the 4e'uty 6harity

6ommissioer "or ot less tha e years, or

(b) !ho has bee "or ot less tha te years

(i) a adocate erolled uder the Idia Bar 6oucils Act, 1928


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(%= o" 1928) or the Adocates Act, 1981 (25 o" 1981)&

(ii) a attorey o" a i3h 6ourt& or

(iii) a 'leader erolled uder the Bombay Pleaders Act, 1920

(Bom. 1; o" 1920).

5. 'e!+t- "# A))i)t"t Ch"rit- Coi))ioer) %

(1) The #tate +oermet may also a''oit such umber o" 4e'uty ad

Assistat 6harity 6ommissioers i the o-ce o" the 6harity 6ommissioer or

"or

such re3ios or subre3ios

or "or such 'ublic trust or such class o" 'ublic trusts

as may be deemed ecessary.

(2) A 'erso to be a''oited as a 4e'uty 6harity 6ommissioer shall be oe

>

(a) !ho is holdi3 or has held a udicial o-ce ot lo!er i ra tha

that o" a 6iil :ud3e (#eior 4iisio) or a :ud3e o" the 6ourt o" #mall 6auses

o"

Bombay or ay o-ce !hich i the o'iio o" the #tate +oermet is a

e?uialet o-ce, or

(b) !ho has bee "or ot less tha ei3ht years, (

i) a adocate erolled uder the Idia Bar 6oucils Act, 1928

or the Adocates Act, 1981&

;

(ii) a attorey o" a i3h 6ourt& or

(iii) a 'leader erolled uder the Bombay Pleaders Act, 1920& or

(c) !ho has held the o-ce o" a Assistat 6harity 6ommissioer "or

ot less tha e years&

(2A) A 'erso to be a''oited as a Assistat 6harity 6ommissioer

shall be a 'erso >

(a) !ho is holdi3 or has held a udicial o-ce ot lo!er i ra

tha that o" a 6iil :ud3e (:uior 4iisio), "or ot less tha

oe year,


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may be s'ecied i the order.

A. Ch"rit- Coi))ioer "# other o7$er) to 6e )er8"t) o St"te

o8eret.:

The 6harity 6ommissioer, the :oit 6harity 6ommissioer& the 4e'uty

ad Assistat 6harity 6ommissioer, the 4irector o" Accouts, the Assistat

4irector o" Accouts, the Is'ectors ad other subordiate o-cers ad

serats

a''oited uder this Act shall be the serats o" the #tate +oermet ad

they

shall dra! their 'ay ad allo!aces "rom the 6osolidated Gud o" the #tate.

The coditios o" serice o" such o-cers shall be such as may be determied

by the #tate +oermet.

B. Co)t o !"-, !e)io, et$., o Ch"rit- Coi))ioer et$., to 6e

!"i#

to o8eret o+t o the P+6li$ Tr+)t) A#ii)tr"tio ;+# %

There shall be 'aid eery year out o" the Public Trusts Admiistratio

Gud to the #tate +oermet such cost as the #tate +oermet may

determie o accout o" the 'ay, 'esio, leae ad other allo!aces o" the

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6harity 6ommissioer, the :oit 6harity 6ommissioer, the 4e'uty ad

Assistat 6harity 6ommissioers, the 4irector o" Accouts, the Assistat

4irector o" Accouts, the Is'ectors ad other subordiate o-cers ad

serats

a''oited uder this Act.


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'articular o-cer a''oited uder this Act may be 'er"ormed by

ay other o-cer subect to such coditios as it this t.

CHAPTER III

CHARITABLE PURPOSES AN' @ALI'ITY O;

CERTAIN PUBLIC TRUSTS

9. Ch"rit"6le !+r!o)e) %

(1) Gor the 'ur'oses o" this Act, a charitable 'ur'ose icludes >

(1) relie" o" 'o!er by or distress,

(2) educatio,

(%) medical relie",

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(%A) 'roisio "or "acilities "or recreatio or other leisure time occu'atio

(icludi3 assistace "or such 'roisio), i" the "acilities are 'roided i the

iterest o" social !el"are ad 'ublic beet, ad

(*) the adacemet o" ay other obect o" 3eeral 'ublic utility, but

does ot iclude a 'ur'ose !hich relates (

a) 4eleted,

(b) exclusiely to reli3ious teachi3 or !orshi'.

(2) The re?uiremet o" this sectio that the "acilities are 'roided i theiterest o" social !el"are shall ot be treated as satised, ulessH

a) the "acilities are 'roided !ith the obect o" im'roi3 the

coditios o" li"e "or the 'ersos "or !hom the "acilities are

'rimarily iteded& ad

b) either >

(i) those 'ersos hae eed o" such "acilities as a"oresaid

by reaso o" their youth, a3e, irmity or disablemet,

'oerty or social ad ecoomic circumstaces, or

(ii) the "acilities are to be aailable to the members o" the

'ublic at lar3e.

(%) #ubect to the said re?uiremet, subre3io

(1) o" this sectio a''lies i


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be deemed to be oid as a 'ublic trust, oly o the 3roud that o obli3atio

is

aexed !ith such dis'ositio re?uiri3 the 'erso i !hose "aour it is

made to

hold it "or the beet o" a reli3ious or charitable obect.

12. P+6li$ Tr+)t ot 8oi# o "il+re o )!e$i($ o6e$t or )o$iet-, et$.

$e")i? to exi)t %

I" ay 'ublic trust is created "or a s'ecic obect o" a charitable or

reli3ious ature or "or the beet o" a society or istitutio costituted "or a

charitable or reli3ious 'ur'ose, such trust shall ot be deemed to be oid

oly

o the 3roud >

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(a) that the 'er"ormace o" the s'ecic obect "or !hich the

trust !as created has become im'ossible or im'racticable,

or

(b) that the society or istitutio does ot exist or has ceased

to exist, ot!ithstadi3 the "act that there !as o itet

"or the a''ro'riatio o" the trust 'ro'erty "or a 3eeralcharitable or reli3ious 'ur'ose.

CHAPTER I@

REISTRATION O; PUBLIC TRUSTS

14. Re?io) "# )+6re?io)

%

(1) Gor the 'ur'oses o" this Act, the #tate +oermet may "orm

re3ios ad subre3ios

ad may 'rescribe ad alter limits o" such re3ios ad

subre3ios.

(2) The re3ios ad subre3ios

"ormed uder this sectio, to3ether


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!ith the limits thereo" ay eery alteratio o" such limits shall be otied i

the

-cial +aette.

15. P+6li$ Tr+)t) Re?i)tr"tio O7$e %

I eery re3io or subre3io

there shall be a Public Trusts


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such 'articulars as may also be 'rescribed.

1>. Re?i)tr"tio o !+6li$ tr+)t) %

(1) It shall be the duty o" the trustee o" a 'ublic trust to !hich this Act has

bee a''lied to mae a a''licatio "or the re3istratio o" the 'ublic trust.

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(2) #uch a''licatio shall be made to the 4e'uty or Assistat 6harity

6ommissioer o" the re3io or subre3io

!ithi the limits o" !hich the trustee

has a o-ce "or the admiistratio o" the trust or the trust 'ro'erty or

substatial

'ortio o" the trust 'ro'erty is situated, as the case may be.

(%) #uch a''licatio shall be i !riti3, shall be i such "orm ad

accom'aied by such "ee as may be 'rescribed.

(*) #uch a''licatio shall (

a) i the case o" a 'ublic trust created be"ore this Act !as a''lied to

it, be made, !ithi three mothsJ "rom the date o" the a''licatio o"

this Act, ad

(b) i the case o" a 'ublic trust created a"ter this Act comes ito "orce,

!ithi three mothsJ o" its creatio.(5) #uch a''licatio shall inter alia cotai the "ollo!i3 'articularsH

(ai) the desi3atio by !hich the 'ublic trust is or shall be o!

(hereia"ter re"erred to as the ame o" the 'ublic trust),

(i) the ames ad addresses o" the trustees ad the

maa3er,

(ii) the mode o" successio to the o-ce o" the trustee,

(iii) the list o" the moable ad immoable trust 'ro'erty ad such

descri'tio ad 'articulars as may be su-ciet "or the

ideticatio thereo",

(i) the a''roximate alue o" the moable ad immoable 'ro'erty,

() the 3ross aera3e aual icome o" the trust 'ro'erty estimated

o the icome o" three years immediately 'recedi3 the date o


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!hich the a''licatio is made or o" the 'eriod !hich has ela'sed

sice the creatio o" the trust, !hicheer 'eriod is shorter,

(i) the amout o" the aera3e aual ex'editure i coectio !ith

such 'ublic trust estimated or the ex'editure icurred !ithi the

'eriod to !hich the 'articulars uder clause () relate.

(ii) the address to !hich ay commuicatio to the trustee or maa3er

i coectio !ith the 'ublic trust may be set,

(iii) such other 'articulars !hich may be 'rescribed.

Proided that, the rules may 'roide that i the case o" ay or

all 'ublic trusts it shall ot be ecessary to 3ie the 'articulars o" the trust

'ro'erty o" such alue ad such id as may be s'ecied therei.

(8) ery a''licatio made uder subsectio

(1) shall be si3ed ad eried

i the 'rescribed maer by the trustee or his a3et s'ecially authoried by

him

i this behal". It shall be accom'aied by a co'y o" a istrumet o" trust, i"

such

istrumet had bee executed ad is i existece.(8A) Dhere o recei't o" such a''licatio, it is oticed that the a''licatio is

icom'lete i ay 'articulars, or does ot disclose "ull 'articulars o" the

'ublic

trust, the 4e'uty or Assistat 6harity 6ommissioer may retur the

a''licatio

to the trustee, ad direct the trustee to com'lete the a''licatio i all

'articulars

or disclose therei the "ull 'articulars o" the trust, ad resubmit it !ithi the

'eriod s'ecied i such directio& ad it shall be the duty o" the trustee to

com'ly !ith the directio.

(;) It shall also be the duty o" the trustee o" the 'ublic trust to sed a

memoradum i the 'rescribed "orm cotaii3 the 'articulars, icludi3 the


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ame ad descri'tio o" the 'ublic trust , relati3 to the immoable 'ro'erty

o"

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such 'ublic trust, to the #ub


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sectio 1=.

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&0. ;i#i?) o 'e!+t- or A))i)t"t Ch"rit- Coi))ioer) %

com'letio o" the i?uiry 'roided "or uder #ectio 19, the 4e'uty or

Assistat 6harity 6ommissioer shall record his di3s !ith the reasos

there"ore as to the matters metioed i the said sectio, ad may mae a

order "or the 'aymet o" the re3istratio "ee.

&1. Etrie) i re?i)ter %

(1) The 4e'uty or Assistat 6harity 6ommissioer shall mae etries i

re3ister e't uder sectio 1; i accordace !ith the di3s recorded by

him

uder sectio 20 or i" a''eals or a''licatios are made as 'roided by this

Act,

i accordace !ith the al decisio o" the com'etet authority 'roided by

this

Act.

(2) The etries so made shall, subect to the 'roisios o" this Act ad

subect to ay cha3e recorded uder the "ollo!i3 'roisios, be al ad

coclusie.&&. Ch"?e %

(1) Dhere ay cha3e occurs i ay o" the etries recorded i the re3ister

e't uder sectio 1;, the trustee shall, !ithi 90 days "rom the date o" the

occurrece o" such cha3e, or !here ay cha3e is desired i such etries i

the iterest o" the admiistratio o" such 'ublic trust, re'ort such cha3e or

'ro'osed cha3e to the 4e'uty or Assistat 6harity 6ommissioer i char3e

o"

the Public Trusts


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ay immoable 'ro'erty, the trustee shall, alo3 !ith the re'ort, "urish a

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memoradum i the 'rescribed "orm cotaii3 the 'articulars (icludi3 the

ame ad descri'tio o", the 'ublic trust) relati3 to ay cha3e i the

immoable 'ro'erty o" such 'ublic trust, "or "or!ardi3 it to the #ub


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be a''ealable to the 6harity 6ommissioer. The 4e'uty or Assistat 6harity

6ommissioer shall amed or delete the etries i the said re3ister i

accordace !ith the di3 !hich re?uires a amedmet or deletio o"

etries

ad i" a''eals or a''licatios !ere made a3aist such di3, i accordace

!ith the al decisio o" the com'etet authority 'roided by this Act. The

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amedmets i the etries so made subect to ay "urther amedmet o

occurrece o" a cha3e or ay cacellatio o" etries, shall be al ad

coclusie.

(*) Dheeer a etry is ameded or the trust is remoed, "rom the re3ister

uder subsectio

(%), the 4e'uty or Assistat 6harity 6ommissioer, as the

case may be, shall "or!ard the memoradum "urished to him uder

subsectio

(1A), a"ter certi"yi3 the ameded etry or the remoal o" the trust "rom the

re3ister, to the subre3ister

re"erred to i subsectio

(;) or sectio 1= "or the'ur'ose o" li3 i Boo o. I uder sectio 1= o" the Idia


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6ommissioer, as the case may be, may mae, "urther i?uiry i the

'rescribed

maer, record his mae, "urther i?uiry i the 'rescribed di3s ad mae

etries i the re3ister i accordace !ith the decisio arried at or i" a''eals

or

a''licatios are made as 'roided by this Act, i accordace !ith the

decisio

o" the com'etet authority 'roided by this Act. The 'roisios o" sectio 19,

20,

21 ad 22 shall, so "ar as may be, a''ly to the i?uiry, the recordi3 o"

di3s

ad the mai3 o" etries i the re3ister uder this sectio.

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&&B. Re?i)tr"tio o tr+)t !ro!ert- i the "e o !+6li$ tr+)t,

hi$h h")

"lre"#- 6ee re?i)tere#, et$. %

(1) I the case o" a 'ublic trust, (

a) !hich is deemed to hae bee re3istered uder this Act uder sectio

2=, or(b) !hich has bee re3istered uder this Act be"ore the date o" the

comi3 ito "orce o" the Bombay Public Trusts (Amedmet) Act, 1955

(hereia"ter re"erred to as the said date) o a''licatio made uder

sectio 1=, or

(c) i res'ect o" !hich a a''licatio "or re3istratio has bee made

uder sectio 1= ad such a''licatio !as 'edi3 o the said date,

the trustee o" such 'ublic trust shall !ithi three moths "rom the said

date mae a a''licatio i !riti3 "or re3istratio o" the 'ro'erty o" the

'ublic

trust i the ame o" such trust ad shall state i the a''licatio the ame o"

the

'ublic trust.


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(2) #uch a''licatio shall be si3ed ad eried i the 'rescribed

maer by the trustee or his a3et s'ecially authoried by him i this behal"

ad

made to the 4e'uty or Assistat 6harity 6ommissioer !ho made etries i

res'ect o" such 'ublic trust i the re3ister e't uder sectio 1; or !ith

!hom

the a''licatio "or re3istratio o" the 'ublic trust !as 'edi3, as the case

may

be.

(%) recei't o" such a''licatio, the 4e'uty or Assistat 6harity

6ommissioer shall >

a) i the case o" a 'ublic trust !hich is deemed to hae bee

re3istered uder sectio 2=, or !hich has bee re3istered uder

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this Act be"ore the said date s'eci"y the ame o" the 'ublic trust

a3aist the etries made i res'ect o" such trust i the re3ister

e't uder sectio 1;, ad

b) i the case o" a 'ublic trust the a''licatio "or re3istratio o" !hich

!as 'edi3 o the said date s'eci"y the ame o" the 'ublic trustat the time o" mai3 etries uder sectio 21 i res'ect o" such

'ublic trust i the re3ister e't uder sectio 1;.

&&C. Re?i)tr"tio o !"rti$+l"r) o io8"6le !ro!ert- o tr+)t)

"lre"#-

re?i)tere# ith $ert"i o7$er) "# "+thoritie).:

(1) I the case o" a 'ublic trust, a)

!hich is deemed to hae bee re3istered uder this Act uder sectio 2=

read !ith #chedule A, or

b) !hich has bee re3istered uder this Act be"ore the comi3 ito "orce o"

the Bombay Public Trusts (Amedmet) Act, 1955 (hereia"ter re"erred

to as the said date) o a a''licatio made uder sectio 1=, or

c) i res'ect o" !hich a a''licatio has bee made uder sectio 1= ad


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such a''licatio !as 'edi3 o the said date,

the trustee o" such 'ublic trust shall !ithi three moths "rom the said date

sed

a memoradum i the 'rescribed "orm cotaii3 the 'articulars, icludi3

the

ame ad descri'tio o" the 'ublic trust, relati3 to the immoable 'ro'erty

o"

such 'ublic trust to the o-cers s'ecied i subsectio

(;) o" sectio 1= or the

'ur'ose o" li3 i Boo o. I uder sectio =9 o" the Idia


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!ithi the limits o"

!hich such 'art o" the trust 'ro'erty is situate. The 4e'uty or Assistat

6harity

6ommissioer i char3e o" such re3io or subre3io

shall mae a etry i

such boo as may be 'rescribed "or the 'ur'ose. A co'y o" such etry shall

also

be set by the 4e'uty or the Assistat 6harity 6ommissioer, as the case

may

be, to the #ub


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(2) The determiatio o" the 6harity 6ommissioer uder subsectio

(1)

shall be al ad coclusie& ad u'o such determiatio, o 4e'uty or

Assistat 6harity 6ommissioer other tha the 4e'uty or Assistat 6harity

6ommissioer s'ecied by the 6harity 6ommissioer shall 'roceed !ith the

i?uiry i re3ard to the 'ublic trust uder sectio 19 or 22, as the case may

be.

&. Etrie) i re?i)ter to 6e "#e or "e#e# i $ert"i $")e).(

1) Ay 6ourt o" com'etet urisdictioJ decidi3 ay ?uestio relati3 to ay

'ublic trust !hich by or uder the 'roisios o" this Act is ot ex'ressly or

im'liedly barred "rom decidi3 shall cause co'y o" such decisio to be set

to

the 6harity 6ommissioer ad the 6harity 6ommissioer shall cause the

etries

i the re3ister e't uder sectio 1; to be made or ameded i re3ard to

such

'ublic trust i accordace !ith such decisio. The etries so made or

ameded

shall ot be altered exce't i cases !here such decisio has bee aried i2*

a''eal or reisio by a 6ourt o" com'etet urisdictio. #ubect to such

alteratios, the etries made or ameded shall be al ad coclusie.

(2) Dhere the 6harity 6ommissioer decides ay ?uestio i relatio to ay

'ublic trust or 'asses ay order i relatio thereto, he shall also cause the

etries i such re3ister to be made or ameded i re3ard to such 'ublic trust

i

accordace !ith the decisio so 3ie or order 'assed by him& ad

thereu'o,

the 'roisios o" subsectio

(1) shall a''ly i relatio to etries so made or


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ameded as they a''ly i relatio to etries made or ameded accordi3 to

the

decisio or order or a 6ourt.

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&>A. Co!- o etrie) rel"ti? to io8"6le !ro!ert- to 6e )et to

S+6Re?i)tr"r.:

The 4e'uty or Assistat 6harity 6ommissioer shall sed a

memoradum i the 'rescribed "orm cotaii3 etries icludi3 the etry o"

the

ame ad descri'tio o" the 'ublic trust, relati3 to immoable 'ro'erty o"

such

'ublic trust made by him i the re3ister e't uder sectio 1;H

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'erso ac?uiri3 ay immoable 'ro'erty belo3i3 to a 'ublic trust

!hich has bee re3istered uder this 6ha'ter or ay 'art o" or ay share or

iterest i such 'ro'erty o" such trust shall be deemed to hae otice o" the

releat 'articulars relati3 to such trust etered i the re3isters maitaied

uder sectio 1; or led i Boo o. I uder sectio 89 o" the Idia


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trust duri3 the "ollo!i3 year to the 6harity 6ommissioer.

(2) ery such bud3et shall mae ade?uate 'roisio "or carryi3 out the

obects o" the trust, ad "or the maiteace ad 'reseratio o" the trust

'ro'erty.

2&. M"ite"$e o "$$o+t).(

1) ery trustee o" a 'ublic trust shall ee' re3ular accouts.

(2) #uch accouts shall be e't i such "orm as may be a''roed by the

6harity 6ommissioer ad shall cotai such 'articulars as may be

'rescribed.

22. B"l"$i? "# "+#iti? o "$$o+t).(

1) The accouts e't uder sectio %2 shall be balaced each year o the

thirtyrst

day o" $arch or such other day, as may be xed by the 6harity

6ommissioer.

2=

(2) The accouts shall be audited aually by a 'erso !ho is a chartered

accoutat !ithi the meai3 o" the 6hartered Accoutats Act, 19*9 or by

such 'ersos as the #tate +oermet may, subect to ay coditios,

authorie i this behal"Proided that, o such 'erso is i ay !ay iterested i, or coected

!ith, the 'ublic trust.

(%) ery auditor acti3 uder subsectio

(2) shall hae access to the

accouts ad to all boos, ouchers, other documets ad records i the

'ossessio o" or uder the cotrol o" the trustee& ad it shall be the duty o"

the

trustee to mae them aailable "or the use o" the auditor.

(*) ot!ithstadi3 aythi3 cotaied i the 'recedi3 subsectiosH

a) The 6harity 6ommissioer may direct a s'ecial audit o" the accouts o"

ay 'ublic trust !heeer i his o'iio such s'ecial audit is ecessary.

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(2) ad (%) shall, so "ar as may be

a''licable, a''ly to such s'ecial audit. The 6harity 6ommissioer may

direct the 'aymet o" such "ee as may be 'rescribed "or such s'ecial

audit& ad

b) #tate +oermet may, by 3eeral or s'ecial order, exem't ay 'ublic

trust or class o" trusts "rom the 'roisios o" subsectio

(2), subect to

such coditios as may be s'ecied i the order.

24. A+#itorF) #+t- to !re!"re 6"l"$e )heet "# to re!ort

irre?+l"ritie), et$.(

1) It shall be the duty o" eery auditor auditi3 the accouts o" a 'ublic

trust uder sectio %% to 're'are a balace sheet ad icome ad

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ex'editure accout ad to "or!ard a co'y o" the same alo3 !ith a co'y o"

his re'ort to the trustee, ad to the 4e'uty or Assistat 6harity

6ommissioer o" the re3io or subre3io

or to the 6harity 6ommissioer, i"

the 6harity 6ommissioer re?uired him to do so.

(1A) It shall be the duty o" the trustee o" a 'ublic trust to le a co'y o" thebalace sheet ad icome ad ex'editure accout "or!arded by the auditor

be"ore the 4e'uty or Assistat 6harity 6ommissioer o" the re3io or

subre3io

or to the 6harity 6ommissioer, i" the 6harity 6ommissioer re?uires

him to do so.

(2) The auditor shall i his re'ort s'eci"y all cases o" irre3ular, ille3al or

im'ro'er ex'editure, or "ailure or omissio to recoer moeys or other

'ro'erty belo3i3 to the 'ublic trust or o" loss or !aste o" moey or other

'ro'erty thereo" ad state !hether such ex'editure, "ailure, omissio, loss

or !aste !as caused i cose?uece o" breach o" trust, or misa''licatio or

ay other miscoduct o the 'art o" the trustees, or ay other 'erso.

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Poer) "# '+tie) o, "# Re)tri$tio) o Tr+)tee)

25. I8e)tet o !+6li$ tr+)t oe-.(

1) Dhere the trust 'ro'erty cosists o" moey ad caot be a''lied

immediately or at ay early date to the 'ur'oses o" the 'ublic trust, the

trustee

shall be boud (ot!ithstadi3 ay directio cotaied i the istrumet o"

the

trust) to de'osit the moey i ay #cheduled Ba as deed i the


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sum so iested or de'osited o the maturity o" the said iestmet or

de'osit

shall be a''lied or iested i the maer 'rescribed i subsectio

(1).

2. Alie"tio o io8"6le !ro!ert- o !+6li$ tr+)t (

1) ot!ithstadi3 aythi3 cotaied i the istrumet o" trust >

(a) o sale, excha3e or 3i"t o" ay immoable 'ro'erty, ad

(b) o lease "or a 'eriod exceedi3 te years i the case o" a3ricultural

lad or "or a 'eriod exceedi3 three years i the case o" oa3ricultural

lad or a buildi3,

belo3i3 to a 'ublic trust, shall be alid !ithout the 'reious sactio o"

the 6harity 6ommissioer. #actio may be accorded subect to such

%1

coditio as the 6harity 6ommissioer may thi t to im'ose, re3ard

bei3 had to the iterest, beet or 'rotectio o" the trust&

(c) i" the 6harity 6ommissioer is satised that i the iterest o" ay

'ublic trust ay immoable 'ro'erty thereo" should be dis'osed o", he

may, o a''licatio, authorise ay trustee to dis'ose o" such 'ro'erty

subect to such coditios as he may thi t to im'ose, re3ard bei3had to the iterest or beet or 'rotectio o" the trust.

(2) The 6harity 6ommissioer may reoe the sactio 3ie uder

clause (a) or clause (b) o" subsectio

(1) or, the 3roud that such sactio !as

obtaied by "raud or misre'resetatio made to him or by coceali3 "rom

the

6harity 6ommissioer, "acts material "or the 'ur'ose o" 3ii3 sactio& ad

direct the trustee to tae such ste's !ithi a 'eriod o" oe hudred ad

ei3hty

days "rom the date o" reocatio (or such "urther 'eriod ot exceedi3 i the

a33re3ate oe year as the 6harity 6ommissioer may "rom time to time


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determie) as may be s'ecied i the directio "or the recoery o" the

'ro'erty.

(%) o sactio shall be reoed uder this sectio uless the 'erso i

!hose "aour such sactio has bee made has bee 3ie a reasoable

o''ortuity to sho! cause !hy the sactio should ot be reoed.

(*) I", i the o'iio o" the 6harity 6ommissioer, the trustee has "ailed

to tae e/ectie ste's !ithi the 'eriod s'ecied i subsectio

(2), or it is ot

'ossible to recoer the 'ro'erty !ith reasoable e/ort or ex'ese, the

6harity

6ommissioer may assess ay adata3e receied by the trustee ad direct

him to 'ay com'esatio to the trust e?uialet to the adata3e so

assessed.

%2

2A. Poer) "# #+tie) o "# re)tri$tio) o, tr+)tee)%(

1) A trustee o" eery 'ublic trust shall admiister the a/airs o" the trust ad

a''ly the "uds ad 'ro'erties thereo" "or the 'ur'ose ad obects o" the

trust i

accordace !ith the terms o" the trust, usa3e o" the istitutio ad la!"uldirectios !hich the 6harity 6ommissioer or 6ourt may issue i res'ect

thereo", ad exercise the same care as a ma o" ordiary 'rudece does

!he

deali3 !ith such a/airs, "uds or 'ro'erty, i" they !ere his o!.

(2) The trustee shall, subect to the 'roisios o" this Act ad the istrumet

o"

trust, be etitled to exercise all the 'o!ers icidetal to the 'rudet ad

beecial maa3emet o" the trust, ad to do all thi3s ecessary "or the

due

'er"ormace o" the duties im'osed o him.

(%) o trustee shall borro! moeys (!hether by !ay o" mort3a3e or

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"or the 'ur'ose o" or o behal" o" the trust o" !hich he is a trustee, exce't

!ith

the 'reious sactio o" the 6harity 6ommissioer, ad subect to such

coditios ad limitatios as may be im'osed by him i the iterest or

'rotectio

o" the trust.

(*) o trustee shall borro! moey "or his o! use "rom ay 'ro'erty o" the

'ublic trust o" !hich he is a trustee.

Proided that, i the case o" trustee !ho maes a 3i"t o" debetures or

ay de'osit i his busiess or idustry the trustee shall ot be deemed to

hae

borro!ed "rom the trust "or his o! use.

%%

2B. Re?i)ter o o8e"6le "# io8"6le !ro!ertie) %(

1) A 'ublic trust shall 're'are ad maitai a re3ister o" all moeable

ad immoable 'ro'erties (ot bei3 'ro'erty o" a triKi3 alue) o" such

trust i

such "orm or "orms 3ii3 all such i"ormatio as may be 'rescribed by the

6harity 6ommissioer.(2) #uch re3ister shall sho! the e!els, 3old, siler, 'recious stoes,

essels ad utesils ad all other moeable 'ro'erty belo3i3 to the trust

!ith

their descri'tio, !ei3ht ad estimated alue.

(%) #uch re3ister shall be 're'ared !ithi three moths "rom the ex'iry o"

the accouti3 year a"ter the commecemet o" the Bombay Public Trust

(Amedmet) Act, 19;0,

(*) #uch re3ister shall be si3ed by all the trustees or by ay 'erso duly

authorised by trustees i this behal" a"ter eri"yi3 its correctess, ad shall

be

made aailable to the auditor "or the 'ur'ose o" auditi3 i" the accouts are


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re?uired to be audited uder the 'roisios o" this Act. Dhere the accouts

are

ot re?uired to be audited, the trustees shall le a co'y o" such re3ister duly

si3ed ad eried, !ith the 4e'uty or Assistat 6harity 6ommissioer o"

the

re3io.

(5) The auditor shall metio i the audit re'ort !hether such re3ister is

'ro'erly maitaied or ot, ad the de"ects or iaccuracies, i" ay, i the

said

%*

re3ister ad the trustees shall com'ly !ith the su33estios made by the

auditor

ad recti"y the de"ects or iaccuracies metioed i the audit re'ort !ithi a

'eriod o" three moths "rom the date o !hich the re'ort is set to the

trustees.

(8) ery year !ithi three moths "rom the date o" balaci3 the

accouts, the trustee or ay 'erso authorised by him shall scrutiie such

re3ister, ad shall bri3 it u'todate

by sho!i3 alteratios, commissios oradditios to the same, ad such cha3es shall be re'orted to the 4e'uty or

Assistat 6harity 6ommissioer i the maer 'roided i sectio 22.

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'ossessio or uder the cotrol o" the trustees or ay 'erso

coected !ith the trust&

(c) to call "or ay retur , statemet, accout or re'ort !hich he may

thi t "rom the trustees or ay 'erso coected !ith a 'ublic

trust&

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(d) to 3et the ex'laatio o" the trustee or ay 'erso coected !ith

the 'ublic trust ad reduce or cause to be reduced to !riti3 ay

statemet made by him.

Proided that i eteri3 u'o ay 'ro'erty belo3i3 to the 'ublic trust the

o-cers mai3 the etry shall 3ie reasoable otice to the trustee ad shall

hae due re3ard to the reli3ious 'ractices or usa3es o" the trust.

(2) It shall be the duty o" eery trustee to a/ord all reasoable "acilities to

ay o-cer exercisi3 ay o" the 'o!ers uder subsectio

(1) ad the trustees

or ay 'ersos coected !ith the 'ublic trust shall com'ly !ith ay order

made or directio issued by such o-cer i exercise o" the 'o!er co"erred

u'o him by or uder subsectio

(1).(%) I" o is'ectio o" the a/airs o" a 'ublic trust uder this sectio, it is

oticed by the 4e'uty or Assistat 6harity 6ommissioer or the o-cer

authorised uder subsectio

(1) that there is a loss caused to the 'ublic trust

o accout o" 3ross e3li3ece, breach o" trust, misa''licatio or

miscoduct

o the 'art o" a trustee or ay 'erso coected !ith the trust, the 4e'uty

or

Assistat 6harity 6ommissioer may submit a re'ort thereo" to the 6harity

6ommissioer, ad the o-cer so authorised , to the 4e'uty or Assistat

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2>. Ex!l""tio o re!ort o "+#itor or o $o!l"it%%8

recei't o" a re'ort o" the auditor uder sectio %* or o" a re'ort , i"

ay, made by a o-cer authorised uder sectio %; or o recei't o" a

com'lait i res'ect o" ay trust the 4e'uty or Assistat 6harity

6ommissioer

to !hom the re'ort is submitted or com'lait is made shall re?uire the

trustee

or ay other 'erso cocered to submit a ex'laatio thereo !ithi such

'eriod as he this t.

29. Re!ort to Ch"rit- Coi))ioer %

cosideri3 the re'ort re"erred to i sectio %=, the accouts or

ex'laatio, i" ay, "urished by the trustees or ay other 'erso coected

!ith

the 'ublic trust ad a"ter holdi3 a i?uiry i the 'rescribed maer, the

4e'uty or Assistat 6harity 6ommissioer shall record his di3s o the

?uestio !hether or ot a trustee or the 'erso coected !ith the trust has

bee 3uilty o" 3ross e3li3ece, breach o" trust, misa''ro'riatio or

miscoduct !hich resulted i loss to the trust, ad mae a re'ort thereo" to

the 6harity 6ommissioer.

40. Poer o Ch"rit- Coi))ioer to i))+e or#er) o re!ort

re$ei8e#

+#er )e$tio 29 or to re"# "tter, et$. %The

6harity 6ommissioer may, a"ter cosideri3 the re'ort o" the

4e'uty or Assistat 6harity 6ommissioer , 3ii3 a o''ortuity to the

'erso cocered ad holdi3 such i?uiry as he this t,(

1) determie (

a) the amout o" loss caused to a 'ublic trust&

(b) !hether such loss !as due to ay 3ross e3li3ece breach

o" trust, misa''licatio or miscoduct o the 'art o" ay

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(c ) !hether ay o" the trustees, or ay 'erso coected !ith

the 'ublic trust !as res'osible "or such loss&

(d) the amout !hich ay o" the trustees or ay 'erso

coected !ith the 'ublic trust is liable to 'ay to the 'ublic

trust "or such loss, or

(2) remad the matter "or "urther i?uiry to the o-cer !ho made the

re'ort or to ay other o-cer as he this t or "or reasos to be recorded i

!riti3, com'romise the matter or may dro' the matter i" a suit is istituted

"or

obtaii3 a decree "or a directio "or tai3 accouts uder sectio 50.

41. Or#er o )+r$h"r?e. (

1) I" the 6harity 6ommissioer decides that ay 'erso coected !ith

the trust is liable to 'ay to the 'ublic trust ay amout "or the loss caused to

the

trust, the 6harity 6ommissioer may direct that the amout shall be char3ed

o

the 'ersos.

(2) #ubect to the 'roisios o" sectio ;2, the order o" the 6harity

6ommissioer uder subsectio

(1) shall be al ad coclusie.

41A. Poer o Ch"rit- Coi))ioer to i))+e #ire$tio) or !ro!er

"#ii)tr"tio o the tr+)t >

(1) #ubect to the 'roisios o" this Act, the 6harity 6ommissioer may

"rom time to time issue directios to ay trustee o" a 'ublic trust or ay

'erso

coected there!ith , to esure that the trust is 'ro'erly admiistered, ad

the

icome thereo" is 'ro'erly accouted "or or duly a''ro'riated ad a''lied to

the

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obects ad "or the 'ur'oses o" the trust & ad the 6harity 6ommissioer may


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also 3ie directios to the trustees or such 'erso i" he ds that ay

'ro'erty o"

the trust is i da3er o" bei3 !asted, dama3ed, alieated or !ro3"ully

sold,

remoed or dis'osed o".

(2) It shall be the duty o" eery trustee or o" such 'erso to com'ly !ith

the directios issued uder subsectio

(1).

41AA. Poer o Ch"rit- Coi))ioer "# St"te o8eret to

i))+e

#ire$tio) i re)!e$t o ho)!it"l), et$. to e"r"r $ert"i 6e#) et$.

or

!oorer !"tiet) to 6e tre"te# ree o $h"r?e or "t $o$e))io"l r"te)

G

(1) ot!ithstadi3 aythi3 cotaied i ay la! "or the time bei3 i

"orce or i ay istrumet o" trust or i ay cotract or i ay ud3met,

decree

or order o" ay 6ourt, Tribual, 6harity 6ommissioer or other 6om'etet

Authority, i the case o" ay #tateaided

'ublic trust, !hose aual ex'editure

exceeds e lahs o" ru'ees, or such other limit as the #tate +oermet

may,

"rom time to time, by oticatio i the -cial +aette s'eci"y, !ith a ie!

to

mai3 essetial medical "acilities aailable to the 'oorer classes o" the

'eo'le,

either "ree o" char3e or at cocessioal rates, it shall be la!"ul "or the 6harity

6ommissioer, subect to such 3eeral or s'ecial order as the #tate

+oermet may, "rom time to time, issue o this behal", to issue all or ay

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the "ollo!i3 directios to the trustees o", or 'erso coected !ith, ay

such

trust, !hich maitais a hos'ital (icludi3 ay ursi3 home or materity

home), dis'esary or ay other cetre "or medical relie" (hereia"ter i this

sectio re"erred to as Cthe medical cetreC) amely %9

(a) hai3 re3ard to the accommodatio ad "acilities aailable to

ee' admissio to the medical cetre o'e to ay 'erso !ithout

ay discrimiatio o the 3roud o" reli3io, race, caste, sex, 'lace

o" birth, la3ua3e or ay o" them

Proided that, !here medical cetre is exclusiely "or "emales, treatmet

"or ay males at such cetre shall ot be isisted u'o

(b) to resere ad earmar te 'ercet o" the total umber o"

o'eratioal beds ad te 'er cet, o" the total ca'acity o" 'atiets

treated at such medical cetre, "or medical examiatio ad

treatmet i each de'artmet o" the medical cetre, i such

maer as may be s'ecied i the directios, o" the idi3et

'atiets seei3 admissio or treatmet, !ho shall be medically

examied ad treated ad admitted , as the case may be, "ree o"

char3e&

(c) to resere ad earmar te 'er cet o" the total umber o"

o'eratioal beds ad te 'er cet o" the total ca'acity o" 'atiets

treatmet at such medical cetre, "or medical examiatio ad

treatmet i each de'artmet o" the medical cetre i such

maer as may be s'ecied i the directios, "or the !eaer

sectios o" the 'eo'le seei3 admissio "or medical examiatio

ad treatmet, !ho shall be char3ed accordi3 to such rates as

the #tate +oermet may , by 3eeral or s'ecial order ,

determie "rom time to time, hai3 re3ard to the rates char3es by

the #tate +oermet i the corres'odi3 medical cetres

maitaied by it &

(d) to com'ly !ith such other icidetal or su''lemetal re?uiremets


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as may be s'ecied i the directios or i ay 3eeral or s'ecial

orders issued thereuder

Proided that !hile issui3 ay directios as a"oresaid the 6harity

6ommissioer shall tae ito cosideratio such "acilities as are already

made

aailable by ay such medical cetre ad hai3 re3ard to the aailability o"

*0

such "acilities may 3ie a''ro'riate directios i" ay, cosistet !ith ad

subect

to the 'erceta3e s'ecied i clauses (b) ad (c).

(2) (a) It shall be la!"ul "or the o-cer duly authorised by the #tate

+oermet i this behal", or "or the 6harity 6ommissioer by himsel" or

throu3h

his re'resetatie duly authorised by him i this behal", to eri"y the

im'lemetatio o" the directios 3ie uder subsectio

(1) to ay medical

cetre, ad, "or that 'ur'ose, isit, is'ect ad call "or i"ormatio ad

returs

'eriodically or other!ise.(b) It shall be the duty o" eery trustee o", or 'erso coected

!ith, such medical cetre to com'ly !ith the directios issued uder

subsectio

(1) ad to a/ord all reasoable "acilities ad assistace re?uired by the said

o-cer or the 6harity 6ommissioer or his re'resetatie "or ericatio o"

the

im'lemetatio o" such directios uder clause (a) ad to com'ly !ith the

re?uiremets thereuder.

(c) I case there arises ay dis'ute relati3 to the iter'retatio,

im'lemetatio or ay matter !hatsoeer i res'ect o" ay directio issued

uder subsectio

(1), it shall be re"erred to the #tate +oermet, throu3h the


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by ay com'etet authority "or the 'ur'ose o" the trust& or

(i) has receied ay loa or 3uaratee or ay orecurri3

3ratiaid

or other acial assistace or is receii3 ay

recurri3 3ratiaid

or other acial assistace "rom the

#tate +oermet, the 6etral +oermet or ay local

authority.

(b) Cidi3et 'ersoC meas a 'erso !hose total aual icome does

ot exceed three thousad ad six hudred ru'ees or such other

limits as the #tate +oermet may, "rom time to time, by

oticatio i the Ofcial Gazatte, s'eci"y&

(c) C'erso belo3i3 to the !eaer sectios o" the 'eo'leC meas a

'erso !ho is ot a idi3et 'erso, but !hose icome does ot

exceed "tee thousad ru'ees 'er aum or such other limit as

the #tate +oermet may, "rom time to time, by oticatio i the

Ofcial Gazette, s'eci"y &

*2

(d) it shall be the duty o" the 3oeri3 body (by !hateer ame called) o" eery medical cetre to 3et the cate3ory o" a 'atiet duly

eried ad recorded i a re3ister e't "or the 'ur'ose i the

'rescribed "orm because he is admitted or treated as a 'atiet

!ithi the resered ad earmared 'erceta3e uder subsectio

(1). I" there is ay dis'ute as to the cate3ory o" a 'atiet, it shall be

re"erred to the #tate +oermet, throu3h the 6harity

6ommissioer, "or the a''ro'riate directio.

(5) ot!ithstadi3 aythi3 cotaied i the "ore3oi3 'roisios o"

this sectio, ay 'erso, !ho desires to uder3o a o'eratio "or

steriliatio or a itraocular o'eratio or !ho desires to uder3o ay

o'eratio or medical treatmet s'ecied by the #tate +oermet i this

behal", shall ot be etitled, ad shall ot be allo!ed, to see admissio


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i ay hos'ital or other medical cetre i the resered or earmared

?uota 'roided uder this sectio.

41 B. Poer to i)tit+te i+irie) .(

1) recei't o" a com'lait i !riti3 "rom ay 'erso hai3

iterest i res'ect o" ay 'ublic trust or suo motu the 6harity

6ommissioer or 4e'uty or Assistat 6harity 6ommissioer may istitute

a i?uiry !ith re3ard to charities, or a 'articular charity or class o"

charities either 3eerally, or "or 'articular 'ur'oses.

(2) The o-cers a"oresaid may either hold the i?uiry themseles

or etrust such i?uiry to the o-cer authorised uder subsectio

(1) o"

sectio %;.

*%

(%) Gor the 'ur'ose o" ay such i?uiry, the o-cer holdi3 the

i?uiry may, by otice, re?uire ay 'erso to atted at a s'ecied time

ad 'lace ad 3ie eidece or 'roduce documets i his custody or

cotrol !hich relate to ay matter i ?uestio at the i?uiry.

(*) Gor the 'ur'ose o" ay such i?uiry, eidece may be tae

o oath ad the 'erso holdi3 the i?uiry may "or that 'ur'oseadmiister a oath uder the Idia aths Act, 1=;%, or may istead o"

admiisteri3 a oath, o solem a-rmatio re?uire the 'erso to mae

ad subscribe a declaratio o" the truth o" the matters about !hich he is

examied.

(5) The ecessary ex'eses o" ay 'erso o" his attedace to

3ie eidece or 'roduce documets "or the 'ur'ose o" the i?uiry shall

be 'aid i the maer 'rescribed.

(8) A"ter the com'letio o" the i?uiry, the 'erso holdi3 the

i?uiry (ot bei3 the charity 6ommissioer) shall submit his re'ort to the

o-cer !ho etrusted such i?uiry to him.

(;) The de'uty or Assistat charity 6ommissioer o" the re3io

cocered shall submit his o! re'ort or re'ort receied by him uder


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this sectio to the 6harity 6ommissioer or he may 'roceed uder

sectio %=, i" ecessary, or sed a co'y o" the re'ort o" the 6harity

6ommissioer !ith his remars thereo. The 6harity 6ommissioer may,

**

i" he is satised that there is a 'rima "acie case a3aist the trustees, tae

ste's as are ecessary uder the 'roisios o" this Act.

(=) The 6harity 6ommissioer may himsel" also call "or the

'roceedi3s o" ay i?uiry made uder this sectio "or such actio as he

may thi t.

41C. Per)o) *other th" !+6li$ Tr+)t)/ $olle$ti? oe-) et$. or

reli?io+) or $h"rit"6le !+r!o)e to ior Ch"rit- Coi))ioer o

)+$h $olle$tio) orthith et$. G

(1) Ay 'erso (ot bei3 a 'ublic trust re3istered uder this Act)

collecti3 ay moey, subscri'tio, doatio or other 'ro'erty "or

reli3ious or charitable 'ur'ose shall "orth!ith i"orm the 6harity

6ommissioer i !riti3 o" such collectio ad the 'ur'ose "or !hich

such collectio is made.

(2) recei't o" such i"ormatio, the 6harity 6ommissioer may,

o mai3 such i?uiry as he deems t, 'ermit such collectio to becotiued subect to such coditios as he deems t, or may, a"ter

recordi3 his reasos i !riti3 i that behal", direct such 'erso to sto'

mai3 such collectio "orth!ith, ad re?uire such 'erso to reder a

accout o" the collectios made by him.

(%) It shall be the duty o" eery such 'erso to com'ly !ith the

directios or ay order made by the 6harity 6ommissioer uder subsectio

(2).

*5

41 '. S+)!e)io, reo8"l "# #i)i))"l o tr+)tee).(

1) The 6harity 6ommissioer may, either o a''licatio o" a trustee or ay

'erso iterested i the trust, or o recei't o" a re'ort uder sectio *1B or

suo motu sus'ed, remoe or dismiss ay trustee o" a 'ublic trust, i" he (


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such other order "or the 'ur'ose o" stayi3 ad 'reeti3 the !asti3,

dama3i3, alieatio, sale, remoal or dis'ositio o" such 'ro'erty, o such

terms as to the duratio o" iuctio, ee'i3 a accout, 3ii3 security,

'roductio o" the 'ro'erty or other!ise as he this t.

(2) The 6harity 6ommissioer shall i all such cases, exce't !here it a''ears

that the obect o" 3rati3 iuctio !ould be de"eated by delay, be"ore

3rati3

a iuctio, 3ie otice o" the "acts brou3ht to his otice to the trustee, or

the

'erso cocered.

(%) A"ter heari3 the trustee or 'erso cocered ad holdi3 such i?uiry as

he this t, the 6harity 6ommissioer may corm, dischar3e or ary or set

aside the order o" iuctio or 'ass ay other a''ro'riate order.

(*) I case o" disobediece or breach o" ay iuctio, ay o" its terms or

ay

order 'assed uder this sectio, the 6harity 6ommissioer may a''ly to the

6ourt, !hich may, a"ter heari3 the 6harity 6ommissioer ad the 'arty

*=

a/ected, order the 'ro'erty o" such 'erso, 3uilty o" such disobediece orbreach to be attached, ad may also order such 'erso to be detaied i ail

"or

a term ot exceedi3 six moths. o attachmet uder this subsectio

shall

remai i "orce "or more tha oe year, at the ed o" !hich time, i" the

disobediece or breach cotiues, the 'ro'erty attached may be sold, ad

out

o" the 'roceeds, the 6ourt may a!ard such com'esatio as it this t, ad

shall 'ay the balace, i" ay, to the 'erso etitled thereto, ad thereu'o,

the

tem'orary iuctio 3rated, or ay order 'assed, by the 6harity


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6ommissioer, uder this sectio, i" i "orce shall stad acated, or as the

case

may be, cacelled.

(5) A trustee or a 'erso a3aist !hom the order o" iuctio or ay other

order uder this sectio is 'assed may, !ithi iety days o" the date o"

commuicatio o" each order, a''eal to the 6ourt a3aist such order.

(8) The order o" the 6ourt attachi3 the 'ro'erty o" such 'erso or detaii3

such 'erso i ciil 'riso shall be a decree a''ealable to the i3h 6ourt.

(;) The order o" the 6harity 6ommissioer shall, subect to ay order o" the

6ourt or i a''eal, be al.

CHAPTER @II

Other ;+$tio) "# !oer) o Ch"rit- Coi))ioer

4&. Ch"rit- Coi))ioer to 6e $or!or"tio )ole%*9

ach 6harity 6ommissioer shall be a cor'oratio sole ad shall hae

'er'etual successio ad a commo seal ad may sue ad be sued i his

cor'orate ame.

42. M"h"r")htr" Ch"rit- Coi))ioer to 6e Tre")+rer o Ch"rit"6le

E#oet) +#er A$t @I o 1>90 %(

1) 4eleted

(2) ot!ithstadi3 aythi3 cotaied i the 6haritable do!mets Act,

1=90, the 6harity 6ommissioer shall hae the "ollo!i3 'o!ers (

a) 'o!er to modi"y or substitute the scheme "or the admiistratio o" ay

charitable edo!met "ramed uder the 6haritable do!mets Act,

1=90, a"ter heari3 the #tate +oermet ad the admiistrator uder

sectio 50 A&

(b) 'o!er to exercise 'o!ers uder sectio %;& ad

(c) 'o!er to cha3e the admiistrator a"ter heari3 ad i cosultatio !ith

the #tate +oermet i" the edo!met is ot bei3 'ro'erly

admiistered.

44. Ch"rit- Coi))ioer $" "$t ") tr+)tee o !+6li$ tr+)t) 'elete#

6-


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(h) i ay o" the cases metioed i 6ha'ter III, is ot

aailable to admiister the trust& or

(i) is coicted o" a o/ece 'uishable uder this

act or a o/ece ioli3 moral tur'itude.

51

(2) The 6harity 6ommissioer may, a"ter heari3 the 'arties ad

mai3 such e?uiry as he may deem t, by order a''oit ay

'ersos as a trustee or may also remoe or dischar3e ay trustee

"or ay o" the reasos s'ecied i subsectio

(1).

(%) I a''oiti3 a trustee uder subsectio

(2), the 6harity

6ommissioer shall hae re3ard(

a) to the !ishes o" the author o" that trust&

(b) to the !ishes o" the 'ersos, i" ay, em'o!ered to

a''oit a e! trustee&

(c) to the ?uestio !hether the a''oitmet !ill

'romote or im'ede the executio o" the trust&

(d) to the iterest o" the 'ublic or the sectio o" the'ublic !ho hae iterest i the trust& ad

(e) to the custom ad usa3e o" the trust.

(*) It shall be la!"ul "or the 6harity 6ommissioer u'o mai3 ay

order a''oiti3 a e! trustee uder subsectio

(2) either by the

same or by ay subse?uet order to direct that ay 'ro'erty

subect to the trust shall est i the 'erso so a''oited ad

thereu'o it shall so est.

52

(5) The order o" the 6harity 6ommissioer uder subsectio

(2) shall

be deemed to be the decree o" the 6ourt ad a a''eal shall lie


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there"rom to the i3h 6ourt.

4< AA. Poer o Ch"rit- Coi))ioer to "!!l- to Co+rt or

"!!oitet

o e tr+)tee here tr+)tee $o8i$te# +#er A$t. 4eleted by $ah. 20

o"

19;1, s.%%.

4< A . Poer to Co+rt to 8e)t !ro!ert- i e tr+)tee 4eleted by $ah.

20

o", 19;1 s. %%.

4< B. Co+rt ot to "!!oit Ch"rit- Coi))ioer ") tr+)tee o

reli?io+)

tr+)t "# Ch"rit- Coi))ioer ot to "$$e!t )+$h tr+)t i

""?eet

o reli?io+) ""ir) i) i8ol8e# . 4eleted by $ah. 20 o" 19;1, s. %%.

4>. Le8- o "#ii)tr"ti8e $h"r?e) 4eleted by $ah. 20 o" 19;1,

s. %%

49. Tr")er o !ro!ert- 6- Ch"rit- Coi))ioer 4eleted by $ah 20 o"

19;1 , s. %%.

50. S+it 6- or "?"i)t or rel"ti? to !+6li$ tr+)t) or tr+)tee) orother) I

"- $")e,(

i) !here is alle3ed that there is a breach o" a 'ublic trust, e3li3ece,

misa''licatio or miscoduct o the 'art o" a trustee or trustees,

(ii) !here a directio or decree is re?uired to recoer the 'ossessio

o" or to "ollo! a 'ro'erty belo3i3 or alle3ed to be belo3i3 to a

'ublic trust or the 'roceeds thereo" or "or a accout o" such

'ro'erty or 'roceeds "rom a trustee, extrustee,

alieee, tres'asser

or ay other 'erso icludi3 a 'erso holdi3 adersely to the

'ublic trust but ot a teat or licesee,

(iii) Dhere the directio o" the 6ourt is deemed ecessary "or the


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admiistratio o" ay 'ublic trust, or

5%

(i) "or ay declaratio or iuctio i "aour o" or a3aist a 'ublic

trust or trustee or trustees or beeciary thereo",

the 6harity 6ommissioer a"ter mai3 such e?uiry as he this ecessary,

or

t!o or more 'ersos hai3 a iterest i case the suit is uder subclauses

(

i) to (iii) , or oe or more such 'ersos i case the suit is uder cubclause

(i)

hai3 obtaied the coset i !riti3 o" the 6harity 6ommissioer as

'roided

i sectio 51 may istitute a suit !hether cotetious or ot i the 6ourt

!ithi the local limits o" !hose urisdictio the !hole or 'art o" the

subectmatter

o" the trust is situate, to obtai a decree "or ay o" the "ollo!i3

relie"Ms (

a) a order "or the recoery o" the 'ossessio o" such

'ro'erty or 'roceeds thereo"&(b) the remoal o" ay trustee or maa3er&

(c) the a''oitmet o" a e! trustee or maa3er&

(d) esti3 ay 'ro'erty i a trustee&

(e) a directio "or tai3 accouts ad mai3 certai e?uiries&

(") a order directi3 the trustees or others to 'ay to the

trust the loss caused to the same by their breach o"

trust, e3li3ece, misa''licatio, miscoduct or !ill"ul

de"ault&

(3) a declaratio as to !hat 'ro'ortio o" the trust

'ro'erty or o" the iterest therei shall be allocated to

ay 'articular obect o" the trust&

(h) a directio to a''ly the trust 'ro'erty or its icome


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cy pres o the lies o" sectio 58 i" this relie" is

5*

claimed alo3 !ith ay other relie" metioed i this

sectio&

( i ) a directio authorisi3 the !hole or ay 'art o" the

trust 'ro'erty to be let, sold, mort3a3ed or excha3ed

or i ay maer alieated o such terms ad

coditios as the court may deem ecessary&

() the settlemet o" scheme, or ariatio or alteratio i a scheme

already

settled,

() a order "or amal3amatio o" t!o or more trusts by

"rami3 a commo scheme "or the same&

(l) a order "or !idi3 u' o" ay trust ad a''lyi3 the

"uds "or other charitable 'ur'oses&

(m) a order "or hadi3 oer o" oe trust to the trustees

o" some other trust ad dere3isteri3 such trust&

() a order exoerati3 the trustees "rom techical

breaches, etc&(o) a order aryi3 , alteri3, amedi3 or su'ersedi3

ay istrumet o" trust&

(') declari3 or deyi3 ay ri3ht i "aour o" or a3aist,

a 'ublic trust or trustee or trustees or beeciary

thereo" a issui3 iuctios i a''ro'riate cases& or

(?) 3rati3 ay other relie" as the ature o" the case may

re?uire !hich !ould be a coditio 'recedet to or

cose?uetial to ay o" the a"oresaid relie"Ms or is

ecessary i the iterest o" the trust

55

Proided that o suit claimi3 ay o" the relie"s s'ecied i this sectio


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shall be istituted i res'ect o" ay 'ublic trust, exce't i co"ormity !ith

the

'roisios thereo"&

Proided "urther that, the 6harity 6ommissioer may istead o" istituti3

a suit mae a a''licatio to the 6ourt "or a ariatio or alteratio i a

scheme

already settled

Proided also that, the 'roisios o" this sectio ad other cose?uetial

'roisios shall a''ly to all 'ublic trusts, !hether re3istered or ot or

exem'ted

"rom the 'roisios o" this Act uder subsectio

(*) o" sectio 1.

50 A. Poer o Ch"rit- Coi))ioer to r"e ""l?""te or

o#i-

)$hee)(

1) ot!ithstadi3 aythi3 cotaied i sectio. 50, !here the 6harity

6ommissioer has reaso to beliee that, i the iterest o" the 'ro'er

maa3emet or admiistratio o" a 'ublic trust, a scheme should be settled

"or

it, or !here t!o or more 'ersos hai3 iterest i a 'ublic trust mae a

a''licatio to him i !riti3 i the 'rescribed maer that, i the iterest o"

the

'ro'er maa3emet or admiistratio o" a 'ublic trust, a scheme should be

settled "or it, the 6harity 6ommissioer may, i", a"ter 3ii3 the trustees o"

such

trust due o''ortuity to be heard, he is satised that it is ecessary or

ex'ediet so to do, "rame a scheme "or the maa3emet or admiistratio o"

such 'ublic trust.

58

(2) Dhere the 6harity 6ommissioer is o" o'iio that i the iterest o" the

'ro'er maa3emet or admiistratio, t!o or more 'ublic trusts may be


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5;

The order o" the 6harity 6ommissioer re"usi3 his coset shall be i

!riti3

ad shall state the reasos "or the re"usal.

(2) I" the 6harity 6ommissioer re"uses his coset to the istitutio o" the

suit

uder subsectio

(1) the 'ersos a''lyi3 "or such coset may le a a''eal

to the 4iisioal 6ommissioer i the maer 'roided by this Act.

(%) I eery suit led by 'ersos hai3 iterest i ay trust uder sectio

50,

the 6harity 6ommissioer shall be a ecessary 'arty.

(*) #ubect to the decisio o" the 4iisioal 6ommissioer i a''eal uder

sectio ;1, the decisio o" the 6harity 6ommissioer uder subsectio

(1) shall

be al ad coclusie.

5&. No"!!li$"tio

o )e$tio 9& "# 92 o the Ci8il Pro$e#+re Co#e to

!+6li$ tr+)t).(1) ot!ithstadi3 aythi3 cotaied i the 6ode o" 6iil Procedure, 190=,

the 'roisios o" sectios 92 ad 9% o" the said 6ode shall ot a''ly to the

'ublic trusts.

(2) I" o the date o" the a''licatio o" the Act to ay 'ublic trust ay le3al

'roceedi3s i res'ect o" such trust are 'edi3 be"ore ay 6iil 6ourt o"

com'etet urisdictio to !hich the Adocate+eeral

or the 6ollector

exercisi3 the 'o!ers o" the Adocate+eeral

is a 'arty, the 6harity

6ommissioer shall be deemed to be substituted i those 'roceedi3s "or

the

5=


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Adocate+eeral

or the 6ollector, as the case may be, ad such 'roceedi3s

shall be dis'osed o" by such 6ourt.

(%) Ay re"erece to the Adocate3eeral

made i ay istrumet, scheme,

order or decree o" ay 6iil 6ourt o" com'etet urisdictio made or 'assed,

!hether be"ore or a"ter the said date, shall be costrued as re"erece to the

6harity 6ommissioer.

5& A. S+it "?"i)t "))i?ee or 8"l+"6le $o)i#er"tio ot 6"rre# 6-

tie.ot!ithstadi3

aythi3 cotaied i the Idia @imitatio Act, 190=, o

suit a3aist a assi3ee "or aluable cosideratio o" ay immoable

'ro'erty o"

the 'ublic trust !hich has bee re3istered or is deemed to hae bee

re3istered

uder this Act "or the 'ur'ose o" "ollo!i3 i his hads, such 'ro'erty or the

'roceeds thereo", or "or a accout o" such 'ro'erty or 'roceeds, shall be

barred by ay le3th o" time.

52. Be+e)t +#er ill or 6ee(t o !+6li$ tr+)t.(1) Dhere uder ay !ill a be?uest has bee made i "aour o" a 'ublic trust

or

!here such be?uest itsel" creates a 'ublic trust, it shall be the duty o" the

executor uder the !ill to "or!ard a co'y thereo" to the 4e'uty or Assistat

charity 6ommissioer "or the re3io or subre3io

!here such trust may hae

bee, or is re?uired to be, re3istered.

(2) o 'robate o" ay such !ill or letters o" admiistratio !ith such !ill

aexed shall be 3rated by ay 6ourt !hatsoeer uless it is satised that

a

59

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6ommissioer as 'roided by subsectio

(1).

54. 'h"r"#".(

1) Dhere accordi3 to the custom or usa3e o" ay busiess or trade or the

a3reemet bet!ee the 'arties relati3 to ay trasactio ay amout is

char3ed to ay 'arty to the said trasactio or collected uder !hateer

ame,

as bei3 iteded to be used "or a charitable or reli3ious 'ur'ose the amout

so

char3ed or collected i this Act called CdharmadaC shall est i the 'erso

char3i3 or collecti3 the same as a trustee.

(2) Ay 'erso char3i3 or collecti3 such sums shall !ithi three moths

"rom

the ex'iratio o" the year "or !hich his accouts are ordiarily e't submit

a

accout i such "orm as may be 'rescribed to the de'uty or Assistat 6harity

6ommissioer.

(%) The 4e'uty or Assistat 6harity 6ommissioer shall hae 'o!er to mae

such i?uiry as he this t to eri"y the correctess o" the accout

submitted

ad may 'ass a order "or dis'osal o" the amout i the maer 'rescribed.

(*) The 'roisios o" cha'ter IE shall ot a''ly to dharmada.

55. C- Pre).80

(1) I" u'o a a''licatio made to him or other!ise the 6harity

commissioer is

o" o'iio that (

a) the ori3ial obect "or !hich the 'ublic trust !as created has

"ailed.

(b) the icome o" ay sur'lus balace o" ay 'ublic trust has

ot bee utilied or is ot liely to be utilied.

(c) i the case o" a 'ublic trust other tha a trust "or a reli3ious


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'ur'ose, it is ot i 'ublic iterest ex'ediet, 'racticable,

desirable, ecessary or 'ro'er to carry out !holly or

'artially the ori3ial itetio o" the author o" the 'ublic trust

or the obect "or !hich the 'ublic trust !as created ad that

the 'ro'erty o" the icome o" the 'ublic trust or ay 'ortio

thereo" should be a''lied to ay other charitable or reli3ios

obect, or

(d) i ay o" the cases metioed i sectios 10 to 1% or i

re3ard to the a''ro'riatio o" the dharmada sums held i

trust uder sectio 5* the directios o" the court are

ecessary,

the 6harity 6ommissioer shall re?uire the trustees to a''ly !ithi the

'rescribed time "or directios to the 6ourt !ithi the local limits o" !hose

urisdictio the !hole or 'art o" the subectmatter

o" the trust is situated

ad the trustees shall com'ly !ith such re?uisitio.

(2) I" the trustees "ail to mae the a''licatio as re?uired uder subsectio

(1) or i" the 6harity 6ommissioer himsel" is a trustee or i" there is

o trustee o" the 'ublic trust, the 6harity 6ommissioer shall mae a

a''licatio to the 6ourt.

5. Co+rtJ) !oer to he"r "!!li$"tio.:

81

(1) such a''licatio bei3 made, the 6ourt a"ter heari3 the 'arties (ad

the

6harity 6ommissioer) ad mai3 a i?uiry shall decide the matter ad

shall

3ie directios. I 3ii3 the directios, the court, shall, so "ar as may be

ex'ediet, 'racticable, desirable (ecessary or 'ro'er) i 'ublic iterest,

3ie

e/ect to the ori3ial itetio o" the author o" the 'ublic trust or the obect

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!hich the 'ublic trust !as created. I" the 6ourt is o" o'iio that the carryi3

out

o" such itetio or obect is ot !holly or 'artially ex'ediet, 'racticable,

desirable (ecessary or 'ro'er) i 'ublic iterest the court may direct the

'ro'erty or icome o" the 'ublic trust or ay 'ortio thereo" to be a''lied cy

pres

to ay other charitable or reli3ious obect. I doi3 so, it shall be la!"ul "or

the

court to alter ay scheme already settled or to ary the terms o" ay decree

or

order already 'assed i res'ect o" the 'ublic trust or the coditios

cotaied i

the istrumet o" the 'ublic trust.

(2) Ay decisio or order 'assed by the court uder subsectio

(1) shall be

deemed to be a decree o" such court ad a a''eal shall lie there"rom to the

i3h 6ourt.

5A. Poer) o tr+)tee to "!!l- or #ire$tio).:

*1) #ae as hereibe"ore 'roided i this Act, ay trustee o" a 'ublic trustmay

a''ly to the court, !ithi the local limits o" !hose urisdictio the !hole or

'art o"

the subectmatter

o" the trust is situate, "or the o'iio, adice or directio o" the

6ourt o ay ?uestio a/ecti3 the maa3emet or admiistratio o" the

trust

'ro'erty or icome thereo" ad the 6ourt shall 3ie its o'iio, adice, or

directio, as the case may be, thereo

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or directio o ay ?uestio !hich it cosiders to be a ?uestio ot 'ro'er

"or

summary dis'osal.

(2) The 6ourt, o a a''licatio uder subsectio

(1), may 3ie its

o'iio, adice or directio thereo a"ter 3ii3 otice to the 6harity

6ommissioer. The 6ourt be"ore 3ii3 ay o'iio, adice or directio shall

a/ord a reasoable o''ortuity o" bei3 heard to all 'ersos a''eari3 i

coectio !ith a''licatio.

(%) A trustee stati3 i 3ood "aith the "acts o" ay matter relati3 to the

trust i a a''licatio uder subsectio

(1), ad acti3 u'o the o'iio, adice

or directio o" the 6ourt 3ie thereo, shall be deemed as "ar as his o!

res'osibility is cocered, to hae dischar3ed his duty as such trustee i

the

matter i res'ect o" !hich the a''licatio !as made.

(*) o a''eal shall lie a3aist ay o'iio, adice or directio 3ie

uder this sectio.

5B. Pro$ee#i?) i8ol8i? +e)tio "e$ti? !+6li$ $h"rit"6le orreli?io+) !+r!o)e.:

(1) I" ay suit or le3al 'roceedi3s i !hich ay ?uestio a/ecti3 a 'ublic

reli3ious or charitable 'ur'ose is ioled, the 6ourt shall ot 'roceed to

determie such ?uestio util a"ter otice has bee 3ie to the 6harity

6ommissioer.

8%

(2) I" u'o the recei't o" such otice or other!ise the 6harity 6ommissioer

maes ay a''licatio i that behal", he shall be added as a 'arty at ay

sta3e

o" such suit or 'roceedi3s.

(%) I this sectio C6ourtC shall mea ay 6iil 6ourt o" com'etet

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(2) The #tate +oermet shall, as soo as may be a"ter the commecemet

o"

this 6ha'ter, 'ublish i the Ofcial Gazette, a list o" such edo!mets as are

re3istered as or declared to be, 'ublic trusts, ad the #tate +oermet

may, by

lie oticatio ad i lie maer, add to or delete "rom such list ay

edo!met etered therei.

5'. @e)ti?, or tr")er o ""?eet o $ert"i e#oet).The

#tate +oermet shall, "rom such date as it determies, ad i the

maer hereia"ter 'roided, tras"er the edo!met, or the maa3emet

thereo" to a committee (hereia"ter re"erred to as CcommitteeC) ad

thereu'o

such edo!met to3ether !ith all the immoable or moeable 'ro'erty

a''ertaii3 thereto, or as the case may be, maa3emet thereo", shall est

i

the members o" such committee& ad the members o" the committee shall

be the

trustees o" such edo!met !ithi the meai3 ad "or the 'ur'oses o" this

Act.

5E. Coittee) o ""?eet.(

1)ot!ithstadi3 aythi3 cotaied i sectios *; ad 50 "or the 'ur'oses

o"

esti3 or tras"erri3 the maa3emet o" the edo!met uder the

'roisios

o" this 6ha'ter, to a committee the #tate +oermet shall, by oticatio i

the

Ofcial Gazette, a''oit (uder such ame as may be s'ecied i the

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oticatio) oe or more committees "or oe or more districts as the #tate

+oermet may thi t.

(2) The 6ommittee shall hae 'o!er to ac?uire, hold ad dis'ose o" 'ro'erty,


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ioli3 moral tur'itude&

(c) is o" usoud mid, ad is so declared by a com'etet

court&

(d) is a udischar3ed isolet&

(e) has directly or idirectly iterest i a lease or ay other

trasactio relati3 to the 'ro'erty esti3 i the

committee&

(") is a 'aid serat o" the committee or has ay share or iterest i a

cotract "or the su''ly o" 3oods to, or "or the executio o" ay

!ors, or the 'er"ormace o" ay serice, udertae by the

committee i res'ect o" the edo!met&

(3) is "oud to be 3uilty o" miscoduct by the #tate +oermet&

(h) i the case o" a reli3ious edo!met ceases to 'ro"ess the reli3io

or to belo3 to the reli3ious deomiatio "or !hich the committee

is a''oited& or

(i) is other!ise ut.

(2) I" it a''ear to the #tate +oermet that a member has icurred ay o"

the

dis?ualicatio a"oresaid, the #tate +oermet may, a"ter 3ii3 such

member

a o''ortuity o" sho!i3 cause, ad a"ter cosideri3 ay such cause

sho!,

8;

remoe such 'erso "rom membershi' ad the decisio o" the #tate

+oermet shall be al.

(%) ot!ithstadi3 aythi3 cotaied i ay other la! "or the time bei3 i

"orce, a member o" the committee shall ot be dis?ualied "rom bei3

chose as

ad "or bei3 a member o", the $aharashtra @e3islatie Assembly or the

$aharashtra @e3islatie 6oucil or ay local authority by reaso oly o" the

"act


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that he is a member o" such committee.

5H. Poer o o8eret to "!!oit e e6er.The

#tate +oermet may a''oit a e! member !he a

member o" a committee(

a) resi3s or dies&

(b) is "or a cotiuous 'eriod o" six moths abset "rom Idia

!ithout leae o" the 6harity 6ommissioer&

(c) leaes Idia "or the 'ur'ose o" residi3 abroad&

(d) desires to be dischar3ed&

(e) re"uses to act& or

(") is remoed by the #tate +oermet.

5I. Ch"ir" "# tre")+rer o $oittee.8=

(1) The #tate +oermet shall "rom amo3st the members o" a committee

a''oit a chairma ad shall also a''oit a treasurer.

(2) The #tate +oermet may direct that the chairma, treasurer ad other

members o" the committee may be 'aid such hoorarium or "ees ad

allo!aces "rom the $aa3emet Gud costituted uder sectio 58NN ad

i

such maer as may be 'rescribed

53. Meeti? o "# !ro$e#+re or $oittee.:

The 6ommittee shall meet at such iterals ad "ollo! such 'rocedure i

exercisi3 its 'o!ers ad dischar3i3 its duties ad "uctios as may be

'rescribed& but the dayto

day 'roceedi3s ad routie busiess shall be

dis'atched i accordace !ith re3ulatios made by it, ad a''roed by the

#tate +oermet.

5K. Poer o $oittee to "!!oit )+6$oittee).:

A committee may be resolutio a''oit such subcommittee

as it may

thi t, ad may dele3ate to them such 'o!ers ad duties as it s'ecies i

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resolutio& ad a committee or subcommittees

may associate !ith itsel",

3eerally or "or ay 'articular 'ur'ose, i such maer as may be

determied

by re3ulatios, ay 'erso !ho is ot a member, but !hose assistace or

adice it may desire& ad the 'erso associated as a"oresaid shall hae the

ri3ht

to tae 'art i the discussios o" the committee or subcommittees,

releat to

that 'ur'ose, but shall ot hae the ri3ht to ote at ay meeti3 thereo".

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5L. Se$ret"r- "# other o7$er) o $oittee.(

1) The #tate +oermet may a''oit a #ecretary to the 6ommittee.

(2) The 6ommittee may a''oit such o-cers (other tha #ecretary) ad

serats as it this ecessary "or the e-ciet 'er"ormace o" the duties

ad

"uctios o" the committee uder this Act

Proided that o o-cer or serat !ho is 'aid or is to be 'aid a salary o"

oer oe hudred ru'ees 'er mesum shall be a''oited by a committee!ithout the 'reious a''roal o" the #tate +oermet.

5M. Ter) "# $o#itio o )er8i$e o )e$ret"r- "# other )er8"t).

:

(1) The #ecretary, o-cer ad serats shall be a''oited o such terms ad

coditios as to serice as may be 'rescribed by rules or, as the case may

be,

by re3ulatios made by the committee.

(2) The salary or allo!aces o" the secretary, o-cer ad serats o" the

committee shall be 'aid out o" the $aa3emet Gud.

5N. eer"l #+tie) o $oittee).:

(1) #ubect to the 3eeral or s'ecial orders o" the #tate +oermet, it shall

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the 3eeral duty o" a committee to maa3e ad admiister the a/airs o" the

edo!met !hich ests i, or the maa3emet o" !hich ests i it. It shall

be

the duty o" a committee to so exercise the 'o!ers co"erred ad dischar3e

the

duties ad "uctios im'osed u'o it, by or uder this Act or uder ay

istrumet o" trust, or a scheme, "or the time bei3 i "orce relati3 to such

edo!met as to esure that such edo!met is 'ro'erly maitaied,

;0

cotrolled ad admiistered ad the icome thereo" is duly a''lied to the

obect

ad 'ur'oses "or !hich it !as created, iteded or to be admiistered.

(2) I 'articular, but !ithout 'reudice to the 3eerality o" the "ore3oi3

'roisio,

a committee shall(

a) maitai a record cotaii3 i"ormatio relati3 to the ori3i,

icome, obect ad the beeciaries o" eery such edo!met&

(b) 're'are a bud3et estimati3 its icome ad ex'editure&

(c) mae re3ular 'aymet o" salaries ad allo!aces ad other sums'ayable to the #ecretary, o-cers ad serats o" a committee

"rom the $aa3emet Gud&

(d) ee' se'arate accouts "or each such edo!met&

(e) esure that the icome ad 'ro'erty o" the edo!met are a''lied

to the obects ad "or the 'ur'oses o" !hich such edo!met !as

created, iteded or is to be admiistered&

(") tae measures "or the recoery o" lost 'ro'erties o" ay such

edo!met&

(3) istitute ad de"ed ay suits ad 'roceedi3s i a court o" la!

relati3 to such edo!met&

(h) su''ly such returs, statistics, accouts ad other i"ormatio !ith

res'ect to such edo!met as the #tate +oermet may "rom


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time to time re?uire&

(i) is'ect or cause the is'ectio o" the 'ro'erties o" such

edo!met& ad

() 3eerally do all such acts may be ecessary "or the 'ro'er cotrol,

maiteace ad admiistratio o" such edo!met.

;1

5O. A$t o $oittee ot i8"li# 6- re")o o 8"$"$- or #ee$t.:

o act or 'roceedi3 o" a committee shall be ialid by reaso oly o" the

existece o" ay acacy amo3st its members, or ay de"ect i the

costitutio

thereo".

5P. Poer o St"te o8eret to i))+e #ire$tio).The

#tate +oermet may, "rom time to time, "or the better maa3emet

or admiistratio o", ay edo!met, issue directios to a committee.

5. Poer o Ch"rit- Coi))ioer to re+ire #+tie) o $oittee

to 6e

!erore# "# to #ire$t ex!e)e) i re)!e$t thereo to 6e !"i# ro

+#

o $oittee, et$.:The 6harity 6ommissioer may, !ith the 'reious sactio o" the #tate

+oermet, 'roide "or the 'er"ormace o" ay duty !hich a committee is

boud to 'er"orm uder the 'roisios o" this Act, or the rules or directios

made

or 3ie thereuder, ad may direct that the ex'eses o" the 'er"ormace o"

such duty be 'aid by ay 'erso !ho may hae "rom time to time the

custody o"

ay "ud belo3i3 to the committee. I" such duty is i coectio !ith ay

edo!met the 'aymet shall be made out o" the "uds belo3i3 to the

said

edo!met.

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(1) Gor each committee there shall be costituted a "ud to be called the

C$aa3emet GudC !hich shall est i, ad be uder the cotrol o" the

committee.

;2

(2) There shall be 'laced to the credit o" eery $aa3emet Gud,(

a) sae as other!ise 'roided i subsectio

(%) i res'ect o"

Oolha'ur, the total balace (!hether i cash, securities or i ay

other "orm) stadi3 to the credit o" ay edo!met held by the

#tate +oermet immediately be"ore such edo!met or the

maa3emet thereo" is tras"erred to, ad ested i, the members

o" the committee uder sectio 58 4&

(b) a sum ot exceedi3 te 'er cet o" the 3ross aual icome o"

each edo!met tras"erred to, or uder the maa3emet o", the

members o" the committee as the committee may, !ith the

a''roal o" the #tate +oermet x i this behal". I xi3 such

sum re3ard shall be had to the 3ross aual icome o" the

edo!met, the aual ex'editure icurred to 3ie e/ect to the

obects ad 'ur'oses "or !hich or "or, the beet o" !hom theedo!met is "ouded, created, iteded, or is bei3

admiistered, the liability, i" ay, to !hich the edo!met is

subect, ad ay other "actors !hich the #tate +oermet may

either 3eerally or s'ecially s'eci"y i the case o" ay edo!met

or class o" edo!mets&

(c) the "ees char3ed "or is'ectio o" 'roceedi3s o" the committee,

ad "or co'ies o" records maitaied by the committee&

(d) ay other sum !hich the #tate +oermet may by order s'eci"y

i this behal".

(%) The cotributio leiedo!

as C4eashtha cessC or by !hatoer ame

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4eashta Iam lads i the "ormer #tate o" Oolha'ur, ad collected

;%

i the 4eastha Gud as 'roided by the #ar #ubha Eat o.20, dated 29th

#e'tember 191; ad cotiued to be leied ad collected i that Gud as

a"oresaid uder the 'roisios o" #ar #ubha :ahirama o.%8, dated the 5th

oember 19%2, shall, o the commecemet o" the Bombay Public Trusts

(Amedmet) Act, 198%, cease to be leied ad collected o the 4eastha

Iam lads a"oresaid& ad the total balace (!hether i cash, securities or i

ay

other "orms) to the credit o" the said 4eashtha Gud at such

commecemet

icludi3 the sum accumulated out o" the icome o" the edo!mets i the

"ormer #tate o" Oolha'ur (such accumulated sum bei3 commoly o! as

the

Amaat Gud) shall be 'laced to the credit o" the $aa3emet Gud o" such

committee or committees i the district o" Oolha'ur as may be s'ecied by

the

#tate +oermet i this behal".

(*) The $aa3emet Gud shall, subect to the 'roisio o" this Act adsubect

to ay 3eeral or s'ecial order o" the #tate +oermet, be a''lied to(

i) the 'aymet o" hoorarium, "ees ad allo!ace o" the chairma,

treasurer ad other members o" the committee&

(ii) the 'aymet o" salaries, allo!aces ad other sums 'ayable to the

secretary, o-cers ad serats o" the committee&

(iii) the 'aymet o" ay ex'eses la!"ully icurred by the committee i

the exercise o" its 'o!ers ad i the 'er"ormace o" its duties ad

"uctios ad 'roided by #ectio 58.

(5) The custody ad iestmet o" the moeys credited to the $aa3emet

Gud ad the disbursemet ad 'aymet there"rom ad the audit o"

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the Gud shall be re3ulated i the 'rescribed maer.

;*

5R. Poer to )+!er)e#e " $oittee.:

(1) I" the #tate +oermet is o" o'iio that a committee is uable to

'er"orm

or has 'ersistetly made de"ault i the 'er"ormace o", the duties im'osed

u'o

it by or uder this Act, or has exceeded or abused its 'o!ers, the #tate

+oermet may, by oticatio i the ofcial Gazette, su'ersede the

committee "or such 'eriod as may be s'ecied i the oticatio

Proided that, be"ore issui3 a oticatio uder this subsectio,

the

#tate +oermet shall 3ie a reasoable o''ortuity to the committee to

sho!

cause, !hy it should ot be su'erseded ad cosider the ex'laatios ad

obectios, i" ay o" the committees.

(2) F'o the 'ublicatio o" a oticatio uder subsectio

(1) su'ersedi3 a

committee(a) all the members o" the committee shall, as "rom the date o"

su''ressio, acate their o-ces as such members&

(b) all the 'o!ers, duties ad "uctios !hich may, by or uder the

'roisios o" this Act, be exercised or 'er"ormed by or o behal" o"

the committee, shall, duri3 the 'eriod o" su''ressio, be

exercised ad 'er"ormed by such 'erso or 'ersos as the #tate

+oermet hai3 re3ard to the 'roisios o" subsectio

(1) o"

sectio 58+ may direct& ad

(c) all 'ro'erty ested i, or the maa3emet o" !hich is ested i& the

committee shall duri3 the 'eriod o" su''ressio est i the #tate

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(%) the ex'iratio o" the 'eriod o" su''ressio s'ecied i the oticatio

issued uder subsectio

(1), the #tate +oermet may;5

(a) exted the 'eriod o" su''ressio "or such "urther 'eriod as it may

cosider ecessary& or.

(b) recostitute the committee i the maer 'roided i #ectio 58.

5RR. Poer o reo8"l o e6er) o $oittee "# "!!oitet

o

A#ii)tr"tor te!or"ril-.:

(1) ot!ithstadi3 aythi3 cotaied i this 6ha'ter or ay other

'roisios o"

this Act or i ay ud3met, decree, order or scheme o" ay 6ourt, 6harity

6ommissioer or ay other authority, !here a committee o" maa3emet

has

bee a''oited by the #tate +oermet uder sectio 58 i res'ect o" ay

edo!met or edo!mets, ad the #tate +oermet is o" o'iio that "or

better maa3emet ad admiistratio o" the edo!mets, the

maa3emet o"

the said edo!mets should be tae oer tem'orarily by the #tate

+oermet

ad the should be 3oered by a scheme or schemes "ramed by the 6harity

6ommissioer or should be haded oer a3aist to the committee as

recostituted, the #tate +oermet may, by oticatio i the -cial

+aette.(

a) termiate the a''oitmet o" all the existi3 members o" the

committee (icludi3 the 6hairma ad the Treasurer), ee

be"ore the ex'iry o" their term o" o-ce o" e years, o ad "rom

such date as may be s'ecied i the oticatio, !hereu'o they

shall be deemed to hae acated their o-ce o that date&

(b) a''oit a +oerme

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