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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950

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Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950 Gujarat State Laws
 

List of Judgements

Mallikarjun Devasthan, Shelgi Vs. Subhash Mallikarjun Birajdar and Ors.

Judgement Date : april/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 268 SC

Adv Babasaheb Wasade & Ors. Vs. Manohar Gangadhar Muddeshwar & Ors.

Judgement Date : january/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 46 SC

State of Maharashtra Vs. Shri Vile Parle Kelvani Mandal

Judgement Date : january/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 21 SC

VINODCHANDRA SAKARLAL KAPADIA vs. STATE OF GUJARAT

Judgement Date : june/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 394 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTAgricultural land governed by the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act cannot be transferred through a will.According to Sections 43 and 63 of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, the validity of testamentary transfers of agricultural land is in question. Even though a...

JANARDAN DAGDU KHOMANE vs. EKNATH BHIKU YADAV

Judgement Date : september/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 847 SC

Headnote :

Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Land Act, 1948, Sections 32 and 88B - Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950, Section 28 - Land owned by a trust - Exemption from automatic purchase by tenant tiller - The land was owned by a Religious Trust - The respondents were inducted as tenants - As they were tillers on...

Sopanrao Vs. Syed Mehmood

Judgement Date : july/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 535 SC

Akhil Bhartvarshiya Marwari Agarwal Jatiya Kosh Vs. Brijlal Tibrewal

Judgement Date : december/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 948 SC

Vijay Pullarwar Vs. Shri Hanuman Deostan, a Public Trust through its Trustees

Judgement Date : november/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 845 SC

Sahebgouda & Ors Vs. Ogeppa & Ors [2003] Insc 197 (28 March 2003)

Judgement Date : march/2003, Citation : 2003 Latest Caselaw 195 SC

Sahebgouda & Ors Vs. Ogeppa & Ors [2003] Insc 195 (28 March 2003)

Judgement Date : march/2003, Citation : 2003 Latest Caselaw 193 SC

Sahebgouda & Ors Vs. Ogeppa & Ors [2003] Insc 190 (28 March 2003)

Judgement Date : march/2003, Citation : 2003 Latest Caselaw 188 SC

Pratapsinhji N. Desai Vs. Deputy Charity Commissioner, Gujarat & Ors [1987] INSC 205 (11 August 1987)

Judgement Date : august/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 204 SC

Headnote :

In Patadi, located in the former State of Patadi within the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, two temples were built: Sri Dwarkadhishji Mandir in 1872 and Sri Trikamrayji Mandir in 1875, funded by the state treasury under the then ruler.According to the Gram Panchayat records, the temples were registere...

Minerva Mills Ltd. & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1986] INSC 183 (9 September 1986)

Judgement Date : september/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 183 SC

Headnote :

Shrimad Vallabhacharyaji established the Pushti Margi Sampradaya, and Goswami Madhavraiji was a direct descendant of him. In 1776, he moved from the Amreli district of Gujarat to Junagad in Saurashtra, bringing his deity along at the invitation of the Muslim Nawab.The Nawab, impressed by Madhavraiji...

Gollaleshwar Dev & Ors Vs. Gangawwa Kom Shantayya Math & Ors [1985] INSC 233 (15 October 1985)

Judgement Date : october/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 233 SC

Headnote :

The first appellant, Gollaleshwar Dev, is an ancient temple located in the village of Golgeri in the Bijapur district, which was part of the former State of Bombay before the reorganization of states. Following the enactment of the Bombay Public Trust Act in 1950, the temple was registered as a publ...

Yeshwantrao Laxmanrao Ghatge & ANR Vs. Baburao Bala Yadav & Ors [1978] INSC 24 (9 February 1978)

Judgement Date : february/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 24 SC

Headnote :

Properties 1A to 1H were acquired or donated in the name of the deity Shri Vithal Rakhumai Dev by an individual named Ambabai.A person named Pandurang Babaji Pawar was designated as the manager (Vahivatdar), while Bala Appa Yadav was appointed as the deity\'s servant. On June 1, 1905, Ambabai execut...

State of Maharashtra & Ors Vs. The Salvation Army, Western India Territory [1975] INSC 28 (10 February 1975)

Judgement Date : february/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 28 SC

Headnote :

Section 57(1) of the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950 establishes a fund known as the \'Public Trusts Administration Fund\', which is to be managed by the Charity Commissioner appointed under the Act.One of the sources of this fund is the contribution made by public trusts as outlined in Section 58. A...

Mahant Ramswarup Guru Chhote Balakdas Vs. Motiram Khandu Patil & Ors [1967] INSC 220 (26 September 1967)

Judgement Date : september/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 220 SC

Headnote :

Section 32(1) of the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act of 1948, as amended by Act XIII of 1956, states that on April 1, 1957, every tenant shall, subject to certain provisions and exceptions, be considered to have purchased the land they occupy from their landlord. Section 88B provides an ex...

Commissioner of Income-Tax, Gujarat Vs. Jayantilal Amratlal, Ahmedabad [1967] INSC 149 (5 May 1967)

Judgement Date : may/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 149 SC

Headnote :

J established a charitable trust through a trust deed, which was registered with the Charity Commissioner in accordance with the Bombay Public Trust Act of 1950. For the fiscal year 1958-59, the Income-tax Officer determined that the settlor had retained extensive powers for his own benefit and had...

Shah Chhotalal Lallubhai & Ors Vs. Charity Commissioner, Bombay, & Ors [1965] INSC 13 (22 January 1965)

Judgement Date : january/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 13 SC

Headnote :

A testator, who identified as a follower of the Jain religion, specified in his will that certain amounts should be allocated annually for religious and charitable purposes he outlined, and that an annual feast should be held for members of his caste in designated villages. After his death in 1916,...

Laxman Balwant Bhopatkar Vs. The Charity Commissioner, Bombay [1962] INSC 180 (1 May 1962)

Judgement Date : may/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 180 SC

Headnote :

On May 10, 1946, the appellant shipped 259 bales of cloth from W, a station on the G. I. P. Railway, to G, a station on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, operated by respondent No. 1. However, only 169 bales arrived at the destination around June 7, 1946. Since the remaining bales had not yet arrive...

Vithal Krishnaji Nivendkar Vs. Parduman Ram Singh & ANR [1962] INSC 112 (27 March 1962)

Judgement Date : march/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 112 SC

Headnote :

The appellant served as the President, Trustee, and Secretary of a Sangh, which is a public trust registered under the Bombay Public Trust Act of 1950. He agreed to lease a residential block owned by the Sangh to the first respondent for a monthly rent of Rs. 85.00, contingent upon a donation of Rs....

The Board of Trustees, Ayurvedic Andunani Tibia College, D Vs. The State of Delhi & ANR [1961] INSC 307 (23 October 1961)

Judgement Date : october/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 307 SC

Headnote :

The Board of Trustees of the Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbia College in Delhi was established under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. It operated Tibbia College, Delhi, along with an associated hostel, and managed the Hindustani Dawakhana. The Tibbia College Act of 1952, passed by the Delhi State Leg...

The Trustees of The Charity Fund Vs. The Commissioner of Income-Tax, Bombay [1959] INSC 62 (5 may 1959)

Judgement Date : may/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 62 SC

Headnote :

The appellants were the trustees of a charitable fund called The Charity Fund, established by Sir Sassoon David, Baronet of Bombay. Clause 13 of the trust deed states that the trustees are to use the net income for various purposes, including: (a) assisting poor and needy individuals from the Jewish...

The State of Bihar & Ors Vs. Sm. Charusila Dasi [1959] INSC 37 (15 April 1959)

Judgement Date : april/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 37 SC

Headnote :

On March 11, 1938, the respondent executed a deed of trust while residing at D in the State of Bihar, concerning the properties listed in the deed, some of which were located outside Bihar. In the trust deed, she identified herself as the settlor and stated that she had installed a deity named Iswar...

Ratilal Panachand Gandhi Vs. The State of Bombay & Ors [1954] INSC 31 (18 March 1954)

Judgement Date : march/1954, Citation : 1954 Latest Caselaw 31 SC

Headnote :

It was determined that the provision in Section 44 of the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950, which allows the court to appoint the Charity Commissioner as a trustee of any public trust without any exceptions for religious institutions such as temples and Maths, is unconstitutional and should be consider...