Maharashtra Public Trusts Act.

The Maharashtra Public Trusts Act.

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Act ID:	195029
Act Number:	29
Enactment Date:	1950-08-14
Act Year:	1950
Short Title:	The Maharashtra Public Trusts Act.
Ministry:	Ministry of Govt of Maharashtra
Department:	Law and Judiciary Department
Type:	STATE
Location:	Maharashtra


Schedule 1. SCHEDULE A Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 2. SCHEDULE AA Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 3. SCHEDULE B Order Appendix Forms

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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II

ESTABLISHMENT

CHAPTER III

CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND VALIDITY OF CERTAIN PUBLIC TRUSTS

CHAPTER IV

REGISTRATION OF PUBLIC TRUSTS

CHAPTER V

BUDGET, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

CHAPTER V-A

POWERS AND DUTIES OF, AND RESTRICTION ON, TRUSTEES

CHAPTER VI

CONTROL

CHAPTER VII

OTHER FUNCTION AND POWERS OF CHARITY COMMISSIONER

CHAPTER VII-A

SPECIAL PROVISION AS RESPECTS RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND ENDOWMENTS WHICH VEST IN, OR THE MANAGEMENT OF WHICH VEST IN, THE STATE GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER VIII

PUBLIC TRUSTS ADMINISTRATION FUND

CHAPTER X

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

CHAPTER XI

FUNCTIONS OF CHARITY COMMISSIONER, PROCEDURE, JURISDICTION AND APPEALS

CHAPTER XII

MISCELLANEOUS


Section 1. Short title, extent, operation and application. Show Related Subordinates
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 2A. Deleted.
Section 3. Charity Commissioner.
Section 3A. Joint Charity Commissioners.
Section 4. Qualifications for appointment of Charity Commissioner and Joint Charity Commissioner.
Section 5. Deputy and Assistant Charity Commissioners.
Section 6. Subordinate officers.
Section 6A. Charity Commissioner and other officers to be servants of State Government.
Section 6B. Cost of pay, pension, etc. of Charity Commissioner, etc., to be paid to Government out of the Public Trusts Administration Fund.
Section 7. Deleted.
Section 8. Delegations.
Section 9. Charitable purposes.
Section 10. Public trust not be void on ground of uncertainty.
Section 11. Public trust not void on ground that it is void for non-charitable or non- religious purpose.
Section 12. Public trust not void on ground of absence of obligation.
Section 13. Public trust not void on failure of specific object or society, etc. ceasing to exist.
Section 14. Regions and sub-regions.
Section 15. Public Trusts Registration Offices.
Section 15A. Power to set up offices in district.
Section 16. Deputy or Assistant Charity Commissioner to be in charge of Public Trusts Registration Office.
Section 17. Books, indices and registers.
Section 18. Registration of public trusts.
Section 19. Inquiry for registration.
Section 20. Findings of Deputy or Assistant Charity Commissioners.
Section 21. Entries in register.
Section 22. Change.
Section 22A. Further inquiry by Deputy or Assistant Charity Commissioner.
Section 22B. Registration of trust property in the name of public trust, which has already been registered, etc.
Section 22C. Registration of particulars of immoveable property of trusts already registered with certain officers and authorities.
Section 23. Procedure where trust property is situate in several regions or sub-regions.
Section 24. Stay of inquiry.
Section 25. Inquiry regarding public trust not to be held by more than one Deputy or Assistant Charity Commissioner.
Section 26. Entries in register to be made or amended in certain cases.
Section 27. Repealed.
Section 28. Public trust previously registered under enactments specified in Schedule.
Section 28A. Copy of entries relating to property to be sent to sub-registrar.
Section 28B. Deleted.
Section 29. Public trust created by will.
Section 30. Notice of particulars of immovable property entered in register.
Section 31. Bar to hear or decide suits.
Section 31A. Trustees of certain trusts to submit budget to Charity Commissioner.
Section 32. Maintenance of accounts.
Section 33. Balancing and auditing of accounts.
Section 34. Auditor’s duty to prepare balance sheet and to report irregularities, etc.
Section 35. Investment of public trust money.
Section 36. Alienation of immovable property of public trust.
Section 36A. Powers and duties of, and restrictions on trustees.
Section 36B. Register of moveable and immoveable properties.
Section 37. Power of inspection and supervision.
Section 38. Explanation on reports of auditor or on complaint.
Section 39. Report to Charity Commissioner.
Section 40. Power of Charity Commissioner to issue orders on report received under section 39 or to remand matter, etc.
Section 41. Order of surcharge.
Section 41A. Power of Commissioner to issue direction for proper administration of the trust.
Section 41AA. Power of Charity Commissioner and State Government to issue directions in respect of hospitals, etc. to earmark certain beds, etc. for poorer patients to be treated free of charge or at concessional rates. Show Related Subordinates
Section 41B. Power to institute inquiries.
Section 41C. Persons (other than public trust) collecting money, subscription or donation, etc.
Section 41D. Suspension, removal and dismissal of trustees.
Section 41E. Power to act for protection of charities.
Section 41F. Attachment of property in certain cases.
Section 42. Charity Commissioner to be corporation sole.
Section 43. Maharashtra Charity Commissioner to be Treasurer of Charitable Endowments under Act 6 of 1890.
Section 44. Deleted by Mah. 20 of 1971, s. 31.
Section 45. Deleted by Mah. 20 of 1971, s. 31.
Section 46. Deleted by Mah. 20 of 1971, s. 31.
Section 47. Power of Charity Commissioner to appoint, suspend, remove or discharge trustees and to vest property in new trustees.
Section 47AA. Deleted by Mah. 20 of 1971, s. 33.
Section 47A. Deleted by Mah. 20 of 1971, s. 33.
Section 47B. Deleted by Mah. 20 of 1971, s. 33.
Section 48. Deleted by Mah. 20 of 1971, s. 33.
Section 49. Deleted by Mah. 20 of 1971, s. 33.
Section 50. Suit by or against or relating to public trusts or others.
Section 50A. Power of Charity Commissioner to frame, amalgamate or modify schemes.
Section 51. Consent of Charity Commissioner for institution of suit.
Section 52. Non-application of section 92 and 93 of Civil Procedure Code to public trusts.
Section 52A. Suit against assignee for valuable consideration not barred by time.
Section 53. Bequest under will for benefit of public trust.
Section 54. Dharmada.
Section 55. Cypres.
Section 56. Deleted by Mah. 55 of 2017, s. 17.
Section 56A. Deleted by Mah. 55 of 2017, s. 18.
Section 56B. Proceedings involving question affecting public charitable or religious purpose.
Section 56C. Provisions of Chapter VII-A to apply to certain endowments.
Section 56D. Vesting or transfer of management, of certain endowments.
Section 56E. Committees of Management.
Section 56F. Term of office of members of committee.
Section 56G. Disqualification of membership.
Section 56H. Power of Government to appoint new member.
Section 56I. Chairman and treasurer of committee.
Section 56J. Meeting of and procedure for committee.
Section 56K. Power of Committee to appoint sub-committees.
Section 56L. Secretary and other officers of committee.
Section 56M. Terms and conditions of service of Secretary and other servants.
Section 56N. General duties of committee.
Section 56O. Act of Committees not invalid by reason of vacancy or defect.
Section 56P. Power of State Government to issue directions.
Section 56Q. Power of Charity Commissioner to require duties of committee to be performed and to direct expenses in respect thereof to be paid from fund of committee, etc.
Section 56QQ. Management Fund.
Section 56R. Power to supersede a committee.
Section 56RR. Power of removal of members of committee and appointment of Administrator temporarily.
Section 56S. Power to make regulations.
Section 56T. Non-application of certain provision of this Act to endowments.
Section 57. Public Trusts Administration Fund.
Section 58. Contribution by public trusts to Public Trusts Administration Fund.
Section 59. Penalties as recovery of contribution.
Section 60. Application of Public Trusts Administration Fund.
Section 61. State Government to direct crediting of funds constituted under any Act in Schedule to Public Trusts Administration Fund constituted under this chapter.
Section 66. Penalty.
Section 66A. Punishment for contravention of provision of section 36.
Section 66B. Punishment for contravention of provision of section 41AA.
Section 66C. Punishment for contravention of section 41C.
Section 67. Other offences.
Section 67A. Compounding of offence.
Section 68. Duties, functions and powers of Deputy or Assistant Charity Commissioner.
Section 69. Duties, functions and powers of Charity Commissioner.
Section 70. Appeals from findings of Deputy or Assistant Charity Commissioner.
Section 70A. Charity Commissioner to call for and examine record and proceedings before Deputy or Assistant Charity Commissioner.
Section 71. Deleted by Mah. 55 of 2017, s. 23.
Section 72. Deleted by Mah. 55 of 2017, s. 24.
Section 73. Officers holding inquiries to have powers of civil court.
Section 73A. Power of Inquiry Officers to join persons as party to proceedings.
Section 74. Inquiries to be judicial inquiries.
Section 74A. Charity Commissioner, Joint Charity Commissioner, Deputy or Assistant Charity Commissioner, etc., to be civil court within sections 345 and 346 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973.
Section 75. Limitation.
Section 76. Civil Procedure Code to apply to proceedings before Court under this Act.
Section 77. Recovery of sums due under the Act and rules.
Section 78. Charity Commissioner and other officers to be public servants.
Section 79. Decision of property as public trust property.
Section 79AA. Power to finalise reconstructed record.
Section 79A. Recovery of costs and expenses incurred on legal proceedings by Charity Commissioner, etc.
Section 79B. Costs of proceedings before Courts including High Court.
Section 79C. Costs of proceedings before Charity Commissioner, etc.
Section 79CC. Compensatory costs for frivolous or vexatious proceedings before Charity Commissioner, etc.
Section 79D. Court-fee to be paid as prescribed by Schedule B.
Section 80. Bar of jurisdiction.
Section 81. Indemnity from suits and proceedings.
Section 82. Trial of offences under this Act.
Section 83. Previous sanction of Charity Commissioner necessary for prosecution.
Section 84. Rules.
Section 85. Repeal.
Section 86. Further repeals and savings consequent on commencement of Bom. XXIX of 1950 in other areas of State.
Section 87. Act not to apply to certain wakf to which Act XXIX of 1954 applies or to Gurudwara governed by Hyderabad Act XXXVII of 1956.
Section 88. Provision for removal of difficulties.


Schedule 1. SCHEDULE A Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 2. SCHEDULE AA Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 3. SCHEDULE B Order Appendix Forms

Year	Description	Hindi Description
10-10-2017	Commencement of Maharashtra Public Trusts (Second Amendment) Act, 2017.	महाराष्ट्र सार्वजनिक विश्र्वव्यवस्था (दुसरी सुधारणा) अधिनियम, 2017 अंमलात आणण्याकरीता
23-02-2018	To specify the income limit of indigent person and person belonging to weaker section for the purposes of section 41AA of the said Act. CR34	कलम ४१ अअ च्या प्रयोजनाने निर्धन व्यक्तीची उत्पन्न मर्यादा विनिर्दिष्ट करणे. क्र. ३४
19-05-2018	Commencement of Maharashtra Public Trusts (Amendment) Act, 2017.	महाराष्ट्र सार्वजनिक विश्र्वव्यवस्था (सुधारणा) अधिनियम, 2017 अंमलात आणण्याकरीता
02-03-2023	To specify the income limit of indigent person and person belonging to weaker section for the purposes of section 41AA of the said Act.	कलम ४१ अअ च्या प्रयोजनाने निर्धन व्यक्तीची उत्पन्न मर्यादा विनिर्दिष्ट करणे

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Schedule 2. SCHEDULE AA

Schedule 3. SCHEDULE B