Vijay N. Gupchup, the Chairman, Shri Mahalakshmi Temple Trust v. the Charity Commissioner of Maharashtra State Bombay
Case brief
What is this about?
Shree Mahalakshmi Temple Trust; Shri Mahalakshmi Temple Trust; amendment of trust Scheme; Scheme of 1912; last amended 1976-77; Clause 24; Trust Petition No. 07 of 1963; Interim Application No. 6509 of 2025; High Court of Judicature at Bombay; Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction; Jitendra Jain, J.; Charity Commissioner of Maharashtra State; Vijay N. Gupchup; V. G. Rao & Ors.; S. M. Gorwadkar; Himanshu Takke AGP; temple redevelopment; devotee facilities; space constraint; encroachments on approach road; coastal road; banking transactions; no commercial exploitation; Exhibit-G substituted with Exhibit-F; marked X; prayer clause (a) allowed; prayer clause (b) left to appropriate authorities; order dated 19 December 2025; corrected as per speaking to minutes order dated 22 December 2025.
What did the court decide?
Leave to amend prayer clause (a) by substituting “Exhibit-G” with “Exhibit-F”, with re-verification dispensed with; Interim Application allowed in terms of prayer clause (a) and in terms of revised “Exhibit-F” (Schedule of proposed amendments after incorporating the Charity Commissioner’s suggestions), taken on record and marked “X” for identification, thereby effecting the amendment of the Scheme of 1912; prayer clause (b) left to the appropriate authorities to decide; application disposed of in the above terms.