Vishwas Ramchandra Patne v. Balchandra Ganpat Patne and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No. 6388 of 2025, Bombay High Court, Vishwas Ramchandra Patne v. Balchandra Ganpat Patne & Ors., decided 24 June 2025 by Manish Pitale J. Challenge to concurrent rejection of change report under Section 22 of Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950 by Assistant Charity Commissioner, Joint Charity Commissioner and District Court (order dated 19 April 2025); finding that general body meeting for election never took place; purported electee's testimony about adjourned meeting and signing consent documents at President's residence; allegation of jurisdictional error rejected; writ jurisdiction not exercised; petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Findings of fact were rendered concurrently by the District Court and the two Authorities under the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, against the petitioner, and the material had been appreciated and taken into consideration by them.