Ashok Daulatrao Goray and Anr. v. Gajanan Devidas Nage and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court; Writ Petition No. 12943 of 2024 with IA(ST) No. 25292 of 2025; decided February 24, 2026 by Somasekhar Sundaresan J.; Ashok Daulatrao Goray v. Gajanan Devidas Nage; Charity Commissioner; Learned Assistant Charity Commissioner; handwritten order stating 'allowed'; substitution of trustees; reporting trustee; no notice or hearing to substituted trustee; procedural irregularity does not vitiate decision — contention rejected; principles of natural justice; notice to trustees sought to be substituted; orders impugned quashed and set aside; remand to Charity Commissioner; appropriate Officer with jurisdiction; master of the roster; no comment on change in roster; State affidavit in reply dated February 12, 2026; earlier order dated January 8, 2026 calling for affidavit; petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Orders impugned in the Petition quashed and set aside; substitution application remanded to the Charity Commissioner for fresh consideration after notice to the trustees sought to be substituted, following principles of natural justice; files to be assigned to an appropriate Officer with jurisdiction, with hearing to affected parties; express no-comment on the roster change; Petition disposed of accordingly.