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Section 55

The Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950State Act of Gujarat · Act 24 of 1950

(1) 110[If upon an application made to him or otherwise] the Charity Commissioner is of opinion that-

(a) the original object for which the public trust was created has failed,

(b) the income or any surplus balance of any public trust has not been utilized or is not likely to be utilized,

(c) 111[in the case of a public trust other than a trust for a religious purpose, it is not in public interest] expedient, practicable, desirable, necessary or proper to carry out wholly or partially the original intention of the author of the public trust or the object for which the public trust was created and that the property or the income of the public trust or any portion thereof should be applied to any other charitable or religious object,

(d) in any of the cases mentioned in sections 10 to 13 or in regard to the appropriation of the dharmada sums held in trust under section 54 the directions of the court are necessary, the Charity Commissioner shall 112[require the trustees to apply within the prescribed time for directions to the Court within the local limits IX of 1908.

Suit against assignee for valuable consideration not barred by time.

Bequest under will for benefit of public trust.

Dharmada.

Cypres.

1950: Bom. XXIX] Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950 29 of 53 of whose jurisdiction the whole or part of the subject matter of the trust is situate.]

(2) If the trustees fail to make the application as required under sub-section

(1) or if the Charity Commissioner himself is trustee or if there is no trustee of the public trust, the Charity Commissioner shall make an application to the court.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950
Section55
JurisdictionState of Gujarat
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it1

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