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Section 56B: Proceedings involving question affecting public charitable or religious purpose.

Maharashtra Public Trusts Act.State Act of Maharashtra · Act 29 of 1950

(1) In any suit or legal proceedings in which * * * any question affecting a public religious or charitable purpose is involved, the Court shall not proceed to determine such question until after notice has been given to the Charity Commissioner.

(2) If upon the receipt of such notice or otherwise the Charity Commissioner makes any application in that behalf, he shall be added as a party at any stage of such suit or proceedings.

(3) In this section "Court" shall mean any Civil Court of competent jurisdiction in the [State of Maharashtra].

Where this provision sits

ActMaharashtra Public Trusts Act.
Section56B
Marginal noteProceedings involving question affecting public charitable or religious purpose.
JurisdictionState of Maharashtra
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • omitted, Mah. 20 of 1971. The words "it appears to the Court that" were deleted by Mah. 20 of 1971, s. 39.
  • substituted. These words were substituted for the words "State of Bombay" by Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1960.

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