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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
MILIND N.JADHAV
Niket Mehta – Appellant
Versus
In The Matter Between : Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust, Through its Trustee Mrs. Charu Mehta – Respondent
MILIND N. JADHAV, J.
1. Heard Mr. Damle, learned Senior Advocate for Plaintiffs and Mr. Sawant, learned Senior Advocate for Defendant.
2. This Application is filed by Defendant for rejection of the Suit plaint under Order VII Rule 11(d) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (for short ‘CPC’)on the ground that suit is barred under Section 80 of the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950 (for short ‘MPT Act’) for Plaintiffs having failed to comply with the statutory and mandatory provisions of Section 50 and 51 thereof before institution of the Suit proceedings. Parties are referred to as Plaintiffs and Defendant for convenience.
3. Briefly stated, Plaintiff No.1 is a Public Trust amenable to the provisions of the MPT Act. Plaintiff Nos.2, 3 and 4 are the present Trustees of Plaintiff No.1 - Trust. Suit is filed on 19.12.2024 for recovery of Rs.17,20,88,896/- from Defendant who according to Plaintiffs’ own case as pleaded in the Suit plaint was a permanent Trustee of Plaintiff No.1 - Trust from the year 2001 till 14.12.2023. The recovery of the above amount in the Suit proceedings is sought towards compensation for use by Defendant one Flat No.7 admeasuring 2849.66 sq. ft. on th
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