IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO. 884 OF 2025

1. Pradnya Niketan Education Society ]

Survey No. 80/1/2/1. ] Baner-Mahalunge Road, ] Baner, Pune – 411 045 ] through its Authorized Representative, ] Vilas Balaram Patil ] Age:- 62 years, Occupation:- Service ] Residing at A3-1203, 12^th Nandan Prospera, Laxman Nagar, ] Baner, Pune – 411 045. ]

2. Vilas Balaram Patil ]

Age :- 62 years, Occupation :- Service ] Residing at A3-1203, 12^th Nandan Prospera, Laxman Nagar, ] Baner, Pune – 411 045. ]

3. Asmita Subarao Patil ]

Age :- 37 years, Occupation – Service, ] Residing at 12, Gulmohar, Rutuja Park ] Society, Baner-Mhalung Road, ] Baner, Pune – 411 045. ]

4. Shweta Subarao Patil ]

Age – 32 years, Occupation – Business ] Residing at 12, Gulmohor, Rutuja Park ] Society, Baner-Mhalung Road, ] Baner, Pune – 411 045. ]

5. Kanchan Subarao Patil ]

Age – 64 years, Occupation – Business ] Residing at 12, Gulmohor, Rutuja Park ] Society, Baner-Mhalung Road, ] Baner, Pune – 411 045. ]

6. Subarao Balaram Patil ]

Age – 67 years, Occupation – Service, ] Residing at 12, Gulmohor, Rutuja Park ] Society, Baner-Mhalung Road, ] Baner, Pune – 411 045. ]

7. Ankush Sheshrao Chavhan ]

Age – 63 years, Occupation – Retired, ]

Residing at 1403, Building No. 49, ] Seawoods Estate Phase-II, Palm Beach Road, ] Nerul, Navi Mumbai – 400 706. ]

8. Amar Annarao Patil ]

Age – 62 years, Occupation – Service, ] Residing at Flat No. 5, Harilila Apartments, ]

Balewadi Phata, Baner, Pune – 411 045. ] ...Appellants Versus

1. Amar Vijay Jadhav, ]

Age: 61 years, R/at: Flat No. 1502, ] Building No. 56, NRI Complex, ] Seawoods Estate, Phase 2, ] Sector 54, 56 and 58, ] Nerul, Palm Beach Road, ] Navi Mumbai – 400706. ]

2. Venkatrao Vishwanatrao Gaikwad ]

Age : 77 years, Occ: Retired ] R/at: 05/24, Mandakinee Apartment, ] Prabhat Road, Lane No. 14, ] Erandwane, Pune – 411 004. ]

3. Sunil Annarao Patil ]

Age: 57 years, Occ: Business ] R/at: Chincholi Jahagir ] PO: Chincholi Jahagar, ] Dist: Osmanabad, Maharashtra – 413606. ]

4. Mrs. Surekha Shinde ]

Adult, Occupation – Homemaker, ] Flat No. 19, Arihant Apartments, ] Mahalunge, Pune – 411 045. ]

5. Sushil Chandrakant Garje ]

Age : 56 years, Occupation – Service ] R/at: 1101 and 1102, Building No. 50 ] Seawood Estate Phase-II, ] Palm Beach Road, Nerul – 400 706. ]

6. Sanjay Dattatray Yenpure ]

Age : 60 years, Occupation – Service, ] Add: 98/2, Bhupali Apartments, ] Prabhat Road, Erandwane, Pune – 411 004. ]

7. Mayuresh Govind Bodke ]

Age : 34 years, Occupation – Business ]

Add: 22/504, Chandan Co-Op. Housing ] Society, ] Vasant Vihar, Thane (West) – 400 610. ]

8. Popatrao Dada Malikner ]

Age : 60 years, Occupation – Service ] Add – 17/B-22, Haji Ali, ] Govt. Colony, Mumbai – 400034. ]

9. Dattatray Rajaram Yevale ]

Age : 60 years, Occupation : Service ] Add: Jagat Vidya Co-Op. Housing Society, ] A-103, BKC Road, Behind Guru Nanak ] Hospital, Bandra – East, Mumbai – 400 051. ]

10. Thane Bharat Sahakari Bank Ltd., ]

Having registered ofoce at Shataraka, ] Baji Prabhu Deshpande Marg, Naupada, ]

Thane – 400 602. ] ...Respondents.

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Mr. Aspi Chinoy, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Kamlesh Ghumre, Ms. Sonali Jadhav for Appellants.

Mr. Ashutosh Kulkarni i/b Mr. Akshay Kulkarni for Respondent Nos. 1 to 4.

Mr. Charles D’souza, Mr. Nikhil Rajani, Mr. Dhruva Gaikwad, Mr. Ajay Deshmane i/b M/s. V. Deshpande and Co. for Respondent No. 10.

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Coram : Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.

Date : 29th April, 2025.

Judgment :

1. The present Appeal has been preferred against the order dated 12^th March, 2025 passed by the Joint Charity Commissioner rejecting the prayer for modification of the order dated 17th February, 2025 passed in Application No. 009 of 2025 filed under Section 41E of the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950 [for short, “Trusts Act”].

2. Application No. 009 of 2025 was filed by four Applicants who are Respondent Nos. 1 to 4 herein against the Appellant-Education Society before the Joint Charity Commissioner under Section