2025:BHC-AS:54952

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

Digitally WRIT PETITION NO.6370 OF 2023

signed by VISHAL

VISHAL SUBHASH SUBHASHPAREKAR

PAREKAR Date:

2025.12.15

14:35:05 Sanjiv Raghunath Patki and Ors. ...Petitioners

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Versus

Gautam Shripad Dongre ...Respondent

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Mr. Aditya Shirke, for the Petitioners.

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CORAM : SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH, J.

DATE : DECEMBER 11, 2025

P. C. :

1. By the present Petition, the challenge is to clause (ii) of the impugned order dated 27^th December, 2021 passed by the Joint Charity Commissioner in an application filed under Section 41D of the

Maharashtra Public Trust Act, 1950 (in short “the Act, 1950”)

2. Learned counsel appearing for the Petitioners would point out that the application was filed by the Respondent proposing draft charges under section 41D read with section 41A of the Act, 1950. He would submit that the Respondent has been duly served however, there is no appearance which is caused by the Respondent even on the last occasion. He would point out the draft charges and the impugned order to submit that the draft charges came to be approved however, by clause (ii) of the said order the Joint Charity Commissioner ha