2025:BHC-AS:50561 Digitally signed A R R A U M N CHANDRA b R S y A A N M AR K C U P H A N A L NDRA SANKPAL Date: 2025.11.21 Arun Sankpal IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 14936 OF 2025 Sonia Shivprakash Jangam & Ors ..Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra Through Govt Pleader …Respondents & Ors Dr Veerendra Tulzapurkar, Senior Advocate, with Dhirendra S, i/b Vidhii Partners, for the Petitioners.

Mr. Hamid Mulla, AGP, for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2.

Adv Saumya Goyal, i/b Amir Arsiwala, for Respondent No.5.

CORAM: N. J. JAMADAR, J.

DATE : 20^th NOVEMBER 2025 ORAL ORER :

1. Heard Dr. Veerendra Tulzapurkar, the learned Senior Advocate for the Petitioners, Mr. Hamid Mulla, the learned AGP, for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 and Ms. Saumya Goyal, the learned Counsel for Respondent No.5.

2. The challenge in this Petition is to an order dated 19^th September 2025 whereby the learned Charity Commissioner has rejected an Application for grant of permission to sell the Trust property under Section 36(1) (a) of the Maharashtra Public Trust Act 1950.

3. Two factors principally weighed with the learned Charity Commissioner. First the Valuation Report sub