Madhya Pradesh Public Trusts Act, 1951

The dispute concerned the status of Shri Madan Mohan Mandir and adjoining shops in Harda, Madhya Pradesh. Two applications were filed under the Madhya Pradesh Public Trusts Act, 1951: one by Pandit Kamta Prasad (case No. 73) seeking registration as a public trust, which he later withdrew, and another by Seth Champalal …

The Parsi Zoroastrian Anjuman, a registered public trust in Mhow, applied to the Registrar of Public Trusts for prior sanction under Section 14 of the Madhya Pradesh Public Trusts Act, 1951, to sell five immovable properties in order to augment its income. The Registrar rejected the application, citing potential prejud…

The Khasgi (Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Charities) Trust, a public trust created in 1962, held several immovable properties listed in Part ‘B’ of its deed. Trustees alienated at least six of these properties without obtaining prior sanction from the Registrar under Section 14 of the Madhya Pradesh Public Trusts Act, promptin…

The Balaji Mandir Trust, a religious institution registered under the Madhya Pradesh Public Trust Act, filed an eviction suit against tenants Ramgopal and others, relying on a notification issued under Section 3(2) of the Madhya Pradesh Accommodation Control Act, 1961 that exempted trust properties from the Act. The te…

The appellant, a public‑spirit organization, challenged the State of Madhya Pradesh's reservation and allotment of 20 acres of Nazul land to the Shri Kushabhau Thakre Memorial Trust (later respondent No.5) on the ground that the process violated Article 14 of the Constitution. The land was allotted without any public a…