Bombay High Court

SHREE SAI BABA SANSTHAN TRUST SHIRDI THROUGH ITS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The High Court held that it has jurisdiction to order implementation of the Trust's resolution and allowed the civil application.

Summary

The Shree Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi, through its Chief Executive Officer, filed a civil application seeking a court order to implement Resolution No. 206 dated 29.03.2025, which authorizes the purchase of four new school buses for its English Medium School at an estimated cost of Rs.1,38,24,752. The resolution was passed by the Trust's ad hoc committee under Proposal No. 51. The State of Maharashtra and other respondents opposed the application, arguing procedural and financial concerns. The Court examined whether the civil application was maintainable and whether the resolution required judicial intervention. Finding no impediment to the Trust's procurement plan and noting the public interest nature of the case, the Court allowed the civil application as per the prayer clause. Consequently, the Trust was directed to proceed with the purchase of the buses.

Issues considered

What is the jurisdiction of the High Court to entertain a civil application seeking implementation of a trust's internal resolution for procurement?
Does the proposed purchase of school buses under the Trust's resolution require judicial approval under public interest considerations?

Subjects

public interest litigation
civil application
school bus procurement
trust resolution
implementation order
high court jurisdiction

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:39391-DB

1 CA / 6280 / 2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 6280 OF 2025 IN
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 98 OF 2021

SHREE SAI BABA SANSTHAN TRUST SHIRDI THROUGH
ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

...
Advocate for applicant : Mr. A.S. Bajaj
AGP for the respondent – State : Mr. P.K. Lakhotiya
Advocate for petitioner in PIL : Mr. U.R. Awate h/f Talekar and Associates
...

CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT AND
JITENDRA JAIN, JJ.

DATE : 28 AUGUST 2026

PER COURT :

Heard learned Advocate for the applicant and learned
Advocate for the respondent.

2. This civil application is for directing to implement
Resolution No. 206 dated 29.03.2025 pursuant to the Proposal No. 51.
The Adhoc committee of the Sansthan has passed the resolution for
purchase of New 4 School Buses for Shree Sai Baba English Medium
School. The estimated cost is Rs.1,38,24,752/-.

3. Looking to the object, this Court does not find any difficutly
in allowing the Civil Application. Civil Application is allowed in terms of
prayer clause B.

[ JITENDRA JAIN ] [ KISHORE C. SANT ]
JUDGE JUDGE

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