Bombay High Court

SHREE SAI BABA SANSTHAN TRUST SHIRDI THROUGH ITS CHIEF ACCOUNT OFFICERversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court held that there is no difficulty in allowing the civil application and therefore directed the State to implement the Trust's resolution and approve the proposed budgets.

Summary

The Shree Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi, through its CEO, filed a civil application seeking a court order directing the State of Maharashtra to implement Resolution No. 157/3 dated 29‑02‑2025, which proposes crediting additional funds from the Trust Fund to the Management Fund for FY 2025‑26 and approving both the original and revised budgets for FY 2024‑25 and 2025‑26. The respondents, the State and other parties, opposed the direction. The Court examined whether it could intervene in the internal financial decisions of the Trust and found no legal impediment. Consequently, the Court held that there was no difficulty in granting the relief sought. The application was allowed, directing the State to implement the resolution as prayed for.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can direct the State of Maharashtra to implement the Trust's resolution concerning allocation of funds and budget approval.
Whether there is any legal impediment to the Court ordering the implementation of the proposed financial arrangements.

Subjects

public interest litigation
trust fund
management fund
budget approval
civil application
implementation of resolution
high court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:39389-DB

1 CA / 8049 / 2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD

CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 8049 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. 157/3 dated 29.02.2025. The Adhoc committee of the

Sansthan has passed the resolution for forwarding proposal to the

State Government for approving additional sum to be placed / credited

to Management Fund from the Trust Fund for the Financial Year 2025-

26 & approving proposed Budged for Financial Year 2025-26

(proposed original budget) and the revised budged for Financial Year

2024-25 (revised original budget).
2 CA / 8049 / 2025

3. Looking to the object, this Court does not find any difficutly

in allowing the Civil Application.

4. Civil Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause B.

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

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