Bombay High Court

LALIT SHREENIWAS TARTEversusTHE APPELLATE AUTHORITY AND ORS

Decided: 24 August 2026
Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

Summary

The petitioner, Lalit Shreeniwas Tarte, filed a writ petition challenging the election to the Managing Committee of a trust. During the pendency of the petition, the election was held and a Change Report was to be filed under Section 22 of the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950. The petitioner sought leave to withdraw the petition, requesting liberty to raise any objections in the forthcoming Change Report. The Court granted the leave to withdraw and dismissed the petition as withdrawn. It further directed that any objections raised in the Change Report be decided expeditiously.

Issues considered

Whether a writ petition challenging a trust election can be withdrawn after the election has been held
Whether the petitioner is entitled to raise objections in the Change Report under Section 22 of the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950

Legislation cited

Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950 — s. 22

Subjects

trust law
public trusts
election to managing committee
withdrawal of petition
Section 22
Maharashtra Public Trusts Act

Judgment

                                                                              43-WP-10766-2026.DOC

                                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                           CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
                                         WRIT PETITION NO. 10766 OF 2026


                      Lalit Shreeniwas Tarte                                       ..Petitioner
                             Versus
                      The Appellate Authority and Ors                          …Respondents

                      Mr. Sagar Joshi, for the Petitioner.

                                                    CORAM:         N. J. JAMADAR, J.
                                                    DATE :         24th AUGUST 2026


                      P.C.:

                      1.      Heard the learned Counsel for the parties.

                      2.      Mr. Sagar Joshi, the learned Counsel for the Petitioner, on

                      instructions, seeks leave to withdraw the Petition as in the intervening

                      period the election to the Managing Committee of the Trust has been

                      held, with liberty to raise objections in the Change Report that may be
ARUN
RAMCHANDRA
SANKPAL
                      filed under Section 22 of the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950.
Digitally signed by
ARUN
RAMCHANDRA
SANKPAL
Date: 2026.08.26
09:27:50 +0530
                              Leave granted with liberty as prayed for.

                      3.      The Petition stands dismissed as withdrawn.

                      4.      In the event a Change Report is filed and objections are raised by

                      the Petitioner, such Change Report may be decided as expeditiously as

                      possible.

                                                                     [N. J. JAMADAR, J.]




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