Bombay High Court

RAVINDRA BAJRANG ALIAS GHOTU BHANAWAT AND ANOTHERversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND ANOTHER

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: AJIT B KADETHANKAR

Holding

The Court directed the Assistant Charity Commissioner, Nanded, to conclude the pending Change Report proceedings within eight months.

Summary

The petitioners, represented by Mr. B.R. Warma, sought a court order directing the Assistant Charity Commissioner of Nanded to expedite the adjudication of four pending Change Report proceedings (Nos. 785 of 2021, 322 of 2022, 325 of 2022, and 623 of 2022) concerning their trust. The respondents, through AGP Mrs. M.L. Sangit, raised no objection to the proposed direction. The Court considered that the evidence in the Change Report proceedings was only partially recorded and that a timely disposal was necessary to prevent further controversy. Accordingly, the Court ordered that the Assistant Charity Commissioner must conclude the pending Change Reports on their merits within eight months of the order, with the parties assisting in the early disposal. The writ petition was therefore disposed of with the specified direction.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can direct the Assistant Charity Commissioner to dispose of pending Change Report proceedings within a specified time frame.

Subjects

Charity law
Change Report
Trust
Writ petition
Procedural direction
High Court
Time bound disposal

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:9758



                                                                    7-wp7070.2024.odt


                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                              WRIT PETITION NO. 7070 OF 2024

                        Ravindra Bajrang alias Ghotu Bhanawat and anr.
                                               vs.
                              The State of Maharashtra and anr.

                                              ----
            Mr.B.R.Warma, Advocate for petitioners
            Mrs.M.L.Sangit, AGP for respondent nos.1 and 2
                                              ----

                                          CORAM :     AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J.
                                          DATE :      MARCH 04, 2026

            ORDER :-

                       After arguing the matter on merit, learned counsel for the

            petitioners would fairly submit that the matter may be disposed of with

            a direction to learned Asst. Charity Commissioner, Nanded, to conclude

            hearing of the Change Reports Nos.785 of 2021, 322 of 2022, 325 of

            2022 and 623 of 2022 within a time bound manner. He would submit

            that these are the only change reports which are concerning the Trust

            in question. He would submit that in all four Change Report

            proceedings evidence is partially recorded and as such, the matters

            need to be adjudged efficiently within a time bound manner to avoid

            further controversy.
                                    2                       7-wp7070.2024



2.          Learned AGP for the respondents would place no

objection for such direction.



3.          In view of the above, the Writ Petition stands disposed of

with a direction to the Assistant Charity Commissioner, Nanded, to

conclude the pending proceedings in Change Report Nos.785 of

2021, 322 of 2022, 325 of 2022 and 623 of 2022 on their own merit

within the outer limit of eight months from the date of this order.

The parties shall assist the learned Asst. Charity Commissioner for

early disposal of the Change Reports.




                                   [AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J.]


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