Supreme Court of India

Laxman Balwant Bhopatkar (since Deceasead ) by Another Trustee Dr.dhananjaya Ramachandra Gadgil and Others v. The Charity Commissioner, Bombay

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Reported as [1963] 2 S.C.R. 625
Bench T.L. Venkatarama Aiyyar J.
Decided 1 May 1962

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What the Court ordered

In the result, the appeal fails and is dismissed with costs.

Judgment, page 68

From the headnote

Public Trust-Cltaritable purpose-Educatio" to mak people conscious of political rights-Political purpose­ Object of general public utility-Bombay Public Trust. Act, 1960 (Bom. 290/ 1960), 88. 2 (13), 9( 4). Lokamanya Tilak died on August I, 1920, leaving a will. On Augut 16, 1920, his. two sons and the executor appointed by him under the will executed a trust deed in respect of two newspapers "The Kesari" and "The Maharatta", and the property and tl~e machinery pertai­ ning thereto. Clause I of the trust deed recited: ' 1 Thi.s Trust deed haS. been made as a means to the fulfilment

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