Supreme Court of India

Parsi Zoroastrian Anjuman, Mhow v. The Sub Divisional Officer/the Registrar of Public Trusts & Anr.

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Reported as [2022] 1 S.C.R. 405
Bench Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and Bela M. Trivedi JJ.
Decided 28 January 2022

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What the Court ordered

Before parting, this court is of the opinion that the trust may proceed to implement its decision, but subject to fresh valuation of each of the properties, which is proposed to be sold.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

M.P. Public Trusts Act, 1951 – s.14 – Sale etc. of property belonging to a public trust –Power conferred on the Registrar of public trusts u/s.14 to grant or withhold sanction – Ambit and s cope – Held: From a reading of s.14(1) and (2), it is clear that the grant or refusal of sanction by the Registrar have to be base d on either “the directions in the instrument of trust”, or “any di rection given under this (i.e., M.P. Public Trusts Act) or any ot her law by any court” – The discretion is relatable to directions in the trust document, or any provision of the Act, or any other law as

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