Konkan Gyanpeeth Trust Thru Trustee Mr. Pradeepchandra V Shringarpure v. The Joint Charity Commissioner, Greater Mumbai Region, And ORS

52-WP-15417-22.DOC Sayali Upasani

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 15417 OF 2022 Kokan Gyanpeeth Trust

...Petitioner

Vs.

The Joint Charity Commissioner and

...Respondents

Others Mr. R.D. Soni with Adv. S.V. Sonawane i/b Mr. Satish Mulay and Mosin Naik, for Petitioner.

Mr. Girish Godbole, Senior Counsel a/w Mr. Rohit Joshi i/b Ms. Surbhi S. Agrawal, for Respondent Nos. 2 and 3. CORAM:- N. J. JAMADAR, J.

DATED:- 4th MAY, 2023 PC :- 1) Heard the learned Counsel for the parties.

2) Mr. Soni, the learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the Application No. 24 of 2021, in which the impugned orders were passed itself been decided by the Joint Charity Commissioner on 26th July, 2022, and a Petition to challenge the said order has already been filed.

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52-WP-15417-22.DOC 3) Mr. Soni further submitted that a number of Change Reports filed since the year 2012 await adjudication. Thus, Mr. Soni presses for prayer Clause "iii" of the Petition. 4) It seems that the Change Reports are pending since the year 2012.

5) Mr. Godbole, the learned Senior Advocate for the respondent Nos. 2 and 3 submits that, according to his instructions, three Change Reports have been decided. 6) Let the Change Reports which await adjudication be decided by the jurisdictional Assistant Charity Commissioner as expeditiously as possible and preferably by the end of September, 2023.

7) The Assistant Charity Commissioner may decide the order of hearing and decision of the Change Reports. 8) The Petition stands disposed.

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