1[4. Qualification for appointment of Charity Commissioner [2and Joint Charity Commissioner].- 3[A person to be appointed as the Charity Commissioner or a Joint Charity Commissioner shall be one-]
(a) who is holding or has held a judicial office not lower in rank than that of a District Judge or a Judge of the Bombay City Civil Court, or the Chief Judge of the Presidency Small Cause Court: 4*
5[Provided that a person to be appointed as a Joint Charity Commissioner may be one who is holding or has held a judicial office not lower in rank than that of an Assistant Judge or an Additional Chief Judge of the Court of Small Causes, Bombay 6[or who has held the office of a Deputy Charity Commissioner for not less than five years;] or]
(b) who has been for not less than ten years-
(i) an advocate enrolled under the Indian Bar Councils Act, 1926 (XXXVIII of 1926), 7[or the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961).]
(ii) an attorney of a High Court, or
(iii) a pleader enrolled under the Bombay Pleaders Act, 1920 (Bom. XVII of 1920).]
(a) who is holding or has held a judicial office not lower in rank than that of a District Judge or a Judge of the Bombay City Civil Court, or the Chief Judge of the Presidency Small Cause Court: 4*
5[Provided that a person to be appointed as a Joint Charity Commissioner may be one who is holding or has held a judicial office not lower in rank than that of an Assistant Judge or an Additional Chief Judge of the Court of Small Causes, Bombay 6[or who has held the office of a Deputy Charity Commissioner for not less than five years;] or]
(b) who has been for not less than ten years-
(i) an advocate enrolled under the Indian Bar Councils Act, 1926 (XXXVIII of 1926), 7[or the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961).]
(ii) an attorney of a High Court, or
(iii) a pleader enrolled under the Bombay Pleaders Act, 1920 (Bom. XVII of 1920).]
Source footnotes
1. This section was substituted for the original by Bom. 14 of 1951, s. 3.2. These words were added by Mah. 6 of 1960, s. 8(b).
3. These words were substituted for the words "The Charity Commissioner shall be a person" by Bom. 6 of 1960, s. 8(a).
4. The word "or" was deleted by Mah. 32 of 1975, s. 2(a).
5. This proviso was added by Mah. 32 of 1975, s. 2(b).
6. These words were inserted by Mah. 10 of 1978, s. 2.
7. These words and figures were inserted by Mah. 20 of 1971, s. 4.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent, operation and application.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 2A · Deleted.Section 3 · Charity Commissioner.Section 3A · Joint Charity Commissioners.Section 5 · Deputy and Assistant Charity Commissioners.Section 6 · Subordinate officers.Section 6A · Charity Commissioner and other officers to be servants of State Government.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 11 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.