(1) Where it is brought to the notice of the Charity Commissioner either by the Deputy or Assistant Charity Commissioner through his report or by an application by at least two persons having interest supported by affidavit,-
(a) that any trust property is in danger of being wasted, damaged or improperly alienated by any trustee or any other person, or
(b) that the trustee or such person threatens, or intends to remove or dispose of that property,
the Charity Commissioner may by order grant a temporary injunction or make such other order for the purpose of staying and preventing the wasting, damaging, alienation, sale, removal or disposition of such property, on such terms as to the duration of injunction, keeping an account, giving security, production of the property or otherwise as he thinks fit.
(2) The Charity Commissioner shall in all such cases, except where it appears that the object of granting injunction would be defeated by delay, before granting an injunction, give notice of the facts brought to his notice to the trustee, or the person concerned.
(3) After hearing the trustee or person concerned and holding such inquiry as he thinks fit, the Charity Commissioner may confirm, discharge or vary or set aside the order of injunction or pass any other appropriate order.
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(5) A trustee or a person against whom the order of injunction or any other order under this section is passed may, within ninety days of the date of communication of such order, appeal to the Court against such order.
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(a) that any trust property is in danger of being wasted, damaged or improperly alienated by any trustee or any other person, or
(b) that the trustee or such person threatens, or intends to remove or dispose of that property,
the Charity Commissioner may by order grant a temporary injunction or make such other order for the purpose of staying and preventing the wasting, damaging, alienation, sale, removal or disposition of such property, on such terms as to the duration of injunction, keeping an account, giving security, production of the property or otherwise as he thinks fit.
(2) The Charity Commissioner shall in all such cases, except where it appears that the object of granting injunction would be defeated by delay, before granting an injunction, give notice of the facts brought to his notice to the trustee, or the person concerned.
(3) After hearing the trustee or person concerned and holding such inquiry as he thinks fit, the Charity Commissioner may confirm, discharge or vary or set aside the order of injunction or pass any other appropriate order.
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(5) A trustee or a person against whom the order of injunction or any other order under this section is passed may, within ninety days of the date of communication of such order, appeal to the Court against such order.
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Source footnotes
1. Sub-section (4) was deleted by Mah. 55 of 2017, s. 11.2. Sub-section (6) was deleted by Mah. 55 of 2017, s. 11.
3. Sub-section (7) was deleted by Mah. 55 of 2017, s. 11.
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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 4 · Qualifications for appointment of Charity Commissioner and Joint Charity Commissioner.Section 5 · Deputy and Assistant Charity Commissioners.Section 6 · Subordinate officers.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 11 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.