HB-2415 Part V-A Extra 34 Date 8-12-2025, Publication of a bill to amend the Maharashtra Public Trust Act as Bill No. XCV of 2025 by Section Officer, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Extra Ordinary No. 34, Ank 17(5).

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MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATURE SECRETARIAT

The following Bill was introduced in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on the 8th December, 2025 is published under Rule 117 of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Rules :—

L. A. BILL No. XCV OF 2025.

A BILL

further to amend the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act.

XXIX of 1950.

WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, for the purposes hereinafter appearing; it is hereby enacted in the Seventy-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows :—

1. This Act may be called the Maharashtra Public Trusts (Third

Short title.

Amendment) Act, 2025.

2. In section 5 of the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, in sub-section (2A), in clause (b), sub-clause (iv) shall be deleted.

2. The Supreme Court, in case of All India Judges Association and Others vs. Union of India and Others (2025 INSC 735), in its judgment dated the 20th May 2025, has held that, all the High Courts and the State Governments in the country shall amend the relevant service rules to the effect that candidates desirous of appearing in the examination for the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) must have practiced for a minimum period of three years to be eligible for the said examination.

3. Sub-clause (iv) of clause (b) of sub-section (2A) of section 5 of the said Act provides that, a person to be appointed as an Assistant Charity Commissioner shall be a person who is a fresh Law Graduate and who has secured degree in Law in the first attempt and has secured not less than fifty-five per cent. of marks in the final year examination of Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree.

Considering the similar nature of duties and adjudicatory functions of the Assistant Charity Commissioner and in order to give effect to the directions of the Supreme Court, the Government of Maharashtra considers it expedient to amend said section 5 of the said Act, suitably.

4. The Bill seeks to achieve the above objectives.

Mumbai, DEVENDRA FADNAVIS,

Dated the 21St November, 2025. Chief Minister.

Vidhan Bhavan,

JITENDRA BHOLE,

Nagpur,

Secretary-1,

Dated the 8th December, 2025. Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.