L. A. BILL No. XCV OF 2025.

A BILL

further to amend the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act.

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

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.

Short

title.

XXIX of

1950.

XXIX of

1950.

Amendment

of section 5

of XXIX of

1950.

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MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATURE SECRETARIAT

The following Bill was introduced in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on the

8^th December, 2025 is published under Rule 117 of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Rules :—

भााग पााच-अ-३४-१.

एच बीी-२४१५-१.

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महाराष्ट्रõ शासन रा

असाधारण भाग पाच–अ, डिसेंबर ८, २०२५/अग्रहायण १७, शके १

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

The Maharashtra Public Trusts Act (XXIX of 1950) is enacted to regulate

and to make better provision for the administration of public, religious and

charitable trusts in the State of Maharashtra.

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 21^St November, 2025.

Chief Minister.

Vidhan Bhavan,

JITENDRA BHOLE,

Nagpur,

Secretary-1,

Dated the 8^th December, 2025.

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.

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