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16) Before adverting to the controversy raised in the appeal, it is expedient for this Court to extract relevant provisions of the Chhattisgarh Public Trusts Act, 1951 which are necessary for adjudicating the case:-

4. Registration of public trusts. - (1) Within three months from the date on which this section comes into force in any area or from the date on which a public trust is created,whichever is later, the working trustee of every public trust shall, apply to the Registrar having jurisdiction for the registration of the public trust.

(2) Such application shall be accompanied by such fees, if any, not exceeding five rupees as may be prescribed.

(3) The application shall be in such form as may be prescribed and shall among other things contain the following particulars, namely,-

(i) the origin, nature and object of the public trust;

(ii) the place where the principal office or the principal place of business of the public trust is situate;

(iii) the names and addresses of the working trustee and the manager;

(viii) amount of the average annual expenditure in connection with such public trust estimated on the expenditure incurred within the period to which the particulars under clause (vi) relate;

(ix) the address to which any communication to the working trustee or manager in connection with the public trust may be sent; and

(x) such other particulars as may be prescribed:

Provided that the rules may provide that in the case of any or all public trusts it shall not be necessary to give the particulars of the trust property of such value and such kind as may be specified therein.

7. Registrar to make entries in the register. - (1) The Registrar shall cause entries to be made in the register in accordance with the findings recorded by him under Section 6 and shall publish on the notice board of his office the entries made in the register. (2) The entries so made shall, subject to the provisions of this Act and subject to any change recorded under any provision of this Act or a rule made thereunder, be final and conclusive.

8. Civil suit against the finding of the Registrar. - (1) Any working trustee or person having interest in a public trust or any property found to be trust property, aggrieved by any finding of the Registrar under Section 6 may, within six months from the date of the publication of the notice under sub-section (1) of Section 7, institute a suit in a Civil Court to have such finding set aside or modified. (2) In every such suit, the Civil Court shall give notice to the State Government through the Registrar, and the State Government, if it so desires, shall be made a party to the suit.