being medical or educational services, made available by any charitable or religious trust running a hospital or medical institution or an educational institution ... income of such trust or institution derived from property held under trust wholly for charitable or religious purposes during the previous year in which such
trust for charitable or religious purposes or a charitable or religious institution, any income thereof- (i) if such trust or institution has been created ... case of a trust for religious purposes or a religious institution (whenever created or established) or a trust for charitable purposes or a charitable institution
religious and charitable trusts within the State
of Bombay. It includes, within its scope, all public trusts
created not merely for religious but for purely ... provision
regarding religious freedom that is embodied in our
Constitution.
Religious practices or performances of acts, in
pursuance of religious belief are as much apart
expressions " religious trust " and " trust property "
are defined in the following way :-
" Section 2 (1) . I religious trust' means ... opinion, that the questions
whether the trusts are public or private trusts or the
properties are private or trust properties are questions
which involve investigation
Electricity (Amendment) Act, 1923.
The whole.
1923
XLI
The Charitable and Religious Trusts (Amendment) Act, 1923.
The whole.
1923
XLIII
The Indian Stamp (Amendment
Section 7 in The Charitable and Religious Trusts Act, 1920
7. Powers of trustee to apply for directions
(1) Save as hereinafter provided in this ... trustee of an express or constructive trust created or existing for public purpose of a charitable or religious nature may apply by petition
this Act, (k) "Regional Trust Committee" means a Regional Trust Committee established by the Board under Section 40; (l) "Religious trust" means [and shall ... being managing or administering any trust property as such; (o) [ "Trust Fund" means the Bihar State Board of Religious Trust Fund, the Bihar State Board
relevant considerations as to whether the trust
was a public trust, will be if by the trust deed any right
of worship has been given ... true construction
of the deed of trust, the Charusila Trust must be held to be
a public religious trust. The learned Judges of the High
that the
trust, as defined in that section, meant only public trusts
and did not include private trusts. The High Court then
appraised the entire evidence ... shown that the trust is
not a private trust but is one substantially for public
purposes of a religious and charitable nature. In such
cases
Charitable and Religious Trusts Act, 1920
3. Power to apply to the Court in respect of trusts of a charitable or religious nature
.Save ... interest in any express or constructive trust created or existing for a public purpose of a charitable or religious nature may apply by petition