VIJAY SHANTI EDU TRUST Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard learned Counsel for the parties.

(2.) This petition has been filed by the petitioner, an educational trust claiming for the following reliefs:

(3.) Reply to writ petition has been filed by respondent No. 3. No further reply is sought to be filed by other respondents and is adopted by them. The case has been finally heard as per earlier order passed by the Court on 20.8.2000. The petitioner Trust was settled by Settlor one Shri V.C. Jain. The Settlor alongwith Shri Suresh Kumar Jain, Shri Chandan Kumar Jain and Shri Naresh Kumar Jain are the Founder Patron Trustees. The Trust was to be managed by Board of Trustees consisting of the founder patron Trustees, and other members of the Board. The President, Secretary and treasurer were designated as office bearers who were to be elected by the Board of Trustees from amongst themselves. The essential condition to become a Trustee of the Trust is that the person should be a Shwetamber Jain and must originally belong to State of Rajasthan and is major and such person can become a member of the Trust on payment of a sum to be fixed by the Board of Trustees from time to time on being confirmed by the Trust Board. Clause 4(c) of the object clause of the Deed of Trust stated: The Trust is established and shall be deemed to have been established and maintained by members of the Jain community for the charitable purpose of imparting education.