Kalyan and Dombivli together make up one of the largest municipal areas in the Mumbai region, with old temple and mandal trusts in the town, festival committees, schools and a great many housing societies.
Where Kalyan matters go
- Trust office
- Public Trust Registration Office, Thane (Tembhi Naka, Thane West)
- Waqfs
- Maharashtra State Board of Waqfs, not the Charity Commissioner
- Local body
- Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation
- Police
- Thane City Police Commissionerate
- Courts
- Kalyan court complex, including an Additional Sessions Court; District Court at Thane
Trusts in Kalyan
Trusts in Kalyan, Dombivli, Ulhasnagar, Ambernath and Badlapur are registered with the Thane office. Common matters are change reports, permission under Section 41C to collect donations for festivals, and sanction for property dealings.
- A trustee has died, resigned or been replaced: a change report is ordinarily due within 90 days. Check your date with the deadline calculator, and see the trustee change formats (मराठी नमुने).
- Selling, leasing or mortgaging trust property needs prior Section 36 sanction.
- Since 1 September 2025, perpetual trustees cannot exceed one-fourth of the board unless the deed provides for them, which matters for many older boards.
Mosques, madrasas and dargahs in Kalyan should check whether they are waqfs before filing with the Charity Commissioner. See Waqf or public trust?.
Documents and family matters
Gazette name changes, affidavits and notices are handled online and by appointment, so the distance from Malad rarely matters. For women facing a breakdown at home, the women’s rights guides cover maintenance, residence and stridhan; see also what to do if you have been forced out of the marital home, and the free maintenance affidavit helper.
How a Kalyan matter runs
Trust and documentation matters usually begin by telephone or WhatsApp, with papers sent electronically; attendance at the Thane office is arranged as part of the work. A meeting at chambers in Malad West is arranged where it is genuinely useful. For a contested case in a court at Kalyan or Thane, an honest view is given at the outset about whether it is better conducted by an advocate who practises there daily.
What to send first
- The trust deed and the PTR registration number, or the waqf registration details
- The latest Schedule I extract and the last accepted change report
- Minutes and letters about the change you need to report
- For personal matters, a short note of the facts and copies of any notices received
Consultations are by appointment at the chambers in Malwani MHADA, Malad (West). To fix a time, telephone +91 99301 50560 or send a message on WhatsApp.
General information about where matters are dealt with, checked in October 2026. Offices and court jurisdictions can change; confirm before filing. This is not legal advice.
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This page describes general procedure and is published for information only, in keeping with Rule 36 of the Bar Council of India Rules. It is not legal advice and does not solicit work. What applies to a particular matter depends on its own facts.