Adv. Tamanna Saeed Shaikh handles public trust matters before the Charity Commissioner’s offices in Mumbai and Thane. For trusts in Thane district (temples, mosques, mandals, educational and medical trusts, and NGOs registered as public trusts), matters are filed at the Public Trust Registration Office at Tembhi Naka, Thane (West).
At a glance
- Office
- Public Trust Registration Office, Thane: Lily Apartment, 1st Floor, Parsi Agyari Lane, Tembhi Naka, Thane (West)
- Areas
- Thane district, including Thane, Kalyan, Dombivli, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar, Ambernath, Badlapur, Mira-Bhayandar and parts of Navi Mumbai
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Marathi and Urdu
- Chambers
- Malwani MHADA, Malad (West), Mumbai; consultations by appointment
Matters handled
Registration of a public trust
Preparing the trust deed and the Schedule II application under Section 18, and attending the Section 19 inquiry before the Thane office. The application is due within three months of creating the trust. How registration works.
Change reports
Change reports under Section 22 for new, retiring or deceased trustees, change of address and property changes, ordinarily within 90 days, with the resolution, consent letters and affidavits under Rule 13(2A). Late reports with an application for condonation of delay. Documents needed.
Trust property: Section 36
Applications for sanction to sell, gift, exchange or lease trust land and buildings, including valuation and public notice. Section 36 explained.
Accounts, audit and compliance
Annual accounts and audit filing, the Section 58 contribution position, and bringing older trusts up to date, including the 2025 rules on tenure and perpetual trustees. The 2025 amendment.
Disputes
Removal or suspension of trustees (Sections 41D and 47), applications for consent to sue (Sections 50 and 51), and disputes over management of temple, mosque and mandal trusts.
Festival collections
Permission under Section 41C for collecting donations from the public for festivals and events. Section 41C.
What to bring to a first consultation
- The trust deed and registration certificate (or the PTR number)
- The latest Schedule I extract and the last accepted change report
- Minutes, resolutions and correspondence relating to the matter
- Recent audited accounts
Common questions
Our trust is in Kalyan. Do we go to Worli or Thane?
Thane district trusts deal with the Thane office. Your trust’s registration record on charity.maharashtra.gov.in shows its PTR office.
Our trust is in Vasai or Virar.
Palghar district has its own Public Trust Registration Office at Palghar (East).
Can documents be filed online?
Many filings, including change reports, are made through the trust’s login on charity.maharashtra.gov.in, with hearings and inquiries at the office.
Office details and jurisdiction: Charity Commissioner office in Thane. All trust guides: Charity Commissioner and public trusts. For Mumbai trusts: Charity Commissioner matters in Mumbai.
Muslim religious trusts in Thane: some are waqfs and file with the Waqf Board, not this office. See Waqf or public trust? Mosques, madrasas and dargahs.
Area guides: Mumbra, Bhiwandi, Kalyan and Mira Road.
Consultations are by appointment. To fix a time, telephone +91 99301 50560 or send a message on WhatsApp.
This page is published for information only, in keeping with Rule 36 of the Bar Council of India Rules. It does not advertise or solicit work and is not legal advice.
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.