DEEPAK TANAJI PAWAR vs THE AISATIC SOCIETY OF MUMBAI — WP/2089/2026

Case Summary: WP/9462/2026 - Deepak Tanaji Pawar v. The Asiatic Society of Mumbai Court Decision: The High Court of Bombay dismissed the writ petition, upholding the Charity Commissioner's March 13, 2026 orders placing The Asiatic Society of Mumbai under interim administration. Key Reasoning: The court found that the Managing Committee and Scrutinizing Committee had unlawfully continued functioning beyond their tenure (which ended September 2025) and improperly approved ~1467 membership applications without proper authorization. The Charity Commissioner had statutory authority under the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act to intervene and establish an interim management committee with a government-appointed "fit person" to prepare a proper voters' list and conduct elections within prescribed timelines. The court rejected claims of natural justice violation, noting the petitioners received multiple hearings. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.