Summary: On December 20, 2025, the Delhi High Court made a decision about the T Choithram Foundation. The court rejected an appeal by Satish Motiani and others, allowing the case about how the charitable trust is managed to go to trial.
This case is about the T Choithram Foundation, a public charitable trust started by Late Shri Thakurdas Choithram Pagarani in 1971. The problem started when the Foundation filed a case in November 2021, questioning the legitimacy of trustees appointed between 1992 and 2021, claiming they were not properly chosen and were intruders.
The people appealing, Satish Motiani and others, argued that the case should be thrown out because it needed prior court permission under a specific rule, which wasn't obtained. They also said the case was too late since the issue was known as far back as 1996.
Justice Anil Kshetrapal and Justice Girish Kathpalia looked into whether the case could continue without the special permission usually needed. They decided that the case wasn't strictly within the rules because it was filed by the trust itself to protect its property from people they claimed were intruding.
"Not getting the special permission doesn't mean the case should be rejected," said the court.
The people appealing also argued that the case was too late. However, the court noted that the problems were ongoing and not just about past events.
The court pointed out that "the issue of time limits involves questions about the ongoing nature of the problem."
The court rejected the appeal, allowing the original case to go to trial. This decision shows the court's careful approach in dealing with issues involving public charitable trusts, focusing on real justice over technical details.
The trial will look into the main issues about how the T Choithram Foundation is managed, making sure the trust’s integrity and purpose are maintained. All pending applications related to the case have been closed, according to the court's decision on December 20, 2025.
