Aga khan trust came under rti act. or not ?

Dear Mr Vadasariya

The Right to Information Act applices to Non-Government Organisations, if such NGO is receiving "substantial" grant. Howerver, in the RTI Act, the term "sunbstantial" is not defined or explained. Different Information Commissions and different High Courts have taken different views to ascertain "substantial" funding of NGOs. In your case, if you feel that the funding to Aga Khan Trust by the Government (of India or state government) is substantial, and you have proof to indicate such funding, file a complaint to the Information Commission with details and seek direction of the Commission to declare such NGO as "Public Authority".

Divya Jyoti Jaipuriar

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Dear Mr Hasamukh Vadasariya

I believe you were employed in the alleged trust office inside Maharashtra and it seems your services with the Trust have been arbitrarily terminated under the pretext that the Trust has gone under a name-change.
You certainly have got some other stronger options to legally protest your termination under Labour Law, subject to your terms of services with such a trust and the cause of service termination. 

However, under section 22 of the B.P.T. Act, 1950, any change which takes place in a trust, trustees, moveable or immovable property of trust etc. has to be informed and recorded within 90 days of such a change subject to approval of Dy or Asstt. Charity Commissioner within whose jurisdiction the trust falls  Any such change must be mandatorily substantiated (means provided with documentary evidences).

Of course the The right to get information from a public trust through Charity Commissioner is now also governed by Right to Information Act, 2005.

Ibrahim Deshmukh
Legal Consultant
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ibdesh@gmail.com