India, June 19 -- The Bombay high court has struck down an order of the Joint Charity Commissioner (JCC), appointing an administrator on the Bombay Diocesan Trust Association (BDTA), and directed the Charity Commissioner to expeditiously decide all pending change reports submitted by the Association.

The Association holds and manages Anglican Trust properties like churches, institutions, schools, cemeteries spread over Western India - across Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and North Karnataka.

It had approached the high court, challenging the order passed by JCC on December 18, 2019, based on complaints, alleging mismanagement and illegalities, including pilfering of funds and transfer of Trust properties.

Recording that the term ...