Law And Procedure On Charitable Trusts And Religious Institutions

This comprehensive reference demystifies the legal landscape for charitable trusts and religious institutions, blending doctrinal explanation with hands-on practice. Beginning with formation and registration, the book breaks down trust deeds, objects, charitable purposes, and regional registration requirements (with guidance on tailoring to your jurisdiction). It explains trustees’ powers and duties, fiduciary obligations, conflict of interest rules, record-keeping, audits, and best governance practices to ensure transparency and accountability. Detailed chapters cover taxation and tax-exemption criteria, fundraising rules, foreign contributions, and the regulatory interplay between charity commissions and civil courts. For dispute resolution it provides step-by-step litigation strategies, case precedents, and alternatives such as mediation. Interspersed are ready-to-use templates — model trust deed clauses, application checklists, audit schedules and compliance calendars — that save time and reduce legal risk. Ideal for legal practitioners, in-house counsel, trustees, NGO managers and students, this book delivers both theoretical clarity and immediately implementable tools to govern, protect and grow charitable and religious organizations responsibly. Its practice-oriented approach and curated templates are the key differentiator: legal theory translated into everyday operational guidance.