The Charitable and Religious Trusts Act, 1920

Current legal status not independently verified. Source: Pakistan Code (single official PDF, 2026-08-21). The text below is the official Pakistan Code text as retrieved; whether it is still in force, or has since been amended or repealed, has not been independently checked.

WHEREAS it is expedient to provide facilities for the obtaining of information regarding trusts created for public purposes of a charitable or religious nature, and to enable the trustees of such trusts to obtain the directions of a Court on certain matters, and to make special provision for the payment of the expenditure incurred in certain suits against the trustees of such trusts; It is hereby enacted as follows:

• Section 1: Short title and extent
• Section 2: Interpretation. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, “the
• Section 3: Power to apply to the Court in respect of trusts of a charitable or religious nature. Save
• Section 4: Contents and verification of petition
• Section 5: Procedure on petition
• Section 6: Failure of trustee to comply with order under section 5
• Section 7: Powers of trustee to apply for directions
• Section 8: Costs of petition under this Act
• Section 9: Savings
• Section 10: Power of Courts as to costs in certain suits against trustees of charitable and religious
• Section 11: Provisions of the code of Civil Procedure to apply