Maharashtra’s charity commissioner has ordered Tata Trusts to defer board meetings and launched an inquiry into complaints filed by vice-chairman Venu Srinivasan and advocate Katyayani Agrawal, stating that “the issues highlighted by them are serious and require due consideration.” The development deepens a governance dispute at one of India’s most influential philanthropic institutions where Srinivasan has been a trustee for a decade since the late Ratan Tata appointed him.

Maharashtra's Charity Commissioner directs Tata Trusts to postpone May 16 board meeting amid ongoing inquiries into trust violations.

Tata Trusts is reviewing Maharashtra Charity Commissioner directions to defer a board meeting, saying the order is ex parte and limited to Sir Ratan Tata Trust.