Pathak et al. v. Sabha et al., [2004] O.T.C. 406 (SC)

• Judge: Fragomeni, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: April 20, 2004
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2004] O.T.C. 406 (SC)

Pathak v. Sabha, [2004] O.T.C. 406 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2004] O.T.C. TBEd. MY.055

Bimal Pathak, Ajay Bajaj, Harry Kalia, Ashok Kapil, Rakesh Suri, Madhu Tahiliani and Balwinder Verma v. Hindu Sabha, Mohan Mago, Dil Bahadure, Dubey, Sikender Mohan, Mohinder Datta, Pawan Sharma, Rajni Sharma, Anuradha Sharma, Renu Goenka, Krishan Sharma, Rakesh Handa, Gurdeep Chauhan and Mahendra Gupta

(Court File No. 03BN12320)

Indexed As: Pathak et al. v. Sabha et al.

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Fragomeni, J.

April 20, 2004.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Courts - Topic 2015.2

Jurisdiction - General principles - Administration of charities - See paragraphs 1 to 35.

Guardian and Ward - Topic 807

Public trustee or guardian - General - Jurisdiction - Parens patriae - See paragraphs 1 to 35.

Practice - Topic 687

Parties - Adding or substituting parties - Intervenors - Amicus curiae - See paragraphs 1 to 35.

Cases Noticed:

Wallis and others v. New Zealand (Solicitor General), [1903] A.C. 173 (P.C.), refd to. [para. 16].

Baker, Re (1984), 47 O.R.(2d) 415 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 16].

Toronto Aged Men's and Women's Homes v. Loyal Trust Blue and Orange Home - see Stillman Estate, Re.

Stillman Estate, Re, [2003] O.T.C. 1148 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 16].

MacKenzie v. Maple Mountain Mining Co. (1910), 20 O.L.R. 615 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 25].

Public Guardian and Trustee v. AIDS Society for Children (Ontario) et al., [2001] O.T.C. 432 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 29].

Childs v. Desormeaux et al. (2003), 177 O.A.C. 183; 67 O.R.(3d) 385 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 32].

Statutes Noticed:

Charities Accounting Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. 10, sect. 1(2) [para. 14]; sect. 5(4) [para. 11]; sect. 10(1), sect. 10(2), sect. 12 [para. 12].

Rules of Civil Procedure (Ont.), rule 13.02 [para. 21].

Counsel:

Corey Bergstein, for the applicants;

Thomas N.T. Sutton, for the respondents;

Nicholas Hedley, for the Public Guardian and Trustee.

This matter was heard by Fragomeni, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following endorsement on April 20, 2004.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.