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History of Trust

Hazrat Baba Tajuddin Trust

The Hazrat Baba Tajuddin Trust carries a long, storied history of managing the sacred shrine and administering service to humanity.

Originally, a Society under the joint stock Companies Act came to be registered in 1933 under the name and style of the Tajabad Committee.

During the time of Partition, almost all officiating body members and the Khadims in the Dargah defected to Pakistan or to Hyderabad under the Nizam. Consequently, an unregistered society floated by devotees of Hazrat Baba Tajuddin (who transcended boundaries of religion or caste) under the title of Taj Baba Sevak Sangh, Nagpur, shouldered the challenge of celebrating Urs and organizing programs at the Dargah from the year 1947 to 1950.

After the Government of India, under the leadership of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, vanquished the Nizam and annexed the state of Hyderabad, some people claiming to be erstwhile Khadims of the Dargah tried to take over the administration of the Tajabad Committee, Nagpur. As this gave rise to confrontations, the S.D.O. Nagpur was compelled to take cognizance under section 145 Cr.P.C. and appoint a receiver for its administration. The management of this committee was looked after by receivers till 1984.

This resulted in legal disputes, starting with civil suit No. 1/1966. Eventually, the Hon. II Extra Judge, Nagpur, after a prolonged legal procedure, passed a thoroughly reasoned judgment, framing a scheme of the Trust vide order and judgment dated 25/02/1970. After further legal challenges right up to the Supreme Court, the first board of trustees under this scheme came to be appointed in 1984. The name of the trust was changed to Hazrat Baba Tajuddin Trust, bearing the same Registration No. F-280 (N).