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Public Charity

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Public charity, means something for the charitable benefit of a large and important body of poor persons. As a rule, a friendly society is not a public charity, Clark (in re:), 1 Ch D 497; Cullack v. Edwards, (1896) 2 Ch 679; Braithwaite v. Attorney-General, (1909) 1 Ch 410.

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