Charity Commissioner Raises Questions On Complainants’ Conduct Over His Dispute With Tata Trusts

Vijay Singh approached the Charity Commissioner on June 10 this year. (Representational image)

In a significant setback for Tata Trusts vice-chairman Vijay Singh, the Maharashtra Charity Commissioner has rejected his complaint seeking an inquiry into a decades-old transfer of Tata Sons shares while also recording adverse observations about his conduct as a trustee.

In an order dated September 2, 2026, the Charity Commissioner closed Singh’s complaint seeking an independent investigation into the 1989 transfer of 833 shares of Tata Sons Private Limited from the Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust (NRTT) to Naval H. Tata, father of Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata.

Singh had approached the Charity Commissioner on June 10 this year. However, the order has turned the spotlight not only on the transaction he questioned, but also on his own actions as a trustee.

According to a Tata Trusts statement quoting the order, the Charity Commissioner observed that Singh had not made his complaint email available to the Trust. The authority said this indicated an intention to “suppress this from the other Trustees and the Trust as a whole.”

The Commissioner further held that Singh’s actions had damaged the reputation and goodwill of the Trust and described his conduct as…

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