Tata Trusts confirms non-Zoroastrians can be trustees at Navsari institution
Tata Trusts has confirmed that you don't have to be Zoroastrian to be a trustee at the Bai Hirabai JN Tata Navsari Charitable Institution.
This comes after questions were raised about current trustee Vijay Singh.
CEO Siddharth Sharma explained that Singh's appointment followed legal advice, and it's actually been legally permitted for non-Zoroastrians to serve as trustees here.
Vijay Singh now only non-Zoroastrian trustee
A 2000 legal opinion from former Chief Justice MH Kania is being used to challenge rules restricting who can be a trustee.
Meanwhile, Mehli Mistry has asked authorities to check if trustees are following the original trust deed.
With Srinivasan stepping down, Singh is now the only non-Zoroastrian among five trustees.
Mistry's concerns also follow his earlier (unsuccessful) attempt to change the trust's leadership late last year.