Short title, extent, applications and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Telangana Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Telangana. (3) It applies to— (a) all public charitable institutions and endowments, whether registered or not, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, other than Wakfs governed by the provisions of the Wakf Act, 1954*. Explanation:— In this clause, the expression “public charitable institutions and endowments” shall include every charitable institution or endowment the administration of which is for the time being vested in any department of Government, or Civil Court, Zilla Praja Parishad, Municipality