Section 17: Auditor's duty to prepare balance sheet and to report irregularities, etc

Q: What does Section 17 of The Madhya Pradesh Public Trusts Act, 1951 (TMPPTA) deal with?

Section 17 TMPPTA pertains to "Auditor's duty to prepare balance sheet and to report irregularities, etc". It is part of the The Madhya Pradesh Public Trusts Act, 1951, a legislation enacted by the Parliament of India. Section 17 of The Madhya Pradesh Public Trusts Act, 1951 (TMPPTA) governs auditor's duty to prepare balance sheet and to report irregularities, etc. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: Is Section 17 TMPPTA still in force?

Yes, Section 17 of the The Madhya Pradesh Public Trusts Act, 1951 is currently in force across the Republic of India.

Q: What is धारा 17 TMPPTA?

धारा 17 TMPPTA is the Devanagari Hindi reference for Section 17 of the The Madhya Pradesh Public Trusts Act, 1951. Section 17 of The Madhya Pradesh Public Trusts Act, 1951 (TMPPTA) governs auditor's duty to prepare balance sheet and to report irregularities, etc. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: What is Dhara 17 TMPPTA?

Dhara 17 TMPPTA is the Roman Hindi reference for Section 17 of the The Madhya Pradesh Public Trusts Act, 1951. "Dhara" means "Section" in Hindi. Section 17 of The Madhya Pradesh Public Trusts Act, 1951 (TMPPTA) governs auditor's duty to prepare balance sheet and to report irregularities, etc. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: How to cite Section 17 of The Madhya Pradesh Public Trusts Act, 1951?

Cite as: "Section 17, The Madhya Pradesh Public Trusts Act, 1951 (TMPPTA)" in legal briefs. For academic writing, use the BlueBook format: The Madhya Pradesh Public Trusts Act, 1951, § 17 (India).

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(1)

It shall be the duty of every auditor auditing the accounts of a public trust under Section 16 to prepare a balance sheet and income and expenditure account and to forward a copy of the same to the Registrar within whose jurisdiction a public trust has been registered.

(2)

The auditor shall, in his report specify all cases of irregularities, illegal or improper expenditure or failure or omission to recover monies or other property belonging to the public trust or waste of money or other properly thereof and state whether such expenditure, failure, omission, loss or waste was caused in consequence of a breach of trust, or misapplication or any other misconduct on the part of the trustees, or any other person.