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Venu Srinivasan Exits Tata Trust Amid Legal Dispute Over 'Mumbai-Only' 1923 Deed Rule

Venu Srinivasan Quits Tata Trust as Legal Battle Over Rules Erupts

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April 5, 2026

TVS Motor Chairman Emeritus Venu Srinivasan has resigned from the Bai Hirabai Jamsetjee Tata Navasari Charitable Institution (BHI) following a legal challenge by Mehli Mistry. The petition argues that the trust’s 1923 deed limits board members to Parsi residents of Mumbai, a rule that does not apply to other Tata