Tata Trusts

Tata Sons' search for chairman faces SRTT bump ahead of August 18 AGM

Freeze on Sir Ratan Tata Trust casts shadow on August 18 AGM

Tata Trusts to set up Selection Committee to pick Chandra's successor

The development follows Chandrasekaran's decision, communicated to the Tata Sons board on Wednesday, not to offer himself for another term as chairman.

Tata Trust passes resolution to initiate setting up of selection committee

Sir Dorabji Tata Trust has passed a resolution to initiate the setting up of a selection committee to recommend a successor to N Chandrasekaran as Tata Sons chairman

Best of BS Opinion: Time to rethink Tata Sons, Tata Trusts relationship

Today's pieces examine Tata Sons' governance, India's compliance maze, the next phase of GST reforms, West Bengal's investment record and a book on entrepreneurial failure

Tata Sons succession: From Mistry's brief stay to Chandrasekaran's exit

Tata Sons faces another leadership change as N Chandrasekaran opts out of a third term, reopening the succession question and highlighting the power balance between the Tata Trusts and the group board

How Tata Sons chooses its chairman: The succession process explained

N Chandrasekaran's exit brings Tata Sons' succession process into focus, which remains a carefully structured exercise rather than a conventional corporate appointment

Full text of N Chandrasekaran's letter of resignation to Tata Sons' Board

Chandrasekaran joined the Tata group nearly 40 years ago and rose through the ranks to become the CEO of Tata Consultancy Services in 2009 and the chairman of the group in 2017

N Chandrasekaran steps down as Tata Sons chairman: Tracing his tenure

N Chandrasekaran has resigned as Tata Sons chairman and will complete his current term without seeking reappointment

Tata Trusts to Charity Commissioner: Allow SRTT to take part in AGM

Tata Trusts trustees have approached Maharashtra's Charity Commissioner seeking permission for Sir Ratan Tata Trust trustees to attend key meetings ahead of the Tata Sons AGM

Tata Trusts meets this week ahead of high-stakes AGM over quorum concerns

Tata Trusts is set to meet on August 13 ahead of Tata Sons' August 18 AGM, with quorum concerns and N Chandrasekaran's reappointment among key issues

Tata Trusts to hike philanthropic spending to ₹2k cr in FY27: CEO

Tata Trusts will increase its philanthropic spending to about Rs 2,000 crore in the current fiscal, according to its CEO Siddharth Sharma, who hit back at media focussing only on 'chaos' in the congregation of charities that control Tata Sons, the holding company of the over USD 180 billion Tata Group. Seeking to put "the record straight about the core activity of the Tata Trusts, for which we exist- philanthropy", in a post on LinkedIn, Sharma bemoaned the media amplifying "certain narratives unfortunately, at times, without verification & analysis- that happens", terming it "both the reality and the tragedy of our times". Recollecting how the Tata Trusts came into existence and its purpose, he wrote, "As the majority shareholders in Tata Sons, we deploy, year after year, the dividends that we receive, into philanthropic causes that uplift those at society's margins and help build a nation. This predates, by 122 years, the CSR mandate that was introduced in 2014 for Indian ...

Tata Trusts' Vijay Singh seeks probe into 1989 Tata Sons share transfer

Tata Trusts Vice Chairman has urged Maharashtra's charity commissioner to order an inquiry into the transfer of Tata Sons shares from the Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust to late industrialist Naval Tata

Tata Trusts board skips thorny issues as key decisions remain pending

Tata Trusts confined discussions to routine matters, deferring decisions on N Chandrasekaran's tenure and Tata Sons' potential listing amid legal challenges

Tata Trusts denies charges of impropriety in 1989 share transfer

Tata Trusts, the string of non-profits that own two-thirds of the salt-to-software conglomerate, on Friday denied any wrongdoing in a 1989 share transfer. In a statement, TT refuted allegations made by a private person regarding the share transfer made by the Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust (NRTT) to the late Naval H Tata in the year 1989 as "baseless, unsubstantiated and malafide". The statement came after reports of one Suresh Patilkhede approaching the Charity Commissioner's office with a request to initiate an inquiry pertaining to the transfer of 833 shares between the two parties. As per reports, Patilkhede's move comes days ahead of a crucial board meeting of Tata Trusts on June 8. "It is affirmed that the transaction was lawful, undertaken for consideration and fully compliant with the rules in force at that point in time," the TT statement said. The share transfer was cleared at the appropriate levels, including by eminent lawyer Nani A Palkhivala, and approved by the then boar

Tata board meets next week, may skip talks on Chandra's term, listing

Upcoming Tata Trusts and Tata Sons board meetings are expected to focus on routine matters, with no immediate decision likely on Chandra's tenure or listing plans

Tata Sons board takes close look at new-age businesses; next meet June 12

No talk on Chandra's term or listing at meeting called on Noel's behest

Tatas' troubled trusts: Conflict brews over Tata Sons' listing plans

The House of Tatas is divided over Tata Sons' listing, among other issues. The 19-month journey since Ratan Tata explains the sequence of events

Charity Commissioner stops today's Tata Trusts meet, orders inspection

The Commissioner's Office has warned Tata Trusts that any other appropriate orders can be issued to prevent further violation of rules and protect interest of the public trust and its beneficiaries

Noel Tata votes against reappointment of V Srinivasan, Vijay Singh at TEDT

Reports state that Venu Srinivasan and Vijay Singh will cease to be trustees at TEDT after May 10, as Mehli Mistry and J N Mistry also voted against their reappointments

Much-awaited Tata Trust meeting on Tata Sons board nominations cancelled

A board meeting of Sir Ratan Tata Trust scheduled for Friday to reconsider nominations to the board of Tata Sons was cancelled for unspecified reasons, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The meeting was cancelled despite the Bombay High Court declining to stay the meeting of Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT), which owns 23.6 per cent of Tata Sons, the holding company of the over USD 180 billion Tata Group. "The meeting did not happen. No reason was specified," one of the persons said. No new date for the meeting has yet been informed. An emailed query to Tata Trusts did not elicit a response. A petition had challenged the meeting, citing that the trust's current board composition breached statutory limits introduced under the Maharashtra Public Trust (Second Amendment) Act, 2025. It cited that SRTT currently has six trustees and three of them -- Jimmy Naval Tata, Jehangir HC Jehangir, and Noel Naval Tata -- are lifetime trustees, constituting 50 per cent of the board, ...