In majority of religion charity is one of the major component and different charitable activities are part of individual religious belief. Over the period of time legal frame work for regulating such charitable works were developed and even in the state of Gujarat there are four major acts regulating voluntary organizations 1] Gujarat public trust act 1950 2] The society registration act 1860 3] The company act 2013 4] WAQF act 1995. The study will focus on four major acts regulating voluntary organizations in the state of Gujarat and the definition of the charity in all four major acts will be discussed and gaps in interpretation of the word charity and charitable objects is discussed in this study.