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The Indian Trustee Act, 1866, 27 of 1866 (Rep., Act 48 of 1952)

55 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. 1Upon any petition under this Act being presented to the High Court, it shall be lawful for the said
  3. 2In this Act, unless there be something repugnant in the subject or context
  4. 3Any order made by the High Court under this Act shall have the same effect and be executed in the same manner as a decree
  5. 4It shall be lawful for the High Court to make declarations and give directions concerning the manner
  6. 5On and after the first day of February 1867 (but not till then), the powers and authorities given by
  7. 6Where any minor or person of unsound mind shall be entitled to any money payable in discharge of any
  8. 7Where in any suit commenced or to be commenced in the High Court it shall be made to appear to the C
  9. 8Every order to be made under this Act, which shall have the effect of a conveyance of any immovable
  10. 9The High Court may order the costs and expenses of and relating to the petitions, orders, directions
  11. 10When any person solely holding any immoveable property upon any trust shall be out of the jurisdicti
  12. 11When any person or persons shall hold any immoveable property in trust jointly with a person not wit
  13. 12When any person solely entitled to a contingent right in any immoveable property upon any trust shal
  14. 13When any person jointly entitled with any other person or persons to a contingent right in any immov
  15. 14Where there shall have been two or more persons jointly holding any immoveable property upon any tru
  16. 15Where any one or more person or persons shall have held any immoveable property upon any trust, and
  17. 16When any person holding any immoveable property upon any trust shall have died intestate as to such
  18. 17When any immoveable property is subject to a contingent right in an unborn person, or class of unbor
  19. 18In every case where any person holds or shall hold jointly or solely any immoveable property, or is
  20. 19When any person to whom any immovable property has been conveyed by way of mortgage, shall have died without having
  21. 20In every case where the High Court shall, under the provisions of this Act, be enabled to make an or
  22. 21When any person or persons shall be jointly entitled with any person out of the jurisdiction of the
  23. 22Where any sole Trustee of any stock, Government securities, or thing in action, shall neglect or ref
  24. 23Where any one of the Trustees of any stock, Government securities, or thing in action, shall neglect
  25. 24When any stock or Government securities shall be standing in the sole name of a deceased person, and
  26. 25Where any order shall have been made under this Act vesting the right to any stock or Government sec
  27. 26Where any order shall have been made under this Act by the High Court vesting the legal right to sue
  28. 27Where any person shall neglect or refuse to transfer any stock or Government securities, or to recei
  29. 28When any stock or Government securities shall be standing in the sole name of a deceased person, and
  30. 29When any order being or purporting to be under this Act shall be made by the High Court, vesting the
  31. 30When any minor shall be solely entitled to any stock or Government securities upon any trust, it sha
  32. 31When a decree or order shall have been made by the High Court directing the sale of any immovable pr
  33. 32When any decree or order shall have been made by the High Court, whether before or after the passing
  34. 33Where any decree or order shall be made by the High Court for the specific performance of a contract
  35. 34It shall be lawful for the High Court to make declarations and give directions concerning the manner
  36. 35In all cases in which it shall be expedient to appoint a new Trustee or new Trustees, and it shall b
  37. 36It shall be lawful for the High Court, upon making any order for appointing a new Trustee or new Tru
  38. 37It shall be lawful for the High Court, upon making any order for appointing a new Trustee or new Tru
  39. 38Any such appointment by the High Court of new Trustees, and any such conveyance or transfer as afore
  40. 39An order under any of the hereinbefore contained provisions, for the appointment of a new Trustee or
  41. 40When any person shall deem himself entitled to an order under any of the provisions hereinbefore con
  42. 41Upon the hearing of any such petition, it shall be lawful for the said High Court, should it be deem
  43. 42Upon the hearing of any such petition, it shall be lawful for the High Court to dismiss such petitio
  44. 43Whensoever in any cause or matter, either by the evidence adduced therein, or by the admissions of t
  45. 44Whenever any order shall be made under this Act by the High Court, for the purpose of conveying any
  46. 45It shall be lawful for the High Court to exercise the powers herein conferred for the purpose of ves
  47. 46Where any minor or person of unsound mind shall be entitled to any money payable in discharge of any
  48. 47Where in any suit commenced or to be commenced in the High Court it shall be made to appear to the C
  49. 48Every order to be made under this Act, which shall have the effect of a conveyance of any immovable
  50. 49The High Court may order the costs and expenses of and relating to the petitions, orders, directions
  51. 50Upon any petition being presented under this Act to the High Court concerning a person of unsound mi
  52. 51Upon any petition under this Act being presented to the High Court, it shall be lawful for the said
  53. 52Every order made or purporting to be made under this Act by the High Court shall be a complete indem
  54. 53Any order made by the High Court under this Act shall have the same effect and be executed in the same manner as a decree
  55. 55On and after the first day of February 1867 (but not till then), the powers and authorities given by