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The Indian Trust Act, 1882

95 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. III — OF THE DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF TRUSTEES
  3. 1Mortgage of land pledged to Government under Act 26 of 1871
  4. I — PRELIMINARY
  5. 2Repeal of enactments
  6. 3Interpretation-clause
  7. II — OF THE CREATION OF TRUSTS
  8. 4Lawful purpose
  9. 5Trust of immoveable property
  10. III — OF THE DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF TRUSTEES
  11. 6Non-liability for co-trustee's default. Joining in receipt for conformity
  12. 7Several liability of co-trustees
  13. 8Non-liability of trustee paying without notice of transfer by beneficiary
  14. 9Liability of trustee where beneficiary's interest is forfeited to the Government
  15. II — OF THE CREATION OF TRUSTS
  16. 10Who may be trustee
  17. III — OF THE DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF TRUSTEES
  18. 11Trustee to execute trust
  19. 12Trustee to inform himself of state of trust-property
  20. 13Trustee to protect title to trust-property
  21. 14Trustee not to set up title adverse to beneficiary
  22. 15Care required from trustee
  23. 16Conversion of perishable property
  24. 17Trustee to be impartial
  25. 18Trustee to prevent waste
  26. 19Accounts and information
  27. 20Investment of trust-money
  28. 20APower to purchase redeemable stock at a premium
  29. 21Mortgage of land pledged to Government under Act 26 of 1871. Deposit in Government Savings Bank
  30. 22Sale by trustee directed to sell within specified time
  31. 23Liability for breach of trust
  32. 24No set-off allowed to trustee
  33. 25Non-liability for predecessor's default
  34. 26Non-liability for co-trustee's default. Joining in receipt for conformity
  35. 27Several liability of co-trustees
  36. 28Non-liability of trustee paying without notice of transfer by beneficiary
  37. 29Liability of trustee where beneficiary's interest is forfeited to the Government
  38. 30Indemnity of trustees
  39. IV — OF THE RIGHTS AND POWERS OF TRUSTEES
  40. 31Right to title-deed
  41. 32Right to reimbursement of expenses
  42. 33Right to indemnity from gainer by breach of trust
  43. 34Right to apply to Court for opinion in management of trust-property
  44. 35Right to settlement of accounts
  45. 36General authority of trustee
  46. 37Power to sell in lots, and either by public auction or private contract
  47. 38Power to sell under special conditions. Power to buy-in and re-sell
  48. 39Power to convey
  49. 40Power to vary investments
  50. 41Power to apply property of minors, etc., for their maintenance, etc
  51. 42Power to give receipts
  52. 43Power to compound, etc
  53. 44Power to several trustees of whom one disclaims or dies
  54. 45Suspension of trustee's powers by decree
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  56. 46Trustee cannot renounce after acceptance
  57. 47Trustee cannot delegate
  58. 48Co-trustees cannot act singly
  59. 49Control of discretionary power
  60. 50Trustee may not charge for services
  61. 51Trustee may not use trust-property for his own profit
  62. 52Trustee for sale or his agent may not buy
  63. 53Trustee may not buy beneficiary's interest without permission
  64. 54Co-trustees may not lend to one of themselves
  65. VI — OF THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE BENEFICIARY
  66. 55Rights to rents and profits
  67. 56Right to specific execution
  68. 57Right to inspect and take copies of instrument of trust, accounts, etc
  69. 58Right to transfer beneficial interest
  70. 59Right to sue for execution of trust
  71. 60Right to proper trustees
  72. 61Right to compel to any act of duty
  73. 62Wrongful purchase by trustee
  74. 63Following trust-property—into the hands of third persons;
  75. 64Saving of rights of certain transferees
  76. 65Acquisition by-trustee of trust-property wrongfully converted
  77. 66Right in case of blended property
  78. 67Wrongful employment by partner-trustee of trust-property for partnership purposes
  79. 68Liability of beneficiary joining in breach of trust
  80. 69Rights and liabilities of beneficiary's transferee
  81. VII — OF VACATING THE OFFICE OF TRUSTEES
  82. 70Office how vacated
  83. 71Discharge of trustee
  84. 72Petition to be discharged from trust
  85. 73Appointment of new trustees on death, etc
  86. 74Appointment by Court
  87. 75Vesting of trust-property in new trustees
  88. 76Survival of trust
  89. VIII — OF THE EXTINCTION OF TRUSTS
  90. 77Trust how extinguished
  91. 78Revocation of trust
  92. 79Revocation not to defeat what trustees have duly done
  93. IX — OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS IN THE NATURE OF TRUSTS
  94. 80Where obligation in nature of trust is created
  95. 83Trust incapable of execution or executed without exhausting trust-property
  96. 84Transfer for illegal purpose
  97. 85Bequest for illegal purpose
  98. 86Transfer pursuant to rescindable contract
  99. 87Debtor becoming creditor's representative
  100. 88Advantage gained by fiduciary
  101. 89Advantage gained by exercise of undue influence
  102. 90Advantage gained by qualified owner
  103. 91Property acquired with notice of existing contract
  104. 92Purchase by person contracting to buy property to be held on trust
  105. 93Advantage secretly gained by one of several compounding creditors
  106. 95Obligor's duties, liabilities and disabilities
  107. 96Saving of rights of