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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Indian Trusts Act, 1882 Section 85

Bequest for Illegal Purpose

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Indian Trusts Act, 1882 Section 85 is part of Indian Trusts Act, 1882 - Bequest for Illegal Purpose. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Where a testator bequeaths certain property upon trust and the purpose of the trust appears on the face of the will to be unlawful, or during the testator's lifetime the legatee agrees with him to apply the property for an unlawful purpose, legatee must hold the property for the benefit of the testator's legal representative.

Bequest of which revocation is prevented by coercion.--Where property is bequeathed and the revocation of the bequest is prevented by coercion, the legatee must hold the property for the benefit of the teslator's legal representative.

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What does Indian Trusts Act, 1882 Section 85 provide?

Section Section 85 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 (Bequest for Illegal Purpose) is reproduced on this page as part of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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