Cy Press Doctrine
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Cy-press Doctrine, it applies where a charitable trust is initially impossible and the Court applies the property 'Cy-press' i.e. to some other charities as nearly as possible, resembling the original trust; N.S.R. Mudaliar v. M.S.V. Mudaliar, (1970) 1 SCC 12; R.P. Gandhi v. State, AIR 1954 SC 388; Abid v. Janab, (2000) 3 SCC 113.
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