Indian Trusts Act, 1882
Section - 56 - Right to specific execution
Right to specific execution.
56. The beneficiary is entitled to have the intention of the author of the trust specifically executed to the extent of the beneficiary's interests;
Right to transfer of possession.
And, where there is only one beneficiary and he is competent to contract, or where there are several beneficiaries and they are competent to contract and all of one mind, he or they may require the trustee to transfer the trust-property to him or them, or to such person as he or they may direct.
When property has been transferred or bequeathed for the benefit of a married woman, so that she shall not have power to deprive herself of her beneficial interest, nothing in the second clause of this section applies to such property during her marriage.
Illustrations
| (a) | - | Certain Government securities are given to trustees upon trust to accumulate the interest until A attains the age of 24, and then to transfer the gross amount to him. A on attaining majority may, as the person exclusively interested in the trust-property, require the trustees to transfer it immediately to him. |
| (b) | - | A bequeaths Rs. 10,000 to trustees upon trust to purchase an annuity for B, who has attained his majority and is otherwise competent to contract, B may claim Rs. 10,00 .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store
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