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05/12/2024
Laws of Bangladesh

The Trusts Act, 1882

( ACT NO. II OF 1882 )

Chapter VI

OF THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE BENEFICIARY

Right to compel to any act of duty
61. The beneficiary has a right that his trustee shall be compelled to perform any particular act of his duty as such, and restrained from committing any contemplated or probable breach of trust.
 
 
 
 
Illustrations
 
 
 
 
(a) A contracts with B to pay him monthly Tk. 100 for the benefit of C. B writes and signs a letter declaring that he will hold in trust for C the money so to be paid. A fails to pay the money in accordance with his contract. C may compel B on a proper indemnity to allow C to sue on the contract in B's name.
 
 
 
 
(b) A is trustee of certain land, with a power to sell the same and pay the proceeds to B and C equally. A is about to make an improvident sale of the land. B may sue on behalf of himself and C for an injunction to restrain A from making the sale.

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