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Trusts Act 1973
sec.77Power of court to make beneficiary indemnify for breach of trust
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### sec.77 Power of court to make beneficiary indemnify for breach of trust
Where a trustee commits a breach of trust at the instigation or request or with the consent in writing of a beneficiary, the court may, if it thinks fit, make such order as to the court seems just for impounding all or any part of the interest of the beneficiary in the trust estate by way of indemnity to the trustee or persons claiming through the trustee.
This section applies to breaches of trust committed as well before as after the commencement of this Act.
(sec.77-ssec.1) Where a trustee commits a breach of trust at the instigation or request or with the consent in writing of a beneficiary, the court may, if it thinks fit, make such order as to the court seems just for impounding all or any part of the interest of the beneficiary in the trust estate by way of indemnity to the trustee or persons claiming through the trustee.
(sec.77-ssec.2) This section applies to breaches of trust committed as well before as after the commencement of this Act.