Lim 10 — Suits against trustees and their representatives

Limitation Act, 1963

Statutory text

Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  the
foregoing provisions of this Act, no suit against a person in whom property has become vested in trust for
any  specific  purpose,  or  against  his  legal  representatives  or  assigns  (not  being  assigns  for  valuable
consideration), for the purpose of following in his or their hands such property, or the proceeds thereof, or for an account of such property or proceeds, shall be barred by any length of time.
Explanation.—For  the  purposes  of  this  section  any  property  comprised  in  a  Hindu,  Muslim  or
Buddhist religious or charitable endowment shall be deemed to be property vested in trust for a specific purpose and the manager of the property shall be deemed to be the trustee thereof.

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