Indian Trusts Act, 1882
53. Trustee may not buy beneficiary's interest without permission
Not trustee, and no person who has recently ceased to be a
trustee, may, without the permission of a principal civil court of original
jurisdiction, buy or become mortgagee or lessee of the trust-property or any
part thereof; and such permission shall not be given unless the proposed
purchase, mortgage or lease is manifestly for the advantage of the beneficiary.
Trustee for purchase
And no trustee whose duty it is to buy or to obtain a mortgage
or lease of particular property for the beneficiary may buy it, or any part
thereof, or obtain a mortgage or lease of it, or any part thereof, for himself.