Official Trustees Act, 1913
15. Liability of Government
(1) The Government shall be liable to make good all sums
required to discharge any liability which the Official Trustee, if he were a
private trustee, would be personally liable to discharge, except when the
liability is one to which neither the Official Trustee nor any of his officers
has in any way contributed or which neither he nor any of his officers could by
the exercise of reasonable diligence have averted, and in either of those cases
the Official Trustee shall not, nor shall the Government, be subject to any
liability.
(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall be deemed to render the
Government or any Official Trustee appointed under this Act liable for anything
done by or under the authority of any Official Trustee before the commencement
of this Act.