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- 1 2 3 "The Indian Trusts (Amendment) Bill, 2015" (PDF).
- ↑ "The Indian Trusts Act, 1882" (PDF). bu.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "Trust: An effective vehicle for succession and estate planning". The Economic Times. 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013.
- ↑ "The Indian Trusts Act, 1882". indiankanoon.org.
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