law: Charitable and Religious Trusts Act ,1920
  7. Powers of trustee to apply for directions
  (1) Save as hereinafter provided in this Act, any trustee of an
  
  express or constructive trust created or existing for public purpose of a
  
  charitable or religious nature may apply by petition to the Court, within the
  
  local limits of whose jurisdiction any substantial part of the subject-matter
  
  of the trust is situate, for the opinion, advise or direction of the Court on
  
  any question affecting the management or administration of the trust property,
  
  and the Court shall give its opinion, advice or direction, as the case may be,
  
  thereon:
  PROVIDED that the Court shall not be bound to give
  
  such opinion, advice or direction on any question which it considers to be a
  
  question not proper for summary disposal.
  (2) The Court on a petition under sub-section (1), may either
  
  give its opinion, advice or direction thereon forthwith, or fix a date for the
  
  hearing of the petition, and may direct a copy thereof, together with notice of
  
  the date so fixed, to be served on such of the persons interested in the trust,
  
  or to be published for information in such manner, as it thinks fit.
  (3) On any date fixed under sub-section (2) or any subsequent
  
  date to which the hearing may be adjourned, the Court, before giving any
  
  opinion, advice or direction, shall afford a reasonable opportunity of being
  
  heard to all persons appearing in connection with the petition.
  (4) A trustee stating in good faith the facts of any matter
  
  relating to the trust in a petition under sub-section (1), and acting upon the
  
  opinion, advice or direction of the Court given thereon, shall be deemed, as
  
  far as his own responsibility is concerned, to have discharged his duty as such
  
  trustee in the matter in respect of which the petition was made.