law: Indian Trusts Act, 1882 
  37. Power to sell in lots and either by public auction or
  
  private contract 
  Where the trustee is empowered to sell any trust-property, he
  
  may sell the same subject to prior charges or not, and either together or in
  
  lots, by public auction or private contract, and either at one time or at
  
  several times, unless the instrument of trust otherwise directs.