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12. I will now consider the prayer in the second portion of relief (d) asking as against the third party transferees for delivery of possession to the new trustee. It might seem at first sight that if, as already held, the alienations can, in a suit under Section 92 be declared void, because it is a natural corollary, that a decree for recovery of possession should follow, but the two reliefs are not on the same footing. A declaration as to the legality of the alienation is within Section 92 because it is a necessary foundation for the finding that there has been a breach of trust and that declaration involves and is equivalent to a declaration that the alienation is void and such latter declaration is, therefore, within Section 92. But the recovery of possession by the new trustee is not necessary to complete the finding that there has been a breach of trust nor is it necessary for the purpose of any direction as to how the trust is to be administered.