A gift is a gratuitous transfer of a property of any nature to the other person. It is a voluntary transfer from one person to the other. Generally, a transfer without consideration is void.
But a gift is an exception to the rule that without consideration an agreement of transfer is void. A gift is given under natural love and affection. This is the reason that even law has put it in a different table.KEEP READING
The literal meaning of exchange is giving and taking of something.
Exchange is defined in section 118 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882.
The exchange of property in this act relates to immovable property only.KEEP READING
What is Lease?
Lease is a transfer of possession.
Section 105 of Transfer of Property Act defines lease.
A lease is not a transfer of ownership of property, but only possession is given for a certain time.KEEP READING
There cannot be any direct transfer to an unborn person.
An unborn person means a person who is not in existence even in the mother’s womb.
For the transfer to an unborn person, the following three rules must be followedKEEP READING
Posthumous Child In Succession: Section 20 of the Hindu Succession Act recognizes the posthumous child as an heir in intestate succession.
It means the child who was in the womb at the time of death of intestate who is subsequently born alive shall have the same right to inherit to intestate as if he or she had been born before the death of intestate and the inheritance shall be deemed to vest in such a case from the date of death of the intestate.KEEP READING
A mortgage as per section 58 of Transfer of Property Act is transfer of an interest in immovable property for securing payment of debt.
On the expiration of due date it becomes duty of mortgagor to repay the amount of loan to mortgagee and redeem the property mortgaged.KEEP READING
Charge is where immovable property of one person is made security for the payment of money to another.
It refers to the security for securing the debt, by way of pledge, hypothecation and mortgage.KEEP READING
The right of foreclosure is available to mortgagee under section 67 of Transfer of Property Act to recover his money due on mortgagor.
This right can be exercised only when-
The debt amount has become due for payment.
There should be no other contract contrary to the mortgage deed, else the terms and conditions of contract will suffice.
Where mortgagor has not got a degree of redemption under section 60.KEEP READING
Section 60-A: A mortgagor is entitled for redemption after paying debt to mortgagee.
For example-
A is a mortgagor. He has taken amount of Rs. 50,000 from B and as a security he has mortgaged his immovable property (house) to B. Now if A has to transfer the concerned property to C, then he may direct B to transfer the property directly to C instead of transferring it to A.KEEP READING
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