Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1136 · Decided 1 October 1996
SMT. Gomtibai (Dead) Through LRS. and ORS. v. Mattulal (Dead) Through LRS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1136 · [1996] SUPP. 7 S.C.R. 155
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1519/1980
- Decided
- 1 October 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Transfer of Property Act Section 122, 123, 124; Registration Act Section 17; Stamp Act
Headnote
B Transfer of Property Act, 1882 : Ss. 122 and 123-<Jift of immovable property-Held gift of immovable property should be made only for transferring the right, title and interest by C donor to donee by a registered instrument signed by or on behalf of donor and must be attested by at least two gifted over under the instrument-In the instant case through the transfer of gift was acted upon as per the correspon­ dence and evidence on record, but there is no written instrument executed by donor, and as such the property could not be said to have been legally D tr an sf
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