PROPERTY LAW
(The entire syllabus is divided into five units. Ten questions shall be set in all with two questions
from each unit. The candidate shall be required to answer five questions in all,
selecting one from each unit.)
UNIT-I
INTRODUCTION
• Concept & Meaning of Property
• Kinds of Property
• Interpretation Clause (Section 3): Distinction between Movable and
Immovable Property-Attestation-Actionable Claim-Doctrine of Notice
Relevant Cases:
1. Anand Behara v. State of Orissa, (1955) 2 SCR 919.
2. Bamadev Panigrahi v. Manorama Raj, AIR 1974 AP 226.
3. Ahmedabad Municipal Corp. v. Haji Abdul, AIR 1971 SC 1201.
4. Md. Must u fa v. Haji Md. Isa, AIR 1987 Pat 05.
5. United Indian Fire & Gen. Ins. Ltd. v. Palaniaapppa & Transport Carrier, AIR 1986 AP
32.
UNIT-II
TRANSFER OF PROPERTY BY ACT OF PARTIES
• Meaning of Transfer of Property (Section 5): Modes of Transfer of Property-
What Property may be Transferred (Section 6)-Doctrine of Feeding the Grant
by Estoppels (Section 43)
• Competency of a Person to Transfer Property (Section 7): Conditional Transfer
(Sections 10, 11, 25)-Rules against Perpetuity (Sections 13, 14, 15)- Vested and
Contingent Interest (Sections 19 and 21)
• Doctrine of Election (Section 35): Transfer by Ostensible Owner (Section 41)- Lis
Pendens and Part-Performance (Sections 52, 53A)
Relevant Cases:
1. V. N. Sarin v. Ajit Poplai, AIR 1966 SC 432.
2. Ram Nizvas v. Nankoo, (1929) 921IC 401.
3. Cooper v. Cooper, (1874) HL 53.
4. A mam a tli v. Dy. Dir. of Consolidation, Kanpur, AIR 1985 All 16.
5. Sunil Kr. Sarkar v. Aghor Kr. Basil, AIR 1989 Gauh 39.
UNIT- III SPECIFIC TRANSFER-I
• Laws Relating to Sale, Exchange and Mortgage (Sections 54-56,118-120, 58-60, 81,
91)
Relevant Cases:
1. Ganga Dhar v. Shankar Lai, (1958) SC 770.
2. Pomal Kanji Govingji v. VrajiLal K. Prohit, AIR 1989 SC 436.
3. Abdul Hakim v. Sajjad Hussain, (1923) 26 PC 206.
4. Meena Devi v. Tliakur Man Singh, AIR 1986 Raj 44.
UNIT- IV (SPECIFIC TRANSFER-II)
• Law Relating to Lease and Gift (Sections 105-111,122-127)
Relevant Cases
1. Errington v. Errington, (1952) 1 All ER149.
2. Associated Hotels of India Ltd v. R. N. Kapoor, (1960) 1 SCR 368.
3. Qualitx/ Cut Pieces v. M. Laxmi & Co., AIR 1986 SC 1816.
4. Sm. Kartari v. Keval Krishan, AIR 1972 HP 117.
5. Tila Bewa v. Maria Bewa, AIR 1962 Ori 130.
UNIT- V EASEMENT
• Concept and Meaning of Easement
• Creation and Extinction of Easement
• License-Difference between Easement and License
Suggested Readings:
1. Avtar Singh: Textbook on the Transfer of Property Act, Universal Law
Publishing- An Imprint of LexisNexis, New Delhi.
2. Darashaw J. Vakil: Commentaries on the Transfer of Property Act, LexisNexis
India, Gurgaon.
3. Dr. H. N. Tiwari: Transfer of Property Act, Allahabad Law Agency,
Allahabad.
4. Dr. R. K. Sinha: The Transfer of Property Act, Central Law Agency,
Allahabad.
5. G. P. Tripathi: The Transfer of Property Act, Central Law Publications,
Allahabad.
6. Poonam Pradhan Saxena: Mulla: The Transfer of Property Act, Lexis Nexis,
India.
7. Poonam Pradhan Saxena: Property Law, LexisNexis India, Gurgaon.
8. Rega Surya Rao: Lectures on Transfer of Property Act, Asia Law House,
Hyderabad.
9. S. N. Shukla: The Transfer of Property Act, Allahabad Law Agency,
Allahabad.
10. S. R. A. Rosedar: Transfer of Property Act, LexisNexis India, Gurgaon.
11. Sudhir Jairam Birje: The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 & Indian Easement Act,
1882, Ajit Prakashan, Pune.
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