Transfer of Property Law Notes for LLB — Trust & Easement Cases
📑 Course: KSLU LL.B. (3-Year / 5-Year) • Semester: 2nd Semester • Subject: Transfer of Property Law “Transfer of property means an act by which a living person conveys property, in present or in future, to one or more other living persons, or to himself and others.” — Section 5, Transfer of Property Act, 1882
Free, exam-ready Transfer of Property Law notes for LL.B. — concise topic notes, comparison charts, previous-year questions, landmark cases and solved IRAC problems. Pick any topic below.
Unit I — General Principles of Transfer
- What May Be Transferred (S.6) & Restraints on Alienation
- Unborn Persons, Rule Against Perpetuity & Vested vs Contingent Interest
Unit II — The Doctrines
- Election, Ostensible Owner, Feeding the Grant & Fraudulent Transfer
- Doctrines of Lis Pendens & Part-Performance
Unit III — Mortgages
Unit IV — Sale, Lease, Exchange & Gifts
Unit V — Law of Trusts
Landmark Case Laws
Full one-page briefs — facts, issue, held and why it matters — for every case the KSLU examiner keeps returning to:
| Case Name | Key Exam Concept | Quick Link |
|---|---|---|
| Ananda Behera v State of Orissa (1955) | A fishing right is immovable property | Read Brief |
| Girjesh Dutt v Data Din (1934) | A life interest to an unborn person is void | Read Brief |
| Rajes Kanta Roy v Santi Debi (1957) | The law leans towards early vesting | Read Brief |
| Ram Baran Prasad v Ram Mohit Hazra (1967) | Perpetuity does not touch a personal covenant | Read Brief |
| Ramcoomar Koondoo v McQueen (1872) | The foundation of the ostensible-owner rule | Read Brief |
| Jayadayal Poddar v Bibi Hazra (1974) | The tests of a benami transaction | Read Brief |
| Bellamy v Sabine (1857) | Why litigation freezes the disputed property | Read Brief |
| Jumma Masjid v Kodimaniandra Deviah (1962) | Feeding the grant prevails over spes successionis | Read Brief |
| Noakes & Co v Rice (1902) | A mortgage cannot be made irredeemable | Read Brief |
| Santley v Wilde (1899) | The equity of redemption is inseparable from a mortgage | Read Brief |
| Seth Ganga Dhar v Shankar Lal (1958) | A long term is not automatically a clog | Read Brief |
| Associated Hotels of India v R.N. Kapoor (1959) | Exclusive possession marks a lease | Read Brief |
| Narandas Karsondas v S.A. Kamtam (1977) | Ownership passes only on a registered sale deed | Read Brief |
| K. Balakrishnan v K. Kamalam (2004) | An accepted, registered gift cannot be revoked at will | Read Brief |
| Keech v Sandford (1726) | A trustee may not profit from his position | Read Brief |
| Speight v Gaunt (1883) | The standard of care is that of an ordinary prudent person | Read Brief |
| Lambe v Eames (1871) | Precatory words create a trust only if an obligation is intended | Read Brief |
✏️ Practice
- 10 Solved Problems (IRAC Method) — KSLU-style problems worked in full
- KSLU Past Questions & Exam Topics
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