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The Transfer of Property Act, 1882

Service or tender on or to agent

In force From 01 Jul 1882 Act 4 of 1882 As on 17 Oct 2026

Act 4 of 1882 Ministry Law and Justice Enacted 17 Feb 1882 In force 01 Jul 1882 Cited by 16 provisions

Section 102 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 deals with service or tender on or to agent. Where the person on or to whom any notice or tender is to be served or made under this Chapter does not reside in the district in which the mortgaged property or some part thereof is situate, service or tender on or to an agent holding a general power-of-attorney from such person or otherwise duly a The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1882.

Where the person on or to whom any notice or tender is to be served or made under this Chapter does not reside in the district in which the mortgaged property or some part thereof is situate, service or tender on or to an agent holding a general power-of-attorney from such person or otherwise duly authorised to accept such service or tender shall be deemed sufficient.

1[Where no person or agent on whom such notice should be served can be found or is known] to the person required to serve the notice, the latter person may apply to any Court in which a suit might be brought for redemption of the mortgaged property, and such Court shall direct in what manner such notice shall be served, and any notice served in compliance with such direction shall be deemed Sufficient:

2[Provided that, in the case of a notice required by section 83, in the case of a deposit, the application shall be made to the Court in which the deposit has been made.]

3[Where no person or agent to whom such tender should be made can be found or is known] to the person desiring to make the tender, the latter person may deposit, 4[in any Court in which a suit might be brought for redemption of the mortgaged property] the amount sought to be tendered, and such deposit shall have the effect of a tender of such amount.

Section 102, The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (Act 4 of 1882).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 83 Power to deposit in Court money due on mortgage

Referred to by 16

  1. Assam Co-operative Land Mortgage Bank Act, 1960 (Single Document) s. 32
  2. Bihar Co-operative Societies Act s. 44AG Provisions of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 to apply to notice under this Chapter
  3. Bihar Co-operative Societies Act s. 44H Priority of mortgage, over claims
  4. Chhattisgarh Sahakari Krishi aur Gramin Vikas Bank Adhiniyam s. 58
  5. Jammu and Kashmir Co-operative Societies Act s. 109
  6. Jammu and Kashmir Co-operative Societies Act s. 146 Application of provisions of Transfer of Property Act, Samvat 1977 to notices
  7. Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act s. 97
  8. Kerala Co-operative Land Mortgage Banks Act, 1960 (President's Act No.1 of 1960) s. 44 Repeals
  9. Madhya Pradesh Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Development Bank Act 1999 s. 58
  10. Manipur Co-operative Societies Act s. 143
  11. Puducherry Co-operative Societies Act s. 117 Sections 102, 103 and 104 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 to apply to such notices
  12. Rajasthan Co-operative Societies Act s. 97 Service of notice

and 4 more

Questions about Section 102

What does Section 102 of the Transfer of Property Act deal with?

Section 102 of the Transfer of Property Act is headed "Service or tender on or to agent". Where the person on or to whom any notice or tender is to be served or made under this Chapter does not reside in the district in which the mortgaged property or some part thereof is situate, service or tender on or to an agent holding a general power-of-attorney from such person or otherwise duly a

How do I find court cases under Section 102 of the Transfer of Property Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: TP Act 102, section 102 TP Act, section 102 of the Transfer of Property Act. People searching for it also type tampa 102 and ler tpa 102g fi. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 102 of the Transfer of Property Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 83 (Power to deposit in Court money due on mortgage), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 16 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.

When did Section 102 of the Transfer of Property Act come into force?

Section 102 of the Transfer of Property Act, cited as TP Act 102, came into force on 01 Jul 1882, having been enacted on 17 Feb 1882. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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