Condition making interest determinable on insolvency or attempted alienation
Section 12 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 deals with condition making interest determinable on insolvency or attempted alienation. Where property is transferred subject to a condition or limitation making any interest therein, reserved or given to or for the benefit of any person, to cease on his becoming insolvent or endeavouring to transfer or dispose of the same, such condition or limitation is void. The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1882.
Where property is transferred subject to a condition or limitation making any interest therein, reserved or given to or for the benefit of any person, to cease on his becoming insolvent or endeavouring to transfer or dispose of the same, such condition or limitation is void.
Nothing in this section applies to a condition in a lease for the benefit of the lessor or those claiming under him.
Section 12, The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (Act 4 of 1882).
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Questions about Section 12
What does Section 12 of the Transfer of Property Act deal with?
Section 12 of the Transfer of Property Act is headed "Condition making interest determinable on insolvency or attempted alienation". Where property is transferred subject to a condition or limitation making any interest therein, reserved or given to or for the benefit of any person, to cease on his becoming insolvent or endeavouring to transfer or dispose of the same, such condition or limitation is void.
How do I find court cases under Section 12 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 12, section 12 TP Act, section 12 of the Transfer of Property Act. People searching for it also type tpa 12 shotgun. 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 12 of the Transfer of Property Act, and has it changed?
2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When did Section 12 of the Transfer of Property Act come into force?
Section 12 of the Transfer of Property Act, cited as TP Act 12, 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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