Rent bona fide paid to holder under defective title
Section 50 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 deals with rent bona fide paid to holder under defective title. No person shall be chargeable with any rents or profits of any immoveable property, which he has in good faith paid or delivered to any person of whom he in good faith held such property, notwithstanding it may afterwards appear that the person to whom such payment or delivery was made had no right The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1882.
No person shall be chargeable with any rents or profits of any immoveable property, which he has in good faith paid or delivered to any person of whom he in good faith held such property, notwithstanding it may afterwards appear that the person to whom such payment or delivery was made had no right to receive such rents or profits.
Illustration
A lets a field to B at a rent of Rs. 50, and then transfers the field to C. B, having no notice of the transfer, in good faith pays the rent to A. B is not chargeable with the rent so paid.
Section 50, The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (Act 4 of 1882).
Questions about Section 50
What does Section 50 of the Transfer of Property Act deal with?
Section 50 of the Transfer of Property Act is headed "Rent bona fide paid to holder under defective title". No person shall be chargeable with any rents or profits of any immoveable property, which he has in good faith paid or delivered to any person of whom he in good faith held such property, notwithstanding it may afterwards appear that the person to whom such payment or delivery was made had no right
How do I find court cases under Section 50 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 50, section 50 TP Act, section 50 of the Transfer of Property Act. People searching for it also type tpa 50 mg and lra-tpa 50g. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 50 of the Transfer of Property Act come into force?
Section 50 of the Transfer of Property Act, cited as TP Act 50, 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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