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The Transfer of Property Act, 1882

Prohibition of tacking

In force From 01 Jul 1882 Act 4 of 1882 As on 15 Oct 2026

Act 4 of 1882 Ministry Law and Justice Enacted 17 Feb 1882 In force 01 Jul 1882

Section 93 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 deals with prohibition of tacking. No mortgagee paying off a prior mortgage, whether with or without notice of an intermediate mortgage, shall thereby acquire any priority in respect of his original security; The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1882.

1[93. Prohibition of tacking-- No mortgagee paying off a prior mortgage, whether with or without notice of an intermediate mortgage, shall thereby acquire any priority in respect of his original security; and, except in the case provided for by section 79, no mortgagee- making a subsequent advance to the mortgagor, whether with or without notice of an intermediate mortgage, shall thereby acquire any priority in respect of his security for such subsequent advance.]

Section 93, 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. 79 Mortgage to secure uncertain amount when maximum is expressed

Questions about Section 93

What does Section 93 of the Transfer of Property Act deal with?

Section 93 of the Transfer of Property Act is headed "Prohibition of tacking". [93. Prohibition of tacking-- No mortgagee paying off a prior mortgage, whether with or without notice of an intermediate mortgage, shall thereby acquire any priority in respect of his original security;

How do I find court cases under Section 93 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 93, section 93 TP Act, section 93 of the Transfer of Property Act. People searching for it also type tampa 93. 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 93 of the Transfer of Property Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 79 (Mortgage to secure uncertain amount when maximum is expressed), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When did Section 93 of the Transfer of Property Act come into force?

Section 93 of the Transfer of Property Act, cited as TP Act 93, 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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