Law of Property

Unit I

Meaning and concept of property · Kinds of property · Transfer of property · Transferable and non-transferable property · Who can transfer · Operation of transfer · Mode of transfer · Conditional transfer · Void and unlawful conditions · Condition precedent and condition subsequent · Vested and contingent interest · Transfer to unborn persons

• Kinds of property — movable and immovable Definitions
• General principles of transfer of property

Unit II

Doctrine of Election · Covenants · Transfer by ostensible owner · Doctrine of Feeding the Grant by Estoppels · Doctrine of Lispendens · Fraudulent Transfers · Doctrine of Part-performance

Unit III

Sale: Essential features , Mode of Sale , Rights and liabilities of parties.- Mortgage: Kinds of Mortgages · Rights and liabilities of mortgagor and mortgagee Marshalling and Contribution · Charges

• Sale [Sections 54 — 57]
• Mortgage and Charge [Sections 58 — 104]

Unit IV

Lease · Essential features · Kinds of leases · Rights and liabilities of lesser and lessee · Termination of lease · forfeiture · Exchange · Gifts · Different types of gifts · Registration of Gifts · Transfer of Actionable Claims

• Lease [Sections 105 — 117]
• Exchange [Sections 118 — 121]
• Gift [Section 122 — 129]
• Actionable Claims [Sections 130 — 137]

Unit V

Easements: Definition of easement, Distinction between Lease and License · Dominant and Servient Tenements.- Acquisition of property through testamentary succession · Will · Codicil · Capacity to execute Will · Nature of bequests · Executors of Will · Rights and Obligations of Legatees

• Indian Easements Act, 1882
• Testamentary Succession Wills