Property Law-I

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University · LL.B. Semester 5

Unit I — General principles of Transfer of Property by act of parties inter-vivos

Definition, Concept and meaning of immovable property; · Doctrine of fixtures; · Distinction between movable and immovable property; · Doctrine of Notice, Actual and Constructive Notice;

Unit II — Transfer of Immovable Property;

Persons Competent to transfer, Living and Juristic Person; · Operation of Transfer; · Transfer of Spes Successionis; Transfer by heir apparent, Chance of a relation obtaining a legacy on the death of a kinsman;

Unit III — Doctrine of Feeding the grant by estoppel;

Status of bonafide transferee for consideration and without notice · Conditions restraining alienation and restrictions repugnant to the interest created; · Rule against perpetuity and exceptions; · Direction for accumulation;

Unit IV — Vested and Contingent interest, void conditions

Rule of acceleration; · Fulfilment of conditions — previous and subsequent, · Doctrine of election; · Apportionment; · Transfer by ostensible and co-owner,

Unit V — Priority of rights, Rent paid to holder under defective title;

Improvements made by bonafide holder; · Doctrine of Lis pendens; · Fraudulent transfer and part-performance; · Vedic concepts of Property and Possession;