Property Law including Transfer of Property Act & Easement Act

Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University · LL.B. Semester 4

Unit 1 — Jurisprudential Controls of Property [10 units]

1. Concept and meaning of property-New Property-Governmental largesse. · 2. Kinds of property- Movable and immovable property-tangible and intangible property

Unit 2 — Resources use patterns and concepts in India: Who owns land? Sovereign or the subject? [5 units]

1. Pre-colonial position. · 2. Hindu Law · 3. Muslim theory · 4. Tribal approaches · 5. Position under colonial administration. · 6. Introduction to permanent settlement. · 7. Ryotwari settlement · 8. Evaluation of eminent domain under company administration. · 9. Effects of colonial revenue administration · 10. Intermediaries.

Unit 3 — Forms of Control Urban Property [3 units]

1. Rights to Housing and Shelter. · 2. Slum Clearance or slum improvement? · 3. Housing policy. · 4. Urban development authority · 5. Master plan · 6. Zonal development plan · 7. Declaration of development areas · 8. Powers of the authority.

Unit 4 — Law relating to Transfer of Property [25 units]

1. Actionable Claims, General Principles of Transfer of Property, Definition of Transfer of Property-what may be Transferred- whether movable or immovable - persons competent to transfer. · 2. Transfer of Property -in favour of unborn persons-Rule Against perpetuity-object of Rule-Maximum Remoteness of vesting, Direction for accumulation · 3. Vested Interest-Contingent Interest- Doctrines of Election- Election when necessary-Rights of Disappointed transferee · 4. Doctrines of lis pendens -Basis of lis pendens-effect-fraudulent transfer · 5. Part performance-part performance under section 53-A of T.P. act.

Unit 5 — Specific Transfers of Immovable Property [20 units]

1. Sale- Definition-Essentials of valid sale -Rights & liabilities of Buyer and seller-sellers Rights & duties- marshalling of subsequent purchaser. · 2. Mortgage: -Definition-Essential elements-Kinds of mortgage-Rights of mortgager to redeem-once a mortgage always a mortgage-clog on redemption. · 3. Leases -definition-lessor, lessee, Premium & rent defined, essential elements of lease, Duration of certain Lease, Tenant- at -will, Tenant at sufferance, lease How made-, Rights and liabilities of lessor & lessee. · 4. Exchange-definition-rights and liabilities of parties. · 5. Gift-definition-essential elements-modes of making gift-onerous gift-universal donee-Transfer of actionable claim-liability of parties

Unit 6 — Trusts [5 units]

1. Definition and classification. · 2. Trust distinguished from agency, Bailment and wakf. · 3. Charitable trusts. Resulting and constructive trusts.

Unit 7 — Easements [6 units]

1. Nature, Characteristics and Extinction. · 2. Creation of easements. · 3. Riparian rights. · 4. Licenses

Unit 8 — Recordation of Property Rights [10 units]

1. Law relating to registration of documents affecting property relations Exemptions of leases and mortgages in favor of Land Development Bank from registration. · 2. Recordation of rights in agricultural land with special reference to respective states. · 3. Investigation of title to property. · 4. Law relating to stamp duties: of the liability of instruments of duty. · 5. Duties by whom payable. · 6. Effect of not duly stamping instruments: examination and impounding of Instruments: inadmissibility on evidence: impounding of instruments.