Transfer of Property Act - Important Doctrines

1. Nemo det quod no habet – No person can give better title than he himself possess – Section 7

2. Doctrine of rule against Perpetuity – Section 14

3. Doctrine of Accumulation – section 17

4. Doctrine of Cypress – section 18, 26

5. Doctrine of Transfer – Sec 25

6. Condition Precedent – Section 26

7. Condition subsequent – Section 28 R/w 29

8. Doctrine of acceleration – Section 27

9. Doctrine of Election – Section 35

10. Doctrine of holding out or transfer by ostensible owner

11. Feeding grant by estoppels – section 43

12. Doctrine of lis pendens – section 52

13. Doctrine of fraudulent transfer – section 53

14. Doctrine of part performance – 53A

15. Doctrine of Marshaling

- by subsequent purchaser – section 56

- by subsequent mortgagee – section 81

16. Once mortgagee always mortgagee – section 60

17. Rule of Contribution – section 82

18. Rule of subrogation – section 92

19. Redeem up, foreclose down - section 91, 94

Bharath L

Advocate

High Court of Karnataka, Bangalore

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