LawgistThe Transfer of Property Act
26Fulfilment of condition precedent
Where the terms of a transfer of property impose a conditions to be fulfilled before a person can take an interest in the property, the condition shall be deemed to have been substantially complied with.
Illustrations
(a) A transfers Rs. 5,000 to B on condition that he shall marry with the consent of C, D, and E. E dies. B marries with the consent of C and D. B is deemed to have fulfilled the condition.
(b) A transfers Rs. 5,000 to B on condition that he shall marry with the consent of C, D and E.B marries without the consent of C, D and E, but obtains their consent after the marriage. B has not fulfilled the condition.
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(A) Transfer of property, whether moveable or immoveable
- 5 “Transfer of property” defined
- 6 What may be transferred
- 7 Persons competent to transfer
- 8 Operation of transfer
- 9 Oral transfer
- 10 Condition restraining alienation
- 11 Restriction repugnant to interest cleated
- 12 Condition making interest determinable on insolvency or attempted alienation
- 13 Transfer for benefit of unborn person
- 14 Rule against, perpetuity
- 15 Transfer to class some of whom come under sect ions 13 and 14
- 16 Transfer to take effect on failure of prior interest
- 17 Direction for accumulation
- 18 Transfer in perpetuity for benefit of public
- 19 Vested interest
- 20 When unborn person acquires vested interest on transfer for his benef it
- 21 Contingent interest
- 22 Transfer to members of a class who attain a particular age
- 23 Transfer contingent on happening of specified uncertain event
- 24 Transfer to such of certain persons as survive at some period not specified
- 25 Conditional transfer
- 26 Fulfilment of condition precedent
- 27 Conditional transfer to one person coupled with transfer to another on failure of prior disposition
- 28 Ulterior transfer conditional on happening or not happening of specified event
- 29 Fulfilment of condition subsequent
- 30 Prior disposition not affected by invalidity of ulterior disposition
- 31 Condition that transfer shall cease to have effect in case specified uncertain event happens or does not happen
- 32 Such condition must not be invalid
- 33 Transfer conditional on performance of act, no time being specified for performance
- 34 Transfer conditional on performance of act, time being specified
