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What does delivery mean under section 2(2) of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930?

Delivery under section 2(2) is the voluntary transfer of possession from one person to another. Ownership and possession are separate. Under section 19, property in specific…

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What does delivery mean under section 2(2) of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930?

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Delivery under section 2(2) is the voluntary transfer of possession from one person to another.

Ownership and possession are separate. Under section 19, property in specific or ascertained goods passes when the parties intend it to pass.

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Option A

The definition requires a voluntary transfer of possession.

Option B

Delivery is about possession. Ownership can pass separately under the Act.

Option C

This is the definition in section 2(2).

Option D

An agreement for a later transfer of ownership does not itself transfer possession.

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