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During B's lifetime, his daughter A has only an expectation of inheriting from him. A signs an…

Section 6(a) makes an heir apparent's bare chance of succession non-transferable. A separate issue can arise if a family arrangement or the heir's conduct and another…

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During B's lifetime, his daughter A has only an expectation of inheriting from him. A signs an instrument purporting to transfer that bare expectancy for ₹10 lakh. Assume there is no separate family arrangement and no basis for estoppel. What is the effect of the instrument under section 6(a) of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882?

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Section 6(a) makes an heir apparent's bare chance of succession non-transferable. A separate issue can arise if a family arrangement or the heir's conduct and another person's reliance give rise to estoppel, as discussed in Gulam Abbas v. Haji Kayyum Ali. The stated facts exclude those grounds.

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Option A

A's bare expectancy is not a present proprietary interest.

Option B

An agreement dealing only with a bare expectancy does not create a charge on the living owner's property.

Option C

Section 6(a) prevents transfer of the bare chance of inheriting.

Option D

A transfer of the bare expectancy does not automatically pass a share later inherited.

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