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In Rajes Kanta Roy v. Santi Debi, decided by the Supreme Court in 1956, how did the Court classify…

The Supreme Court held that Rajes had a vested beneficial interest. The deed postponed or restricted enjoyment of the properties, including the premises at Lansdowne Road,…

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In Rajes Kanta Roy v. Santi Debi, decided by the Supreme Court in 1956, how did the Court classify Rajes’s beneficial interest under the trust deed?

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The Supreme Court held that Rajes had a vested beneficial interest. The deed postponed or restricted enjoyment of the properties, including the premises at Lansdowne Road, without making the beneficial interest contingent.

The Court’s analysis concerns the distinction between vested and contingent interests under sections 19 and 21 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882.

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Option A

The Court held that the deed vested the beneficial interest even though it restricted enjoyment.

Option B

The Court considered this characterization and rejected it on its construction of the trust deed.

Option C

The case concerned an interest created under an executed trust deed, rather than a bare chance of succeeding to property.

Option D

The question concerns the classification of a beneficial interest under the deed. The Court classified it as vested.

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