Section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 speaks about—

Section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 deals with part performance of a contract to transfer immovable property for consideration. Where the statutory conditions are met, the provision protects the transferee's possession against the transferor, subject to the statutory protection for a transferee for consideration without notice. Under Section 17(1A) of the Registration Act, 1908, documents for the purposes of Section 53A executed on or after 24 September 2001 must be registered to have effect under that provision.