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Under section 19 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, what is the effect of a transferee's death…

Section 19 expressly provides that a vested interest is not defeated by the transferee's death before possession. Postponement of enjoyment does not by itself show that an…

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Under section 19 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, what is the effect of a transferee's death before obtaining possession where the interest is already vested?

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Section 19 expressly provides that a vested interest is not defeated by the transferee's death before possession.

Postponement of enjoyment does not by itself show that an interest is contingent.

See Transfer of Property Act, 1882, section 19.

Option feedback

Option A

Section 19 expressly preserves the vested interest in this situation.

Option B

The death does not turn the already vested interest into a contingent one.

Option C

Section 19 says that a vested interest is not defeated by the transferee's death before possession.

Option D

Section 19 does not provide for automatic reversion on this ground.

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