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Under the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, the rents and profits of the immovable property, from the…

In the absence of a contract to the contrary, section 55(4)(a) entitles the seller to rents and profits until ownership passes to the buyer. An agreement to sell does not…

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Under the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, the rents and profits of the immovable property, from the date of agreement till the ownership passes to the buyers, go to

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In the absence of a contract to the contrary, section 55(4)(a) entitles the seller to rents and profits until ownership passes to the buyer. An agreement to sell does not itself transfer ownership. Accordingly the default entitlement during the interval stated is the seller’s, rather than an automatic equal division or entitlement based solely on an advance payment.

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