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Which section of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 addresses improvements made by a good-faith…

Section 51 applies where the transferee made improvements while believing in good faith that they were absolutely entitled and was then evicted by a person with a better…

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Which section of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 addresses improvements made by a good-faith transferee under a defective title who is later evicted by a person with a better title?

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Section 51 applies where the transferee made improvements while believing in good faith that they were absolutely entitled and was then evicted by a person with a better title. It provides for the value of the improvements or a sale of the better-title holder’s interest on the statutory terms.

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Option A

Section 48 determines the priority of rights created by successive transfers.

Option B

Section 49 deals with a transferee’s rights concerning proceeds of a fire insurance policy.

Option C

Section 50 concerns rent paid in good faith to a holder under a defective title.

Option D

Section 51 provides relief for qualifying improvements made by a transferee who believed in good faith that they were absolutely entitled.

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