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Which section of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 embodies the doctrine often called feeding the…

Section 43 addresses a person who, fraudulently or erroneously representing authority to transfer immovable property, purports to transfer it for consideration. If the…

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Which section of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 embodies the doctrine often called feeding the grant by estoppel?

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Section 43 addresses a person who, fraudulently or erroneously representing authority to transfer immovable property, purports to transfer it for consideration. If the transferor later acquires an interest while the contract subsists, the transferee may elect to have the transfer operate on that interest, subject to protection for a later good-faith transferee for consideration without notice of that option.

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Option A

Section 42 concerns a later transfer by a person who reserved power to revoke an earlier transfer.

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Section 43 allows the qualifying prior transferee to elect to claim a later-acquired interest.

Option C

Section 44 concerns transfer by a co-owner.

Option D

Section 45 concerns a joint transfer for consideration to two or more persons.

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