Transfer of Property Act, 1882 · Chapter II: Of Transfers of Property by Act of Parties
Section 7: Persons competent to transfer
Every person competent to contract and entitled to transferable property, or authorised to dispose of transferable property not his own, is competent to transfer such property either wholly or in part and either absolutely or conditionally, in the circumstances, to the extent and in the manner, allowed and prescribed by any law for the time being in force.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 7
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Ltd. v. His Highness Maharaja Sir Brijnath Singhji Deo of Maihar
Whether the High Court was right in taking the view that the suit of the plaintiff for declaration of his title based on a valid Gift Deed should fail as the plaintiff omitted to pray for the consequential relief of…
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The Correspondence, Rbanms Educational Institution v. B. Gunashekar & Another
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court and the trial court rejecting the application filed by the appellant u/Ord.VII r.11(a) and (d) CPC for the rejection of plaint.
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Neelam Gupta & Ors. v. Rajendra Kumar Gupta & Anr.
Issue arose as to whether the impugned judgment is to be sustained in view of the indisputable or undisputed facts; whether the suit schedule property is the Joint Hindu Family property; whether the finding of the High…
- Resident’S Welfare Association and Another v. The Union Territory of Chandigarh and Others
- Harshad Govardhan Sondagar v. International Assets Reconstruction Co. Ltd.
- Dipak Babaria & Anr. v. State of Gujarat & Ors.