https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281661 An oral transfer of immovable property by a Muslim husband to his wife in satisfaction of an ascertained dower debt was treated as a single transaction, not as a pure gift or two separate gifts. The court reasoned that where the wife relinquishes part of a definite debt, the transfer has the legal incidents of a sale, because the debt operates as consideration within Section 54 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. The transaction therefore falls within the statutory definition of sale and cannot be completed orally; a registered instrument is required. en-us Wed, 25 Oct 1950 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 29 Jun 2019 11:31:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281661 An oral transfer of immovable property by a Muslim husband to his wife in satisfaction of an ascertained dower debt was treated as a single transaction, not as a pure gift or two separate gifts. The court reasoned that where the wife relinquishes part of a definite debt, the transfer has the legal incidents of a sale, because the debt operates as consideration within Section 54 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. The transaction therefore falls within the statutory definition of sale and cannot be completed orally; a registered instrument is required. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 25 Oct 1950 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281661