https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288527 A surrender by a life-tenant in favour of remaindermen does not amount to a transfer of property within Section 5 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. The surrender merely effaces the life-tenant's limited estate and accelerates the remaindermen's rights under the original settlement; title is derived from the original owner, not through the life-tenant. As Section 53 applies only to a transfer in the technical sense, it does not apply to such a surrender. The deed was therefore not vulnerable under Section 53, and the adverse finding against the plaintiffs could not stand. en-us Wed, 20 Sep 1972 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 13 Jun 2020 11:20:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288527 A surrender by a life-tenant in favour of remaindermen does not amount to a transfer of property within Section 5 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. The surrender merely effaces the life-tenant's limited estate and accelerates the remaindermen's rights under the original settlement; title is derived from the original owner, not through the life-tenant. As Section 53 applies only to a transfer in the technical sense, it does not apply to such a surrender. The deed was therefore not vulnerable under Section 53, and the adverse finding against the plaintiffs could not stand. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 20 Sep 1972 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288527