https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289097 An oral gift of immovable property by a Mahomedan to his wife was treated as valid where the donor declared the gift, the donee accepted it, and possession was delivered. Continued residence by the husband or his receipt of rents did not by itself defeat the gift. In Bihar, Mahomedan law was applied as the rule of decision under the Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, supported by the Shariat Act, 1937, and Section 129 of the Transfer of Property Act preserved Muslim law gifts from the registration requirement in Section 123. The Article 14 challenge also failed because the differential treatment of Mahomedans in this context was based on reasonable classification. en-us Thu, 06 Dec 1962 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 15 Jul 2020 12:37:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289097 An oral gift of immovable property by a Mahomedan to his wife was treated as valid where the donor declared the gift, the donee accepted it, and possession was delivered. Continued residence by the husband or his receipt of rents did not by itself defeat the gift. In Bihar, Mahomedan law was applied as the rule of decision under the Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, supported by the Shariat Act, 1937, and Section 129 of the Transfer of Property Act preserved Muslim law gifts from the registration requirement in Section 123. The Article 14 challenge also failed because the differential treatment of Mahomedans in this context was based on reasonable classification. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 06 Dec 1962 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289097