https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289119 A transfer of immovable property, though styled as a sale deed, is not a sale for pre-emption purposes if the consideration is discharge of the transferor's dower debt rather than money. The instrument's true nature must be determined from the deed as a whole, and the label used by the parties is not conclusive. Where the transaction operates as satisfaction of debt, it is treated in Muhammadan law as hiba-bil-ewaz, a gift for consideration, and such a transfer does not attract a right of pre-emption. en-us Fri, 25 Mar 1927 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 15 Jul 2020 15:34:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289119 A transfer of immovable property, though styled as a sale deed, is not a sale for pre-emption purposes if the consideration is discharge of the transferor's dower debt rather than money. The instrument's true nature must be determined from the deed as a whole, and the label used by the parties is not conclusive. Where the transaction operates as satisfaction of debt, it is treated in Muhammadan law as hiba-bil-ewaz, a gift for consideration, and such a transfer does not attract a right of pre-emption. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 25 Mar 1927 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289119