https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304199 Transfer of a bank fixed deposit constitutes transfer of an actionable claim and requires a written instrument signed by the transferor under the Transfer of Property Act; delivery of deposit receipts alone does not perfect a gift. The alleged gift therefore failed. The marriage was not proved to be in an unapproved form, and the claimant had no inheritance right to the deceased's stridhan; even if it were unapproved, the father's widow would take preferentially. Although an aged pardanashin woman requires independent advice and free agency before being bound by an agreement, and the agreement was not her free and voluntary act, the suit failed because neither gift nor inheritance was established. en-us Wed, 01 Nov 1944 00:00:00 +0630 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 11:56:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304199 Transfer of a bank fixed deposit constitutes transfer of an actionable claim and requires a written instrument signed by the transferor under the Transfer of Property Act; delivery of deposit receipts alone does not perfect a gift. The alleged gift therefore failed. The marriage was not proved to be in an unapproved form, and the claimant had no inheritance right to the deceased's stridhan; even if it were unapproved, the father's widow would take preferentially. Although an aged pardanashin woman requires independent advice and free agency before being bound by an agreement, and the agreement was not her free and voluntary act, the suit failed because neither gift nor inheritance was established. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 01 Nov 1944 00:00:00 +0630 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=304199