https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462701 An oral gift of movable property was ineffective where there was no completed transfer by delivery or registered instrument and no reliable proof of acceptance by or on behalf of the donee during the donor's lifetime. A claim seeking to reopen a deceased person's accounts against an agent was treated as outside civil cognizance where it in substance fell within the special jurisdiction governing landlord-agent disputes, although a claim for identified specific balances could still be maintainable. The broader accounting claim was also regarded as barred by limitation, as such a challenge accrued on the donor's death and had to be brought within the prescribed period. en-us Tue, 07 Mar 1922 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:35:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462701 An oral gift of movable property was ineffective where there was no completed transfer by delivery or registered instrument and no reliable proof of acceptance by or on behalf of the donee during the donor's lifetime. A claim seeking to reopen a deceased person's accounts against an agent was treated as outside civil cognizance where it in substance fell within the special jurisdiction governing landlord-agent disputes, although a claim for identified specific balances could still be maintainable. The broader accounting claim was also regarded as barred by limitation, as such a challenge accrued on the donor's death and had to be brought within the prescribed period. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 07 Mar 1922 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462701