https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465429 Section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act gives a transferee in possession a defensive equity in part performance; the majority held that this protection does not lapse merely because a suit for specific performance is barred by limitation. Limitation bars the remedy, not the underlying right, and section 27 of the Limitation Act was treated as confined to suits for possession, so a transferee who remains in possession and satisfies the statutory conditions may still resist eviction under section 53A. Desai, J. dissented, holding that the protection ends once specific performance becomes time-barred. en-us Tue, 02 Nov 1993 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:40:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465429 Section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act gives a transferee in possession a defensive equity in part performance; the majority held that this protection does not lapse merely because a suit for specific performance is barred by limitation. Limitation bars the remedy, not the underlying right, and section 27 of the Limitation Act was treated as confined to suits for possession, so a transferee who remains in possession and satisfies the statutory conditions may still resist eviction under section 53A. Desai, J. dissented, holding that the protection ends once specific performance becomes time-barred. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 02 Nov 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465429