Transfer of Property Act, 1882

Section - 25 - Conditional transfer

Conditional transfer

25. An interest created on a transfer of property and dependent upon a condition fails if the fulfilment of the condition is impossible, or is forbidden by law, or is of such a nature that, if permitted, it would defeat the provisions of any law, or is fraudulent, or involves or implies injury to the person or property of another, or the court regards it as immoral or opposed to public policy.

Illustrations

(a)-A lets a farm to B on condition that he shall walk a hundred miles in an hour.
-The lease is void.
(b)-A gives Rs. 500 to B on condition that he shall marry A's daughter C. At the date of the transfer, C was dead. The transfer is void.
(c)-A transfers Rs. 500 to B on condition that she shall murder C. The transfer is void..... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store