Landmark case · Family Law – II (Muslim Law and Other Personal Laws) · Semester 2

Valia Peedikakkandi Katheessa Umma v. Pathumma

AIR 1964 SC 275 · Supreme Court of India

A gift of immovable property under Muslim law is complete by declaration, acceptance and delivery of possession; registration is not essential if possession passes.

From topic

Hiba (gift) and wasiyat (wills) — Unit III, Family Law – II (Muslim Law and Other Personal Laws).

Related sections:

Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937, 2 — Gifts, wills and inheritances governed by Muslim personal law
Transfer of Property Act, 1882, 129 — Saving of Muslim gifts from Chapter VII of the TPA