TPA Chapter 7: Gifts

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Plain-language guide

What this part covers

A gift requires voluntary transfer of existing property without consideration and acceptance within the statutory window.

Key provisions

  1. Section 122. "Gift" defined
  2. Section 123. Transfer how effected
  3. Section 124. Gift of existing and future property
  4. Section 125. Gift to several of whom one does not accept
  5. Section 126. When gift may be suspended or revoked
  6. Section 127. Onerous gifts
  7. Section 128. Universal donee
  8. Section 129. Saving of donations mortis causa and Mohammedan Law

Study check

Chapter 7: study check

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  1. 1.When must acceptance occur for section 122's gift rule?
  2. 2.How many attesting witnesses does the central immovable-gift rule require?

Official reference: Government of India reference, hosted by Andhra Pradesh High Court — checked: 30 September 2026.Central reference text reproduced from the linked government PDF, with footnotes and separately labelled state amendments left in the original. It includes the 2001/2003 changes and the 2019 territorial-extension note. The checking date is not a certification that every state rule is current. Consult the original schedule, territorial notifications and applicable state law separately.Read the original schedule and amendment notes