TPA Section 136: Incapacity of officers connected with courts of justice
Transfer of Property Act, 1882 · Chapter 8: Transfers of actionable claims
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136. Incapacity of officers connected with Courts of Justice.—No Judge, legal practitioner or officer connected with any Court of Justice shall buy or traffic in, or stipulate for, or agree to receive any share of, or interest in, any actionable claim, and no Court of Justice shall enforce, at his instance, or at the instance of any person claiming by or through him, any actionable claim so dealt with by him as aforesaid.
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
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Other sections in this chapter
- 130. Transfer of actionable claim
- 130A. Transfer of policy of marine insurance
- 131. Notice to be in writing, signed
- 132. Liability of transferee of actionable claim
- 133. Warranty of solvency of debtor
- 134. Mortgaged debt
- 135. Assignment of rights under policy of insurance against fire
- 135A. Assignment of rights under policy of marine insurance
- 137. Saving of negotiable instruments, etc