P&H: Donor Cannot Bequeath Property by Will qua Already Gifted The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that a person who has already gifted property cannot later bequeath the same by Will. High Court allowed a Regular Second Appeal filed by the defendants against a 1992 first appellate decree that had granted possession to the plaintiff. The dispute concerned agricultural land. One Bhag Singh had executed a registered gift deed on 07.04.1956 in favour
P&H: Donor Cannot Bequeath Property by Will qua Already Gifted
punjab-haryana
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18 May 2026
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Gift— Gift/Will — Will comes into operation after death of testator whereas gift comes into operation immediately upon its execution and once the gift deed was executed, the donor was left with no right, title or interest in the suit property so it could not have been made a subject matter of a subsequent Will - Will dated 27.02.1969 was inoperative as the land gifted on 07.04.1956. (Paras 21)
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