Transfer of Property Act, 1882 · Chapter VII: Of Gifts
Section 122: “Gift” defined
Gift is the transfer of certain existing moveable or immoveable property made voluntarily and without consideration, by one person, called the donor, to another, called the donee, and accepted by or on behalf of the donee.
Acceptance when to be made.— Such acceptance must be made during the lifetime of the donor and while he is till capable of giving,
If the donee dies before acceptance, the gift is void.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 122
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N.P. Saseendran v. N.P. Ponnamma & Ors.
The question to be decided herein is twin fold, whether the document of the year 1985 is a gift or Settlement or Will and whether the requirements under law or conditions in the deed have been satisfied to vest a legal…
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Sri Mahesh v. Sangram & Ors.
Issue arose whether by virtue of operation of the provisions of ss. 14(1) and 12(c) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the defendant no.1-adoptive mother would become absolute owner of the property prior to the adoption…
- Daulat Singh (D) Thr. Lrs. v. The State of Rajasthan & Ors
- Vithaldas Jagannath Khatri (D) Through Shakuntala Alias Sushma & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra Revenue and Forest Department & Ors.
- Jagdish Chander v. Satish Chander and Ors.
- S. Sarojini Amma v. Velayudhan Pillai Sreekumar
- Renikuntla Rajamma (D) by Lrs. v. K. Sarwanamma
- Vathsala Manickavasagam & Ors. v. N. Ganesan & Anr.
- Mathai Samuel and Ors. v. Eapen Eapen (Dead) by Lrs. and Ors.
- Narendra Gopal Vidyarthi v. Rajat Vidyarthi
- Asokan v. Lakshmikutty & Ors.
- K. Balakrishnan v. K. Kamalam and Ors.
- B.L. Wadhera v. Union of India and Ors.
- Commissioner of Income Tax, Jaipur v. Sirehmal Nawalakha