Section 63A The Transfer of Property Act, 1882

 

 Section 63A The Transfer of Property Act, 1882: 

Improvements to mortgaged property.—

(1) Where mortgaged property in possession of the mortgagee has, during the continuance of the mortgage, been improved, the mortgagor, upon redemption, shall, in the absence of a contract to the contrary, be entitled to the improvement; and the mortgagor shall not, save only in cases provided for in sub-section (2), be liable to pay the cost thereof.

(2) Where any such improvement was effected at the cost of the mortgagee and was necessary to preserve the property from destruction or deterioration or was necessary to prevent the security from becoming insufficient, or was made in compliance with the lawful order of any public servant or public authority, the mortgagor shall, in the absence of a contract to the contrary, be liable to pay the proper cost thereof as an addition to the principal money with interest at the same rate as is payable on the principal, or, where no such rate is fixed, at the rate of nine per cent per annum, and the profits, if any, accruing by reason of the improvement shall be credited to the mortgagor.]

Supreme Court of India Important Judgments And Leading Case Law Related to Section 63A The Transfer of Property Act, 1882: 

Smt. Rukhamanbai vs Shivram & Ors on 3 September, 1981

Bayaji Sambhu Mali @Borate(D) vs Nazir Mohammed B.Zari Thr.Poa on 12 February, 2019

Anandram Jivraj Gagle vs Premraj Mukandas & Ors on 31 August, 1967

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