By Siddharth Dalabehera INTRODUCTION The ‘gift’ is a transfer of property where interest is transferred from one living person to another, without any consideration. It is a gratuitous and inter vivos in nature. This is the general definition that is accepted by all the religions, including Muslim law. As per the Muslim […]
Concept of Gift Under Muslim Law
By Samarth Trigunayat, CNLU Editor’s Note: The concept of Gift, or Hiba in Muslim law has existed from the very inception of the religion, circa. 600 A.D. While Muslim Law has not been shown to recognise the differentiation of land into estates, it does recognise the difference between the ownership of […]