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Section 78 of Transfer of Property Act (TPA) – Postponement of prior mortgagee


Definition of Section 78 of Transfer of Property Act According to the Government of India


Section 78 of Transfer of Property Act: Postponement of prior mortgagee.โ€” Where, through the fraud, misrepresentation or gross neglect of a prior mortgagee, another person has been induced to advance money on the security of the mortgaged property, the prior mortgagee shall be postponed to the subsequent mortgagee.

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