Transfer of Property Act, 1882
Transfer of Property Act, 1882
IV · Section 78

Postponement of prior mortgagee

Synced on 04 Jul 2026Text as per India Code

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.

Judgments on Section 78