THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW
STUDY PLAN OF LAW OF PROPERTY
For LLB 5 Years, 5th Semester (Section: A & C), Session: Fall 2019-24
Course Instructor: Aas Muhammad, Lecturer of Law
1. Course Outline:
The Course Outline of Law of Property is as under:
Lectures Main Topics And Sub-topics Week
1-3 Introduction of Law of Property Week
Basic Concept of Law of Property 01
Pakistani Statutes and Constitutional Provisions
regarding Law of Property
4-6 The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 Week
Basic Introduction of TPA 1882 02
Salient Features of TPA, 1882
7-9 Transfer of Property by Act of Parties Week
Definition and Basic Ingredients of Transfer of 03
Property
Non-transferable Property
Competency of Transferor
Conditions Relating to Transfers
Vested and Contingent Interest
Oral Transfer and Conditional Transfer
Election and Apportionment by Time
Joint Property and Priority of Rights
Lis pendens and Fraudulent Transfer
Part Performance and Ostensible Owner
10-12 Sales of Immovable Property Week
Definition and Basic Ingredients of Sale 04
Rights and Duties of Seller
Rights and Duties of Buyer
Marshalling
13-15 Mortgages of Immovable Property and Charges Week
Definition and Basic Ingredients of Mortgage 05
Kinds of Mortgage (Mortgage by Conditional
Sale, Usufructuary Mortgage, English Mortgage,
Equitable Mortgage, Anomalous Mortgage)
Rights and Duties of Mortgagor
Rights and Duties of Mortgagee
Remedies of Mortgagee
Appointment, Powers, Remuneration and
Removal of Receiver
Priority and Tacking
Marshalling and Contribution
Subrogation, Charges
Difference Between Charge and Mortgage
16-18 Leases of Immovable Property Week
Definition and Basic Ingredients of Lease 06
Rights and Duties of Lessor
Rights and Duties of Lessee
19-21 Exchanges of Immovable Property Week
Definition and Basic Ingredients of Exchange of 07
Property and Money
Rights and Liabilities of Parties
--- MID TERM EXAMS Week 8
22-24 Gifts of Immovable Property Week
Definition of Gift 09
Gift of Existing and Future Property
Revocation of Gift
25-27 Transfers of Actionable Claims Week
Introduction of Transfers of Actionable Claims 10
Notice of Transfers of Actionable Claim
Liability of Transferee of Actionable Claim
28-30 The Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Week
Introduction of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 11
Salient Features of Land Acquisition Act, 1894
31-33 Compensation and Award Week
Determination of Compensation 12
Remedy Available to Aggrieved Person
Definition and Contents of Award
34-36 The Registration Act, 1908 Week
Introduction of The Registration Act, 1908 13
Salient Features of The Registration Act, 1908
37-39 Registration of Documents Week
Compulsory Registration of Documents 14
Optional Registration of Documents
40-42 Presentation and Test Week
Presentation on the given topic 15
Test of the complete Syllabus
--- FINAL TERM EXAMS Week16
2. Objectives of Course:
The course is designed to teach students the basic principles of property
law with particular reference to land. The course will deal both with the
urban and rural property matters. It will deal with the meaning of
ownership of land, sale and purchase of immovable property, mutation of
property/ownership, co-ownership, leases and various kinds of mortgages.
The course will also include all the provisions of Registration Act, 1908,
as amended.
3. Distribution of Marks:
Sr. No. Division Marks
1. Mid Term Exam 30
2. Final Term Exam 50
3. Sessional Marks 20
Total Marks 100
3.1 Distribution of Marks of Mid Term Exam:
Sr. No. Division Marks
1. MCQs (10*1) 10
2. Short Questions (5*2) 10
3. Long Questions (1*10) 10
Total Marks 30
3.2 Distribution of Marks of Final Term Exam:
Sr. No. Division Marks
1. MCQs (20*1) 20
2. Short Questions (8*2) 16
3. Long Questions (2*7) 14
Total Marks 50
3.3 Distribution of Sessional Marks:
Distribution of Sessional Marks is as under:
Sr. No. Activity Marks
1. 05
2. 05
3. 05
4. 05
Total 20
4. Topics of Assignments:
All students required to submit the following two assignments
according to given schedule:
Sr. No. Topics of Assignments Last Date of
Submission
Salient Features of Law of Property of Pakistan
1. 15-11-2021
(Introduction, Merits, Demerits, Suggestions)
Different Methods of Sale in Modern Era
2. 16-01-2022
(Introduction, Modern Methods of Sale, Merits,
Demerits, Suggestions)
5. Recommended Reading:
1. Bhalla, Sandeep. Co-ownership, Joint Property and Partition.
Allahabad: Orient, 2005.
2. Muhammad, Aas. Law of Property. Bahawalpur: Al-Badar Kitab
Ghar, 2022.
3. The Transfer of Property Act, 1882
4. Land Acquisition Act, 1894
5. The Registration Act, 1908
For Further Information and guidance contact the Instructor:
Aas Muhammad, Lecturer, The Department of Law, The Islamia
University of Bahawalpur. E.Mail: aas.muhammad@iub.edu.pk WhatsApp
No. 03006818535
