What is Vested interest? Section 19 of Transfer of Property Act, 1882
19. Where, on a transfer of property, an interest therein is created in favour of a person without specifying the time when it is to take effect, or in terms specifying that it is to take effect forthwith or on the happening of an event which must happen, such interest is vested, unless a contrary intention appears from the terms of the transfer.
A vested interest is not defeated by the death of the transferee before the obtains possession.
Explanation. - An intention that an interest shall not be vested is not to be inferred merely from a provision whereby the enjoyment thereof is postponed, or whereby a prior interest in the same property is given or reserved to some other person, or whereby income arising from the property is directed to be accumulated until the time of enjoyment arrives, or from a provision that if a particular event shall happen the interest shall pass to another person
Section 2 - Repeal of Acts - Saving of certain enactments, incidents, rights, liabilities, etc
Section 3 - Interpretation clause
CHAPTER II OF TRANSFERS OF PROPERTY BY ACT OF PARTIES
A - Transfer of property, whether movable or immovable
Section 5 - Transfer of property defined
Section 6 - What may be transferred
Section 7 - Persons competent to transfer
Section 8 - Operation of transfer
Section 10 - Condition restraining alienation
Section 11 - Restriction repugnant to interest created
Section 12 - Condition making interest determinable on insolvency or attempted alienation
Section 13 - Transfer for benefit of unborn person
Section 14 - Rule against perpetuity
Section 15 - Transfer to class some of whom come under sections 13 and 14
Section 16 - Transfer to take effect on failure of prior interest
Section 17 - Direction for accumulation
Section 18 - Transfer in perpetuity for benefit of public
Section 20 - When unborn person acquires vested interest on transfer for his benefit