What is Part performance? Section 53A of Transfer of Property Act, 1882
53A. Where any person contracts to transfer for consideration any immovable property by writing signed by him or on his behalf from which the terms necessary to constitute the transfer can be ascertained with reasonable certainty, and the transferee has, in part performance of the contract, taken possession of the property or any part thereof, or the transferee, being already in possession, continues in possession in part performance of the contract and has done some act in furtherance of the contract, and the transferee has performed or is willing to perform his part of the contract, then, notwithstanding that where there is an instrument of transfer, that the transfer has not been completed in the manner prescribed therefor by the law for the time being in force, the transferor or any person claiming under him shall be debarred from enforcing against the transferee and persons claiming under him any right in respect of the property of which the transferee has taken or continued in possession, other than a right expressly provided by the terms of the contract :
Provided that nothing in this section shall affect the rights of a transferee for consideration who has no notice of the contract or of the part performance thereof.
Section 41 - Transfer by ostensible owner
Section 42 - Transfer by person having authority to revoke former transfer
Section 44 - Transfer by one co-owner
Section 45 - Joint transfer for consideration
Section 46 - Transfer for consideration by persons having distinct interests
Section 47 - Transfer by co-owners of share in common property
Section 48 - Priority of rights created by transfer
Section 49 - Transferee's right under policy
Section 50 - Rent bona fide paid to holder under defective title
Section 51 - Improvements made by bona fide holders under defective titles
Section 52 - Transfer of property pending suit relating thereto
Section 53 - Fraudulent transfer
Section 53A - Part performance
CHAPTER III
SALES OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
Section 55 - Rights and liabilities of buyer and seller
Section 56 - Marshalling by subsequent purchaser
Section 57 - Provision by Court for incumbrances, and sale freed therefrom
CHAPTER IV
OF MORTGAGES OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AND CHARGES
Section 58 - Mortgage, mortgagor, mortgagee, mortgage-money and mortgage-deed defined
Section 59 - Mortgage when to be by assurance
Section 59A - References to mortgagors and mortgagees to include persons deriving title from them