<P> "immovable property" includes land, buildings, hereditary allowances, rights to ways, lights, ferries, fisheries or any other benefit to arise out of the land, and things attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything which is attached to the earth, but not standing timber, growing crops nor grass . </P> <P> A transfer of property passes forthwith to the transferee all the interest which the transferor is then capable of passing in the property unless a different intention is expressed or implied . </P> <P> According to Section 43 of the Transfer of Property Act 1882, in case a person either fraudulently or erroneously represents that he is authorized to transfer certain immovable property and does some acts to transfer such property for consideration, then such a transfer will continue to operate in future . It will operate on any interest which the transferor may acquire in such property . </P> <P> This will be at the option of the transferee and can be done during the time during which the contract of transfer exists . As per this rule, the rights of the bona fide transferee, who has no notice of the earlier transfer or of the option, are protected . This rule embodies a rule of estoppel i.e. a person who makes a representation cannot later on go against it . </P>

Scope of the transfer of property act 1882