Multiple choice

A lends a farm to B on a condition that he shall walk hundred miles in an hour. Choose the correct option for the statement.

  1. The lease is void.

  2. The lease can be executed if B walks 100 miles in an hour.

  3. The lease can be executed.

  4. Conditional transfer can be made.

  5. Valid and conditional transfer can be made.

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Explanation

Option (1) is correct: According to Section 25 of Transfer of Property Act, 1882, an interest created on a transfer of property and dependent upon a condition fails if the fulfillment of the condition is impossible. Hence, the lease is void.

Options (2), (3) and (4) are incorrect: The lease cannot be executed at all and conditional transfer is not enforceable under law.

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