Principle

LAND LAW – Alienation of Family Land – Sale by Head Alone Voidable Unless He Purports to Sell as Beneficial Owner

Area of law
LAND LAW
Court
Supreme Court

The head acting for the family makes the sale voidable. The family may ratify or avoid it. If the head acts as beneficial owner, he purports to sell his own property. He cannot pass title he does not have. The principle distinguishes between void and…

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