{"id":1343,"date":"2024-10-23T15:16:19","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T15:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/?p=1343"},"modified":"2025-03-12T16:29:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T10:59:32","slug":"rosher-v-rosher-1884-26-ch-d-801case-summary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/property-law\/rosher-v-rosher-1884-26-ch-d-801case-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosher v. Rosher (1884) (Case Summary)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1343\" class=\"elementor elementor-1343\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a3c3e69 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"4a3c3e69\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47046f2f\" data-id=\"47046f2f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-229e61e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"229e61e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-42d172fc\" data-id=\"42d172fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4411b831 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4411b831\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rosher v. Rosher 1884\n(Case Summary)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2477f3e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2477f3e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-23-at-13.04.58_d4b9a5a0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-1345\" alt=\"Rosher v. Rosher\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-23-at-13.04.58_d4b9a5a0.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-23-at-13.04.58_d4b9a5a0-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-23-at-13.04.58_d4b9a5a0-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-23-at-13.04.58_d4b9a5a0-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-23-at-13.04.58_d4b9a5a0-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3241dc59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3241dc59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this landmark case of property law, the principle that an absolute condition on alienation of property is invalid and cannot be applied was applied by the court. The case explains a factual matrix which was considered as absolute restraint on alienation of property and was held to be void by the court.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/property-law\/rosher-v-rosher-1884-26-ch-d-801case-summary\/#Facts_of_Rosher_v_Rosher_1884\" >Facts of Rosher v. Rosher 1884<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/property-law\/rosher-v-rosher-1884-26-ch-d-801case-summary\/#Issues_framed\" >Issues framed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/property-law\/rosher-v-rosher-1884-26-ch-d-801case-summary\/#Judgment_of_Rosher_v_Rosher_1884\" >Judgment of Rosher v. Rosher 1884<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/property-law\/rosher-v-rosher-1884-26-ch-d-801case-summary\/#Relevant_Legal_provision_in_India\" >Relevant Legal provision in India<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/property-law\/rosher-v-rosher-1884-26-ch-d-801case-summary\/#Click_here_to_read_the_Judgment\" >Click here to read the Judgment<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Facts of Rosher v. Rosher 1884<\/b><\/span><\/h2><ol><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A person named JB Rosher died and left behind his son and his wife. He made a will and left his entire property to his son.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The will also included a condition that restrained the son from alienating the property, the condition stated that if the son wanted to sell the property, he must offer it to the widow (his mother) first at a fixed price which was 1\/5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the actual purchase value.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The will further stated that if the son wanted to rent out the property, he could only do so for three years. After this period, the widow (his mother had the right to live there for three years at a nominal rent.<\/span><\/li><li>The case went to the court and the following issues were framed in front of the court.<\/li><\/ol><h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Issues framed<\/b><\/span><\/h2><ol><li><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Whether the son can sell or create any mortgage on the property without offering the property to the widow to purchase the property intended to be sold?<\/span><\/li><li>Whether the son was entitled to rent out the property for more than three years without offering the widow?<\/li><li>Whether the conditions mentioned in the will were null and void?<\/li><\/ol><h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Judgment of Rosher v. Rosher 1884<br \/><\/b><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The court held that the conditions in the will that the son has to offer the property to the widow at much lower price than the market price is an absolute restraint on alienation. It was further said that any condition absolutely restraining alienation of property is null and Void.<\/span><\/p><h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Relevant Legal provision in India<\/b><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Section 10 of Transfer of Property Act: &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">Condition restraining alienation.\u2014Where property is transferred subject to a condition or limitation absolutely restraining the transferee or any person claiming under him from parting with or disposing of his interest in the property, the condition or limitation is void, except in the case of a lease where the condition is for the benefit of the lessor or those claiming under him: provided that property may be transferred to or for the benefit of a woman (not being a Hindu, Muhammadan or Buddhist), so that she shall not have power during her marriage to transfer or charge the same or her beneficial interest therein.<\/span><span 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