REVOCATION OF A GIFT DEED
Donor: __________, __________. Donee: __________, __________. Relationship: __________.
GROUND
EFFECT SOUGHT
RECORD PARTICULARS
REVOCATION IS EXCEPTIONAL
The starting point is that a completed gift is not revocable at pleasure. The deed therefore identifies the exact section 126 mechanism or rescission ground before describing any title consequence.
DISPUTED TITLE SAFEGUARD
Where the donee denies the alleged event or ground, this instrument is evidence of the donor position rather than a declaration that title has already reverted. The public record should change only through a lawful consensual instrument, adjudication or other recognised route.
LEGAL BASIS
Punjab: Section 126 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 governs revocation and rejects a power revocable merely at the donor will. Where a lawful instrument itself extinguishes rights created by a registered immovable-property gift, section 17 of the Registration Act, 1908 applies and section 23 gives four months for presentation. For authority-allotted property, the Punjab development-authority file must also reflect the lawful result. A refusal to register follows sections 72 or 73 of the Registration Act, 1908 according to the ground of refusal. Separately, where the donor is a senior citizen and the gift was made subject to the condition that the donee provide the donor with basic amenities and basic physical needs, section 23(1) of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 lets the Maintenance Tribunal declare the transfer void, at the donor's option, if the donee refuses or fails to provide them. The condition must be written into the transfer itself (Sudesh Chhikara v. Ramti Devi, 2022). That is an application to the Tribunal, which this instrument cannot replace.
Chandigarh: Section 126 governs the revocation ground and section 17 of the Registration Act governs a registrable instrument extinguishing the property right. The Sub-Registrar, UT Chandigarh receives the instrument; for sector/estate property the Estate Office file under the 1952 Act and 2007 Rules must then be corrected. The exact Estate Office fee/appeal route was not confirmed. A refusal to register follows sections 72 or 73 of the Registration Act, 1908 according to the ground of refusal. The section 23 route under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 is open in Chandigarh on the same terms.
PERSONAL DATA NOTICE
This notice is given under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
The purpose of collecting personal data in this revocation instrument is to identify the original gift, parties, property and the specific section 126 ground relied upon to reverse or challenge the transfer.
If the matter does not proceed, the personal data will be retained for 90 days and then erased. If the matter proceeds, the record will be retained for the matter plus 12 months, except where a statute requires a longer named retention period.
Data minimisation: this document does not collect a full Aadhaar number, an Aadhaar-card copy, a password or bank credentials.
SIGNATURE