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In the instant case, the gift deed is registered and the possession as per recital contained in the gift has been handed over to the done, i.e., Jai Chand.

24. The learned Single Judge in Tokha Vs. Smt. Biru and others AIR 2003 Himachal Pradesh 107 has held that once the possession of immovable property viz land delivered to donee, the gift is complete and when no condition of revocation in gift deed in case services were stopped to be rendered by donee, the gift deed cannot be termed as conditional and revocable one. The learned Single Judge has held as under:

general law cannot be said to be revocable one when no specific condition for its revocation has been made in the deed Itself in the event of failure of the donee to provide services to the donor or maintain the donor, the gift cannot be revoked.
23. In that view of the matter, and in the light of the above said decisions of various High Courts, the first appellate Court acted illegally in considering the document of gift to be conditional and revocable one. The above first question of of law accordingly stands answered in favour of the defendants and as a consequence thereof it is held that deed of gift Ext. D-1 was unconditional, it could not be revoked on account of the failure of donee (since deceased) to render services or to maintain the plaintiff.