Jateswar @ Babaji Charan Lenka vs Parmeswar Lenka & Others on 1 March, 2019
14. Gifts do not contemplate payment of any
consideration or compensation. It is, however, beyond any
doubt or dispute that in order to constitute a valid gift
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acceptance thereof is essential. We must, however, notice
that the Transfer of Property Act does not prescribe any
particular mode of acceptance. It is the circumstances
attending to the transaction which may be relevant for
determining the question. There may be various means to
prove acceptance of a gift. The document may be haned
over to a donee, which in a given situation may also
amount to a valid acceptance. The fact that possession
had been given to the donee also raises a presumption of
acceptance. (See Sajukta Ray v. Bimelendu Mohanty,
Kamakashi Ammal v. Rajalakshmi and Samrathi Devi v.
Parasuram Pandey).