Transfer of Property Act, 1882
63A. Improvements to mortgaged property
(1) Where mortgaged property in possession of the mortgagee has,
during the continuance of the mortgage, been improved, the mortgagor, upon
redemption, shall, in the absence of a contract to the contrary, be entitled to
the improvement; and the mortgagor shall not, save only in cases provided for
in sub-section (2), be liable to pay the cost thereof.
(2) Where any such improvement was effected at the cost of the
mortgagee and was necessary to preserve the property from destruction or
deterioration or was necessary to prevent the security from becoming
insufficient, or was made in compliance with the lawful order of any public
servant or public authority, the mortgagor shall, in the absence of a contract
to the contrary, be liable to pay the proper cost thereof as an addition to the
principal money with interest at the same rate as is payable on the principal,
or, where no such rate is fixed, at the rate of nine per cent per annum, and
the profits, if any, accruing by reason of the improvement shall be credited to
the mortgagor.