1. The father died in 1986, intestate leaving behind 4 daughters and 3 sons. With his self earned capital he has bought a land in 1966.
2. In 1980, the land has been seized under URBAN CEILING ACT, to this the owner has objected but the objection was rejected with the order that the land in survey and master plan is found to be residential. (The certified copies are available).
3. 1n 1986, after the death of father the three sons have got their names mutated in the revenue records as owner (in accordance with rules of UPZALR).The land was recorded in revenue Records.
4. In 2004, the land has been returned back under URBAN CEILING REPEAL ACT.
5. Since 2009, the four daughters have repeatedly served legal notices to the three sons, demanding their rights in the land accroding to Hindu Succession Act (section 8) as the land is self-earned residential property of their father who dies intestate.
6. The sons have always denied the rights of sisters citing that the land is agricultural and daughters have no right in it.
7. A civil suit has been filed seeking injunction and partition, for the last six months the sons have not been taking notices and the suit is still in process of hearing.
8. The sons have executed a REGISTERED SALE DEED in last month. The nature of land shown was "agricultural" and the sale deed was executed by the signatories of three sons (in accordance with succession rules of UPZALR Act citing the land as agricultural)
Queries:
(a) Why the land has been in revenue records when it has been shown as residential in survey reports in 1980 and has been taken in urban ceiling.
(b) Why the succession was done as per UPZALR Act, inspite when the land has been declared as Urban and seized in Urban Ceiling, then it must been been subject to Personal Law, Hindu Succession, Section 8.
(c) What remedial method can be adopted by the daughters right now to safegauard their rights?
Thanks.