Adverse possession in ancestral property

Querist : Anonymous (Querist) 19 March 2018 This query is : Resolved
‘J’ died in 1999, with/without will (unknown), survived by 5 sons and 3 daughter with their families . The property was constructed in the year 1994 giving equal portions to the 5 brothers and one portion for ‘J’ and his daughter who lived there. The eldest son of ‘G’ namely passed away within a month. His family along with rest of the family members lived in the portions allotted to them by their father, peacefully and with the consent of all in good faith, the will wasn't opened.
‘J’’s portion was maintained by his daughter, who passed away in 2017. The dispute started relating to that portion. One of the brothers ‘H’ wants to occupy whole of that portion claiming certain demands, and if this demand is not fulfilled the whole property needs to be disposed off. ‘ the youngest brother ‘D’ wants just a single room, which was owing to the sentiments he had for his father and the ancestry thereto moreover the family composition of both H's and D's family is same
None of the family members want to dispose off the property, except H in case his demands are not met with, owing to the fact that this is the sole and the original house which the family resided into after partition of the country.
Some of the family members allege that the copy of the Will of J is present in a locker and it needs to be opened, H also claims that the will was registered, and he was the witness thereto.
Is will executable after 20 years? And after the fact that adverse possession rights have already been created in favor of the persons residing in their respective portions? Estopple created or not? Can the property be sold without the unanimous consent?

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