Daughters' right in father's. self acquired property
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Anonymous
(Querist) 19 October 2016
This query is : Resolved
Dear Sir,
My father-in-law acquired a piece of residential plot in 1972 and he expired in the year 2000 leaving behind his widow, three sons and four daughters. Sons and daughters were got married before his death. There is no will or any other document about this property.
Actually the property was bought by one of my sister-in-law and got registered in her father's name. The original documents are in her possession.
In 2013 my three brothers-in-law in connivance with their mother created duplicate documents and executed a partition deed sharing the property only among three of them and attempted to sell the property. We objected to sell the property and asked for partition.
As there was no amicable solution, all four sisters together filed a civil suit in Dist. court, Karim Nagar,TS state and prayed for invalidating the partition deed and order for sharing the property equally among brothers and sisters.
In the light of above, I request you, Sir, to offer your valuable opinion in the matter as per the law and where we stand.
Thanks and regards,
Yours sincerely,
S. Samala
Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 19 October 2016
You have mentioned your name, why the query posted as anonymous?
We do not reply query from anonymous author.
We suppose you are Hindu.
What is meant by acquired, whether purchased in his name?
In whose name the property was?
Sister in law may be your brothers wife (wife), your husband sister (Nanad), your husbands brothers wife (his bhabhi), you have not clarified.
If it is / was in the name of father in law, after him the all his sons, daughters and widow would inherit the property equally whether they were married or not.
If you mean sister in law as your Nanad (husbands sister- inlaws side), and property registered in the name of her father(i.e. your father in law, position mentioned above would be applicable.
If the sister in law (bhabhi) bought it and registered it in name of her father, no one in your family can inherit it after her father except your sister in law with other legal hires of her father.
Any partition without consent of all Legal heirs and not registered, may not be maintainable.
You should file case for partition.
Kumar Doab
(Expert) 19 October 2016
Anonymous query is not replied.
