legal advice.
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Anonymous
(Querist) 18 July 2010
This query is : Resolved
my husband owns the house. We are muslims. I have 6 sons and 3 daughters. We have still not divided our property amongst our children. We live in a joint family set up. one of my sons dies 2 years ago. His widow does not live with us. According to our muslim personal law she does not hold nay right to our property. Yet she has occupied a room of the house and has kept her bed etc. inside it and locked it. sometimes she comes for an hour and then goes back. I don not know what she does insode the room or what things are kept in her room. I fear she might have kept some arms or ammunition and may report to the police that we have kept it. I do not trust her. What i want to know is that if i end her occupation of teh room, for instance i break open teh lock and remove her things from there, will she hold any legal right to the room under the indian penal code? will i be liable to give her some money or occupation of teh room because she is a widow?
Chanchal Nag Chowdhury
(Expert) 18 July 2010
It is not understood what makes U feel that she is dumping arms or ammunition. However, more than legal remedies I would suggest U break open the lock in presence of respectable persons of your locality who are willing to stand witness. Make an inventory of all goods found & return them to your daughter-in-law.
If U apprehend trouble, lodge a GD with the local police before breaking in.
