Legal validity of ancestral property agreement
Dilip Patel
(Querist) 17 March 2025
This query is : Resolved
My father and we 3 brothers with two others as witness, signed property division agreement in 1999, without consent or signature of my 2 sisters(Names are not mentioned in the document). This is unregistered document. In 2010, after death of father in 2001, all names of mine and my siblings were entered in 7/12. Does any one of them can claim part of property(Share), accordingly mentioned in this document?
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate
(Expert) 17 March 2025
Firstly the unregistered partition deed is not recognized as legally valid.
Second thing, your sisters are entitled to a rightful share in the ancestral property.
There is no limitation to file a suit for partition hence they can claim their rights in the property anytime which would be maintainable
Advocate Bhartesh goyal
(Expert) 17 March 2025
Since partition deed is unregistered and also not among all the shareholders so it will be considered invalid document. Your sisters have legal right to claim their respective share in property.
