Section 44 of Transfer of Property Act.
My understanding is as follows:
If the property is a dwelling house, then the buyer cannot demand joint possession and joint enjoyment. In other words, he cannot enter the dwelling house and he cannot demand enjoyment of the house.
But, the buyer can enforce partition. He is entitled to file a suit for partition and separate possession, and obtain division of his share by metes and bounds through a Court.
He can also get his share divided by metes and bounds by an amicable settlement outside the Court, with the help of a competent lawyer.
It is necessary to study the previous transactions. (1) Transfer made by father and (2) sale deed.
It is especially necessary to study the transfer made by father. It must be examined whether it was drafted properly. Whether it was divided by metes and bounds.
If there is no hope of out of Court settlement, it is better to file a suit for partition and separate possession at the earliest. Take six months to one year to study all the documents and decide.
Kakoli B.