This concerns a house and land in a village near Bardoli, Gujarat. The house was built by my grandfather on ancestral land. When my grandfather died my father gave it to his brother, my uncle. Both brothers had it in writing and notarized that if my uncle ever sells it my dad would have the right of first refusal to buy it. My uncle now says he intends to tear down the house and give 5 feet of the land to his neighbor to expand his house. My uncle says he is giving the land to his neighbor for free, and not selling it. We suspect that he is selling the land but is merely saying that he is donating it in order to avoid the signed requirement to offer the property to my father. As this is ancestral land we don’t want it to be sold off. Both my parents and I intend to retire to that house. Do you have anything to suggest as to how we can prevent my uncle from disposing of the land? Is there any agency we can deal with that could assist us in this matter? If so can you give us the phone number? I will be coming to India in December and would like to resolve the matter. With thanks and best wishes. Hemant
