Right of property on husband property in life.

Both husband and wife are Hindus living together since last 25 years in husbands's late fathers house. Has two issues both adult. Do not have sweet relations. Wife is a teacher while husband does some car sale purchase business. He (husband) sold his native village property of his late father and donot share the money with wife or his children. He is a habitual daily drinker he spent all the money he received in cars and bikes and drinking. At present Donot have healthy bank balance. He wants to sell the house which is in his name and acquired from his ailing mother. His wife and children do not have any other house to live. Son is unmarried and doing a petty job and living with his maother. The girl child was adopted legally by wife's elder sister and is studying and living in separate house. Pl. tell legal ways to stop the father from selling this house?