Respected friends, particularly from the legal fraternity,
Just now I have concluded reading a Karanataka judgment on the matter. And I have been looking for specific answer, without success so far and hence this message. Kindly read below more facts.
Ancestral property allotted under the earlier partition in 1987, to the branch of (deceased son G ) to the elder son in the branch, K , the widow / mother M and the last son C is subjected to partition in 2002, by the K,M and C.
Both K and C were married already and each had two children by 2002. C has two twin children, a boy T and a girl R.
K gets his share of properties under 'A' schedule in the 2002 partition. . The B schedule allotted to second son C has two items of properties- Item 1 land property and M gets it for her life after which this property in item 1 of the B schedule will reach C only.
Item 2 of the B schedule has a number of landed properties and all of them are the properties of C exclusively.
The properties of C which were allotted under B schedule in 2002 partition were coparcenary properties too between him and son T . With Act 1 of 1990, R (daughter) is also a coparcener.
Because in the year 1989 , Hindu Succession ( Tamil Naadu ) Amendment (ACT 1 of 1990) has been added to the 1956 Act to the effect that the daughter/s (not married) will be coparcener/s as much as a son is.
Thus from the date of parttion on 05-07-2002, the properties obtained by C under B schedule are, as against the other members ( K and M) to the partition, are his separate properties. that is, M and K. can not make any claim to any of the properties under B schedule allotted. Of couse M has life anjoyment right in item 1 property allotted to C.
C is drunkard and has not been caring for his wife S and son T and daughter R . The family of C is disunited from 2006, .with wife and children living away from C.
The wily elder brother takes advantage of his younger brother's estrangement with his wife and children, and in view of the increase in value of properties by this time of 2009, he influences the younger brother C and the aged mother M to register a document of cancellation on 13-01-2009 of patrition registered in 2002.
Again, on 01-04-2009 , K influnces C and M to effcet fresh partition of the properties, and registered too.
R, the wife and the two coparcener minor children T and R of just 10 years old and are not aware of these transactions of cancellation of partition of the year 2002 and registration of fresh partition on 01-04-2009. Under this partition C is badly discriminated and good properties are knocked away by the elder brother.
Let us remember that with effect from 09-09-2005 the Central Amending Act 39 of 2005 to the HSA of 1956 has come into vogue. It is prospective in nature. Accordingly under Section 6, a daughter by birth, ( that is from the date of her birth of 18-04-1992 1992 , is it not?)
Now on 25-03-2011 C died in an accident. He diede intestate. The facts of cancellation of 2002 partition in January 2009 and registrations of fresh partition in April 2009 come to the knowledge of the S.T and R.
M with allotment of independent properties under new partition t is expected to take side with first son K
What steps S, T and R can take steps now?
P.Padmanaabhan at 02:12 PM /14:22 hrs IST 2013