Partition Act

The appellant, Jennifer Messias, sought partition and separate possession of a flat jointly owned with the deceased husband. The trial court issued a decree on 13 April 2012 that declared the parties' shares, awarded possession and mesne profits to the appellant, and appointed an Advocate Commissioner to effect partiti…

The appellant, a co‑owner of an undivided family dwelling, sued to restrain the sale of his brother's half‑share to a stranger and to prevent the stranger from taking possession. The trial court granted an interim mandatory injunction, but the Bombay High Court set it aside, holding that the facts did not show a prima …

The plaintiff, a former partner in Messrs Maharashtra Metal Manufacturing Company, claimed that a plot of land purchased by the defendant in 1955 was partnership property, as stated in the Deeds of Dissolution executed in 1961. After the defendant failed to execute a sale deed, the plaintiff filed a suit for partition,…