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Partition Act, 1893

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RAJUL MANOJ SHAH ALIAS RAJESHWARI RASIKLAL SHETHversusKIRANBHAI SHAKRABHAI PATEL & ANR.

2025 INSC 1109Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant filed a suit in 2012 seeking a declaration that her sister‑in‑law could not sell a jointly owned bungalow and that an agreement to sell dated 21‑10‑2011 was void. After the sister‑in‑law died, the court substituted a Nazir as defendant No.1. In 2021 the respondent (defendant No.2) …

TILAK RAJ BAKSHIversusAVINASH CHAND SHARMA (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. & OTHERS

2019 INSC 923Dismissed

The plaintiff, Tilak Raj Bakshi, claimed that his brother (the first defendant) violated a family settlement by selling his one‑third share of a Chandigarh house to a stranger (the second defendant) without obtaining the written concurrence of the other brothers and without offering the share to the …

RAM KARAN GUPTAversusJ.S. EXIM LTD. AND ORS.

2012 INSC 559Dismissed

In a partition suit, the suit property was ordered to be sold by public auction. J.S. Exim Ltd., the highest bidder, paid 25% of the bid amount by demand drafts on the auction day and the remaining 75% within the statutory period. The judgment debtor, Ram Karan Gupta, challenged the sale alleging …

VIMALESHWAR NAGAPPA SHETversusNOOR AHMED SHERIFF & ORS.

2011 INSC 381Dismissed

The appellant, Vimaleshwar Nagappa Shet, bought a dwelling house from several co‑sharers of a deceased owner but the agreement of sale did not include the minor grandson (Defendant No. 3). The minor did not join the sale and later offered to purchase the 9/11 share, prompting the High Court to fix a …

KAMMANA SAMBAMURTHY (D) BY LRS.versusKALIPATNAPU ATCHUTAMMA (D) AND ORS.

2010 INSC 697Dismissed

The vendee, Kammana Sambamurthy, entered into a sale agreement with the vendor, Kalipatnapu Kamaraju, for an entire house, paying an advance of Rs.10,000. The vendor's wife, Kalipatnapu Atchutamma, later claimed a half‑share in the property under Section 14 of the Hindu Succession Act and sought …

RANI ALOKA DUDHORIA AND OTHERSversusGOUTAM DUDHORIA AND OTHERS

2009 INSC 321Appeal(s) allowed

The Supreme Court examined a long‑running partition suit involving three immovable properties. The parties had agreed to an inter‑party auction without a formal valuation, but the Commissioner of Partition and the Calcutta High Court failed to comply with mandatory provisions of the Partition Act, …

PUNJAB NATIONAL BANKversusSAHUJAIN CHARITABLE SOCIETY AND ORS.

2007 INSC 745Appeal(s) allowed

Punjab National Bank (PNB) held 66.94% of the shares in a co‑owned property and sought its partition. A preliminary decree in 1977 allotted the bank 83 of 124 shares and ordered a public auction of the property, but the auction was never carried out. After several fresh valuations and a confirmed …

SATLUJ JAL VIDYUT NIGAM LTD. AND ANR.versusDILA RAM AND ORS.

2005 INSC 13Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant corporation acquired agricultural land jointly held by a family for a hydro‑electric project under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and formulated a Resettlement and Rehabilitation Scheme for land‑less families. One brother obtained a land‑less certificate and was granted …

SRILEKHA GHOSH (ROY) AND ANR.versusPARTHA SARATHI GHOSH

2002 INSC 294Disposed off

The case involved a dwelling house inherited by a brother (respondent) and his two sisters (appellants) who had received their shares by gift from their mother. The sisters filed a partition suit; during the proceedings the younger sister married and the brother sought to pre‑empt her share under …

GAUTAM PAULversusDEBI RANI PAUL AND ORS

2000 INSC 488Disposed off

The case concerned a residential dwelling house that had been transferred through several generations and eventually a 1/9 share was sold to Gautam Paul, who was not a member of the undivided family that owned the house. Debi Rani Paul and Radha Rani Paul, members of that family, filed a suit for …

BABULALversusHABIBNOOR KHAN (DEAD) BY LRS. AND ORS.

2000 INSC 258Appeal(s) allowed

The case concerned a dwelling‑house owned by an undivided family in which one co‑owner sold his one‑third share to Babu Lal, a stranger to the family. Respondent No.1, the decree‑holder in a partition suit, sought a decree under Section 4 of the Partition Act, 1893, to buy out Babu Lal's share, even …

GHANTESHER GHOSHversusMADAN MOHAN GHOSH AND ORS.

1996 INSC 1071Disposed off

The case concerned a residential dwelling house owned by an undivided family. After a partition suit, the widow of a deceased co‑owner obtained a final decree for her one‑third share and later gifted that share to her brother, a stranger to the family, who filed an execution petition. During …

NARASHIMAHA MURTHYversusSMT. SUSHEELABAI & ORS.

1996 INSC 537Dismissed

Narasoji Rao died intestate leaving a sole son (the appellant) and five daughters (including the plaintiff). The daughter filed a suit for partition of the family house (Schedule A) and other property, alleging a one‑seventh share, later increased to one‑sixth after the mother’s death. The trial …

MRS. MALATI RAMCHANDRA RAUT AND ORS.versusMAHADEVO VASUDEO JOSHI AND ORS.

1990 INSC 393Appeal(s) allowed

In a partition suit, the plaintiffs (holding two‑thirds) sought sale of undivisible property and the defendants (holding one‑third) applied under Section 3 of the Partition Act, 1893 to purchase the plaintiffs' shares. The dispute centered on the appropriate date for valuing those shares—whether it …

GIAN CHAND KAPUR (DEAD) BY LRS.versusRABINDRA MOHAN KAPUR & ORS.

1986 INSC 255Appeal(s) allowed

Chander Mohan gifted a house to his nephew Gian Chand in 1937 and later sued to cancel the gift. The dispute was referred to arbitration, resulting in a family settlement award that was accepted by the court, granting Chander Mohan a life‑time right of enjoyment, Gian Chand and the sons of Mohinder …