Sons sought partition of a house claimed as joint family property. The court upheld exclusive ownership of one half and an earlier oral partition of the remainder. It also held that the sons could not seek partition of their father's inherited property during his lifetime. The appeal was dismissed.
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ls O;fFkr gksdj izLrqr dh xbZ gSA lqfo/kk dh n **** f"V ls bl fu.kZ; esa vkxs pydj i{kdkjksa dks *oknhx.k* o *izfroknhx.k* ls lacksf/kr fd;k tkosxk A 2- oknhx.k dk okni= esa ;g dguk gS fd i{kdkjku LoxhZ; gkFkhukFk ds oa'kt gSa] ftudk ,d edku la[;k 4678 iqjkuh dksrokyh] lkaxkusjh xsV] t;iqj esa fLFkr gS A gkFkhukFk ds iq=ksa dze'k% HkkasSjhukFk o nqxkZukFk ds e/; mDr edku dk foHkktu gks x;k Fkk ftlds vuqlkj HkksSajhukFk ds fgLls esa okni= ds lkFk layXu uD'ks esa ihys jax ls nf'kZr edku dk mRrjh Hkkx o nqxkZukFk ds fgLls esa okni= ds lkFk layXu uD'ks esa gjs jax ls nf'kZr edku dk nf{k.kh Hkkx vk;k Fkk A HkkSajhukFk ds fu/ku ds ckn mldh iRuh cnkeh us HkkSajhukFk ds fgLls dks tfj, iathdr fodz;i= fnukad 25-05-1986 dks Jherh egsUnz dkSj dks fodz; dj fn;k Fkk ftlds laca/k esa izfroknh la[;k 1 o 4 us ,d okn ckcr vxzdz;kf/kdkj o LFkk;h fu"ks/kkKk izLrqr fd;k Fkk tks U;k;ky; vij ftyk U;k;k/kh'k] dze&1 t;iqj uxj }kjk fnukad 28-07-1989 dks fMdzh fd;k x;kA ftldh ikyuk esa fodz; ewY; tek djkus ij mDr laifRr ds Lokeh izfroknh la[;k 1 o 4 gks x,A oknhx.k dk okn esa ;g vkjksi gS fd izfroknh la[;k &4] tks oknhx.k dk firk gS] izfroknh la[;k&1 ls feyk gqvk gS ftlus fookfnr edku ds nf{k.kh Hkkx ds edkukr ftUgsa gjs jax ls nf'kZr fd;k x;k gS muesa ls dbZ edkukr ftUgsa gjs jax o yky /kkfj;ksa ls nf'kZr fd;k x;k gS] dk dCtk izfroknh la[;k&1 dks ns fn;k tcfd mls oknhx.k ds fgrksa d s fo:) dksbZ dk;Zokgh djus dk vf/kdkj ugha Fkk A oknhx.k ds dCts esa dsoy okni= ds lkFk layXu uD'ks esa gjs jax o dkyh /kkfj;ksa ls vafdr edkukr gh gSa A tcfd fookfnr edku i{kdkjksa dk eq'rdkZ gS ftlesa izfroknh la[;k 1 ls 3 dk vk/kk o izfroknh la[;k 4 o oknhx.k dk vfoHkkftr vk/kk fgLlk gS vFkkZr~ oknhx.k dk fookfnr edku esa 2@5 vfoHkkftr fgLlk gSA oknhx.k us fookfnr edku dk foHkktu dj foHkktu dh fMdzh ikfjr djus dh izkFkZuk dh o lkFk gh
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LFkk;h fu"ks/kkKk bl vk'k; dh tkjh djus dh izkFkZuk dh fd izfroknhx.k fookfnr edku dks fdlh Hkh izdkj ls fdlh vU; dks LFkkukUrfjr ugha djsaA 3- izfroknhx.k us tokcnkok izLrqr djrs gq, tokcnkos esa okn esa of.kZr oa'kkoyh dks xyr crkrs gq, dgk fd oa'kkoyh esa nqxkZukFk dh ikap iqf=;ksa o ukuxukFk dh ,dek= iq=h dk uke nf'kZr ugha fd, x, gSaA okni= ds lkFk layXu ekufp= esa ihys jax ls n'kkZbZ xbZ laifRr dk ,dek= Lokeh o dkfct izfroknh la[;k &1 gS] pwafd izfroknh la[;k &1 us vdsys us gh vxzdz;kf/kdkj ds okn esa gqbZ fMdzh dh ikyuk esa laiw.kZ fodz; izfrQy tek djk;k Fkk A ftlds laca/k esa izfroknh la[;k &4 us fnukad 14-08-1989 dks ,d rgjhj izfroknh la[;k&1 ds i{k esa fu"ikfnr dh FkhA ftldh tkudkjh izkjaHk ls gh oknhx.k dks gS A izfroknh la[;k &4 us oknhx.k ] tks mlds iq= gSa] ds ek/;e ls ;g lkft'kkuk okn izLrqr fd;k gSA nqxkZukFk ds thoudky esa gh nqxkZukFk dh lEifRr ds ckcr lu~ 1975 esa ukuxukFk o iwj.kukFk ds e/; ekSf[kd foHkktu gks x;k Fkk A ftlds vuqlkj i{kdkjku rc ls gh vius vius fgLls esa vk;s edkukr ij dkfct gSa A oknhx.k us okn ds lkFk xyr uD'kk izLrqr fd;k gS] izfroknh la[;k 1 ls 3 lgh uD'kk izLrqr dj jgs gSa A uD'ks esa dkyh /kkfj;ksa ls nf'kZr fgLls ds vykok pcwrjk o iksyh izfroknh la[;k &4 iwj.kukFk ds fgLls esa vk;k Fkk o 'ks"k izfroknh la[;k&1 ls 3 ds firk ukuxukFk ds fgLls esa vk;k Fkk A mlds ckn 1980 esa ukuxukFk ds fgLls esa vkbZ lEifRr dk ekSf[kd foHkktu izfroknh la[;k&1 ls 3 ds e/; Hkh gks pqdk gS A ftlds ckn f}rh; ry esa nks dejs] ,d LVksj] ,d ysfVªu o ,d ckFk:e izfroknh la[;k &1 us uxjikfydk ls btktr ysdj fufeZr fd, Fks A tokcnkos ds lkFk layXu uD'ks esa oknhx.k ds fgLls dks ihys jax ls o izfroknh la[;k 1 ls 3 ds fgLls dks xqykch jax ls nf'kZr fd;k x;k gS A fnukad 12-02-1992 dks oknhx.k us vius vf/koDrk ds ek/;e ls ,d uksfVl fnyk;k Fkk ftlesa Hkh
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fookfnr laifRr dk foHkktu gksuk o izfroknh la[;k&1 }kjk gh 40 gtkj :i, Jherh egsUnz dkSj dks vnk fd;k tkuk Lohdkj fd;k x;k Fkk A ;g Hkh dgk x;k fd fookfnr edku esa cnkeh nsoh ds 1@2 fgLls esa u rks oknhx.k ds nknk nqxkZukFk dk fgLlk Fkk u oknhx.k dk gh fgLlk gS rks edku dk ;g vk/kk fgLlk ekS:lh ;k eq'rdkZ gksus dk dksbZ iz'u gh ugha gSA izfroknh la[;k&1 }kjk dz; dh xbZ laifRr esa izfroknh la[;k &1 }kjk oknhx.k dh tkudkjh esa yxkrkj fuekZ.k] ifjorZu o ifjo/kZu fd;s x;s o yk[kksa :i;s [kpZ fd, x, A ;fn oknhx.k dk bl laifRr esa dksbZ vf/kdkj gksrk rks os izfroknh la[;k &1 }kjk ,slk djkrs le; ekSu ugha jgrs A vUr esa okn fujLr fd, tkus dh izkFkZuk dh xbZ A
4- izfroknh la[;k 1 ls 3 }kjk izLrqr oknksRrj dk izfrmRrj oknhx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr djrs gq, oknksRrj esa vafdr rF;ksa ls bUdkj fd;k x;k A
5- i{kdkjksa ds vfHkopuksa ds vk/kkj ij fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk fuEufyf[kr rudh;kr dk;e dh xbZ %&
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6- vk;k oknhx.k izfrokn i= ds fo'ks"k fooj.k ds en la[;k &5 ds vuqlkj dksbZ caVokjk djokus ds vf/kdkjh ugha gSaA 7- vk;k oknhx.k us i;kZIr dksVZ Qhl vnk ugha dh gS blfy;s mDr nkok pyus ds dkfcy ugha gS A
8- vk;k nknjlh D;k gksxh A
6- oknhx.k }kjk ,d lk{kh dh o izfroknh la[;k 1 ls 3 }kjk ikap lk{kh;ksa dh ekSf[kd lk{; ys[kc) djk;h xbZ o nksuksa i{kksa }kjk nLrkosth lk{; Hkh izLrqr dh xbZ A rRi'pkr~ fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us vk{ksfir fu.kZ; }kjk fook|d la[;k&1] 5 o 6 dks oknhx.k ds fo:) o izfroknh la[;k 1 ls 3 ds i{k esa fu.khZr djrs gq, oknhx.k dk okn fujLr dj fn;k] ftlds fo:) ;g izFke vihy gS A
7- bl vihy ij nksuksa i{kksa ds fo}ku vf/koDrkx.k dks lquk x;k A 8- ;ksX; vf/koDrk [email protected] dk dFku gS fd fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; o fMdzh fnukad&26-11-1996 i=koyh ij miyC/k lk{; o lkexzh ds loZFkk izfrdwy o fof/kd o rF;kRed :i ls =qfViw.kZ gS A mudk dFku gS fd ¼izn'kZ ,&2½ nLrkost iathc) ugha gksus ls lk{; esa xzkg~; ugha Fkk pwafd }kjk iwj.kukFk }kjk vxzdz;kf/kdkj ds okn esa gqbZ fMdzh fnukad 28-07-1989 esa mld s fgLls dk ifjR;kx djuk dgk x;k gS ] ysfdu fQj Hkh bl nLrkost ds vk/kkj ij fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us ;g fu.khZr djus esa xaHkhj o lkjoku fof/kd =qfV dkfjr dh gS fd ¼izn'kZ ,&2½ }kjk iwj.kukFk izfroknh la[;k &4 us vius fgLls dk ifjR;kx dj fn;k Fkk vr% edku ds vk/ks fgLls dk ekfyd vdsyk izfroknh la[;k&1 gS o ;g mldh LoikftZr laifRr gSA ;ksX; vf/koDrk vihykFkhZx.k dk dguk gS fd pwafd vxzdz;kf/kdkj ds okn esa izfroknh la[;k &4 o izfroknh la[;k&1 oknhx.k Fks ftuds nksuksa ds i{k esa fMdzh gq;h Fkh vr% ml okn esa vUrfuZfgr laifRr i{kdkjksa dh la;qDr laifRr gksus ls mldk
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foHkktu oknhx.k djkus ds vf/kdkjh gSa A mudk fodYi esa ;g dFku gS fd fookfnr edku ds mDr 1@2 Hkkx dk ;fn izfroknh la[;k &1 Lokeh Hkh gks x;k Fkk rks Hkh edku dk 'ks"k 1@2 Hkkx dk ukuxukFk o iwj.kukFk ds e/; dksbZ foHkktu ugha gksus ls og i{kdkjku dh vfoHkkftr laifRr gS A ftldk oknhx.k foHkktu djkus ds vf/kdkjh Fks A fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us bl ij lgh :i ls fopkj ugha djrs gq, ;g fu.khZr djus esa fd ukuxukFk o iwj.kukFk ds e/; mldk ekSf[kd foHkktu gks x;k Fkk] xaHkhj o lkjoku fof/kd =qfV dkfjr dh gS tcfd bu nksuksa ds e/; bl 1@2 Hkkx dk ekSf[kd foHkktu gksus dh dksbZ lk{; vfHkys[k ij ugha gSA fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us dsoy bl vk/kkj ij fd i{kdkjku yEcs le; ls muds crk;s vuqlkj dkfct gSa] ekSf[kd foHkktu gqvk ekuus esa xaHkhj o lkjoku =qfV dkfjr dh gS A ;ksX; fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds bl laca/k esa ;g fu"d"kZ iw.kZr% =qfViw.kZ gSa fd HkkSajhukFk o nqxkZukFk ds chp fufoZokfnr :i ls foHkktu gks x;k Fkk vr% laifRr vfoHkkftr ugha gS] pwafd HkkSajhukFk o nqxkZukFk ds e/; foHkktu gksus ds rF; ls ukuxukFk o iwj.kukFk ds e/; foHkktu gksuk ugha ekuk tk ldrk FkkA fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us ¼izn'kZ ,&4½ uksfVl ij Hkh bl laca/k esa fo'okl fd, tkus esa Hkh =qfV dkfjr dh gS A i=koyh ij miyC/k lk{; ls ;g izekf.kr Fkk fd ;g uksfVl oknh la[;k &1 }kjk ugha fnyk;k x;k Fkk] bl laca/k esa bZ'oj 'kekZ ,MoksdsV us lk{; esa ;g Lohdkj fd;k gS fd uksfVl izsf"kr djus ls iwoZ mlus iwj.kpan o vkseizdk'k ds nLr[kr odkyrukes ij ugh djk;s Fks A bl izdkj bZ'oj 'kekZ dks vkseizdk'k o iwj.kpan us uksfVl nsus ds fy, vf/kdr fd;k Fkk] ;g izekf.kr ugha gS A lkj:i esa mudk ;g dguk gS fd i=koyh ij miyC/k lk{; o lkexzh ls ;g iwjh rjg izekf.kr Fkk fd fookfnr edku i{kdkjksa dh iSrd laifRr gS o vfoHkkftr gS] blds ckotwn fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us
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foHkktu dk okn fujLr fd, tkus es xaHkhj o lkjoku fof/kd o rF;kRed =qfV dkfjr dh gS A
9- bldk fojks/k djrs gq, ;ksX; vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ la[;k 1 ls 3 dk ;g dFku gS fd ¼izn'kZ ,&2½ nLrkost iwjh rjg izekf.kr fd;k x;k gS ftlls ;g izekf.kr gS fd vxzdz;kf/kdkj ds okn esa gqbZ fMdzh dh ikyuk esa fodz; izfrQy dh leLr jkf'k vejukFk izfroknh la[;k &1 us izfroknh la[;k &4 dh lgefr ls tek djk;h Fkh A mDr izfroknh la[;k &1 ml laifRr vFkkZr~ edku dk 1@2 Hkkx tks cnkeh dk Fkk] dk vdsyk ekfyd gS o ;g laifRr mldh LovftZr laifRr gksus ls o la;qDr laifRr ugha gksus ls ;g oknhx.k o izfroknh la[;k&1 ls 3 ds chp foHkkftr fd;s tkus ;ksX; ugha gS A tgka rd fookfnr edku ds 'ks"k 1@2 Hkkx dk iz'u gS] mldk ekSf[kd foHkktu ukuxukFk o iwj.kukFk ds e/; iwoZ esa gh gks tkus dh o mlh vuqlkj i{kdkjku ds yEcs le; ls dkfct gksus dh i;kZIr lk{; i=koyh ij gSA fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us i=koyh ij miyC/k laiw.kZ lk{; o lkexzh dk bl laca/k esa lgh ewY;akdu o fo'ys"k.k dj ;g lgh fu.khZr fd;k gS fd ukuxukFk o iwj.kukFk ds e/; vk/kh laifRr dk foHkktu iwoZ esa gks pqdk Fkk ftlesa dksbZ fof/kd o rF;kRed =qfV o izfrdwyrk ugha gSA fo}ku fopkj.k U;k;ky; us bl laca/k esa uksfVl ¼izn'kZ ,&4½ ftls bZ'oj 'kekZ ¼Mh-M-&2½ us iwjh rjg izekf.kr fd;k gS] ij fo'okl djus esa Hkh dksbZ =qfV dkfjr ugha dh gS A mudk ;g Hkh dguk gS fd ;fn ;g eku Hkh fy;k tkos fd ukuxukFk o iwj.kukFk ds e/; 1@2 Hkkx dk foHkktu ugha gqvk gS rks Hkh mlds ckcr iwj.kukFk izfroknh la[;k &4 ds thou dky esa oknhx.k tks izfroknh la[;k &4 ds iq= gSa] dks foHkktu dk okn nk;j djus dk dksbZ fof/kd vf/kdkj ugha gS A mudk dFku gS fd ;g iwjh rjg izekf.kr gS fd oknhx.k us okn iwj.kukFk izfroknh la[;k &4 dh lkft'k ls izLrqr fd;k gSA
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10nksuksa i{kksa ds fo}ku vf/koDrkx.k }kjk j[ks x, dFkuksa ij fopkj fd;k x;k o laiw.kZ vfHkys[k dk /;kuiwoZd voyksdu o ifj'khyu fd;k x;k A
11;ksX; vf/koDrkx.k i{kdkjku }kjk dh xbZ cgl ds izdk'k esa bl vihy esa fuEu iz'u fofuf'pr fd, tkus ;ksX; gS %&
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2- D;k ukuxukFk o iwj.kukFk dks tks laifRr nqxkZukFk ls izkIr gqbZ og laifRr i{kdkjku dh vfoHkkftr laifRr gS ftldk foHkktu oknhx.k djkus ds vf/kdkjh gSa A
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;g fufoZokfnr gS fd i{kdkjku gkFkhukFk ds oa'kt gSa A gkFkhukFk ds nks iq= nqxkZukFk o HkkSajhukFk gq, A HkkSajhukFk dh iRuh Jherh cnkeh Fkh ftls gkFkhukFk dh laifRr vFkkZr fookfnr edku esa 1@2 fgLlk foHkktu esa izkIr gqvk A fufoZokfnr :i ls Jherh cnkeh nsoh us vius fgLls dks Jherh egsUnz dkSj dks tfj, iathd`r fodz; i= fnukad 26-05-1986 fodz; fd;k Fkk ftlds laca/k esa izfroknh la[;k &4 iwj.kukFk o izfroknh la[;k &1 vejukFk us ,d nhokuh okn la[;k 197@1986 ckcr vxzdz;kf/kdkj nk;j fd;k Fkk tks U;k;ky; vij ftyk U;k;k/kh'k dze&1 t;iqj uxj t;iqj }kjk fnukad
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28-07-1989 dks iwj.kukFk o vejukFk ds i{k esa fuEu izdkj fMdzh fd;k x;k %&
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izfroknh la[;k 1 ls 3 dk ;g dguk gS fd mDr fMdzh ds laca/k esa izfroknh la[;k &1 o 4 ds e/; ;g r; gqvk Fkk fd pwafd izfroknh la[;k&4 ds ikl mlds fgLls dh jde tek djkus dks ugha Fkh vr% izfroknh la[;k&1 fMdzh dh laiw.kZ jkf'k tek djk dj tk;nkn ys ldrk gS] izfroknh la[;k&4 fMdzh esa viuk fgLlk NksM + rk gS A bl ckcr izfroknh la[;k &4 us ¼izn'kZ ,&2½ fy[kkoV Hkh fu"ikfnr dh Fkh A
tgka rd bl rgjhj ds izekf.kr gksus dk iz'u gS ¼izn'kZ ,&2½ dks lhrkjke vxzoky ¼Mh-M-&3½ o egknso ¼Mh-M-&4½ tks blds lk{kh gSa us bls iwj.kukFk }kjk fu"ikfnr fd;k tkuk iwjh rjg izekf.kr fd;k gSA bu nksuksa lk{kh;ksa ls bl lca/k esa foLrkj ls izfrijh{k.k djus ds ckotwn bl fcUnq ij budh lk{; v[kf.Mr jgh gSA blds foijhr oknhx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr lk{kh ¼ih-M-&1½ vkseizdk'k ]tks iwj.kukFk dk iq= gS]us izfrijh{k.k esa ¼izn'kZ ,&2½ iwj.kukFk }kjk fu"ikfnr fd, tkus ds ckjs esa vufHkKrk tkfgj dh gS o bl ij iwj.kukFk ds gLrk{kjksa ds laca/k esa ;g dgk gS fd gLrk{kj
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iwj.kukFk ds ugha yxrs gSa ijUrq bl lk{kh us ;g dgus dk lkgl ugha fd;k gS fd gLrk{kj iwj.kukFk ds ugha gSA ijUrq i'pkrorhZ izdze ij [k.Mu lk{; esa bl lk{kh us ¼izn'kZ ,&2½ ij iwj.kukFk ds gLrk{kj gksus ls iw.kZ :i ls bUdkj fd;k gS A vr% bl lk{kh dh lk{; bl laca/k esa fdlh Hkh izdkj fo'oluh; ugha gSA lhrkjke vxzoky ¼Mh-M-&3½ o egknso ¼Mh-M-&4½ Lora= lk{kh gSa ftuds laca/k esa vkseizdk'k ¼ih-M-&4½ us ;g Lohdkj fd;k gS fd buls mudh dksbZ nq'euh ugha gS vr% lhrkjke vxzoky ¼Mh-M-&3½ o egknso ¼Mh-M-&4½ dh lk{; ij vfo'okl fd;s tkus dk dksbZ dkj.k i=koyh ij ugha gS A ;g egRoiw.kZ gS fd ¼izn'kZ ,&2½ dks dHkh Hkh dksbZ pqukSrh izfroknh la[;k &4 us ugha nh gSA bl izdkj ¼izn'kZ ,&2½ dk s izfroknh la[;k 1 ls 3 us iwjh rjg izekf.kr fd;k gS A
;g nLrkost fuEu izdkj gS%&
** eSa iwj.kukFk iq= Jh nqxkZukFk th] fuoklh edku uacj 4678] tksfx;ksa dk eksgYyk] iqjkuh dksrokyh dk jkLrk] lkaxkusj xsV] t;iqj dk gwaA
tks fd eSaus o esjs Hkrhts vejpan us ,d nkok ckcr gd'kQk Jherh egsUnz dkSj o Jherh cnkeh nsoh ds fo:) U;k;ky; fMLVªDV tt t;iqj flVh esa nk;j fd;k Fkk tks gLrkUrfjr gksdj vnkyr ,fM'kuy fMLVªDV tt la[;k &1] t;iqj flVh esa pyk vk;k rFkk ogka ls rkjh[k 28-07-86 dks fMdzh gks x;k A
mDr fMdzh ds vuqlkj gd'kQs esa tk;nkn izkIr djus gsrq mDr U;k;ky; esa ,d ekg ds vanj 39000@& vads xqurkyhl gtkj :i;s tek djkus dk vkns'k fn;k gS] esjs ikl esjs fgLls dh jde vnk djus dks ugha gS vr% eSa gd'kQs ls fooknxzLr tk;nkn dk dksbZ Hkkx ysuk ugha pkgrk A esjk Hkrhtk vejpan iwjh jde
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39000@&:i;s vads xqurkyhl gtkj :i;k tek djk dj fooknxzLr dqN tk;nkn ys ldrk gS blesa eq>s dksbZ vkifRr ugha gS A eaS ;k esjs mRrjkf/kdkjh fooknxzLr tk;nkn esa dksbZ gd o fgLlk dHkh Dyse ugha djsaxs A
fygktk ;g fy[kkoV esjs Hkrhts vejpan dh rlYyh ds fy, eSaus viuh jkth [kq'kh gksl gokl nq:Lrh esa fy[k nh fd lun jgs vkSj oDr t:jr dke vkos A **
tgka rd bl nLrkost ds iathc) gksus dk iz'u gS] ;g nLrkost izfroknh la[;k &4 }kjk dsoy bl vk'k; dk fu"ikfnr fd;k x;k Fkk fd fMdzh fnukad 27-08-1989 dh ikyuk esa fodz; izfrQy dh jkf'k tek djkus gsrq izfroknh la[;k &4 ds ikl iSlk ugha gS vr% vejukFk vdsyk jkf'k tek djok dj fMdzh dk Qy vdsyk izkIr dj ldrk gSA bl nLrkost ds fu"iknu gksus rd fMdzh fnukad 27-08-1989 ds rgr izfroknh la[;k &1 o 4 dks dksbZ vf/kdkj lftr ugha gq, Fks A fMdzh l'krZ Fkh o mldk fu"iknu rHkh gksuk Fkk tc fMdzh dh ikyuk esa fMdzh'kqnk jkf'k tek djk nh tkrh A bl izdkj fMdzh'kqnk jde tek djkus ls iwoZ lEifRr esa izfroknh la[;k 1 o 4 dks dksbZ vf/kdkj iSnk gh ugha gq, Fks rks muds ifjR;kx djus dk dksbZ iz'u gh ugha gSA bl U;k;ky; dh jk; esa ;g nLrkost dsoy ,d djkj ek= gS A mijksDr rF;ksa o ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa bl nLrkost dk vko';d :i ls iathdr gksuk vko';d ugha gS A bldk iathdj.k D;ksa vko';d Fkk] ;g cgl ds nkSjku ;ksX; vf/koDrk vihykFkhZx.k Li"V ugha dj lds gSaA
fufoZokfnr :i ls ¼izn'kZ ,&2½ ds fu"iknu ds ckn izfroknh la[;k &1 vdsys us gh fMdzh fnukad 27-08-1989 dh ikyuk esa leLr fodz; izfrQy dh jkf'k tek djk;h Fkh vkSj mlh ds i{k esa vxzdz;kf/kdkj ds okn esa vUrfuZfgr laifRr dk fodz;i= fu"ikfnr gqvk Fkk] ;fn bls pqukSrh nh tk ldrh Fkh rks og dsoy izfroknh la[;k &4 }kjk gh nh tk ldrh
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Fkh ,oa izfroknh la[;k &4 us bls dksbZ pqukSrh Lohd`r :i ls ugha nh gSA blds vykok rdZ ds rkSj ij ;g Lohdkj Hkh dj fy;k tkos fd izfroknh la[;k 1 o 4 fookfnr edku ds mDr 1@2 Hkkx ds la;qDr Lokeh gSa rks Hkh izfroknh la[;k &4 ds thoudky esa oknhx.k dks bl laifRr ds foHkktu dk okn ykus dk dksbZ vf/kdkj ugha gS A mDr foospu ls ;g iwjh rjg izekf.kr gS fd izfroknh la[;k &1 vdsyk fookfnr edku ds 1@2 Hkkx] tks cnkeh dk Fkk] dk ekfyd gS] ftldk foHkktu djkus ds oknhx.k fdlh Hkh izdkj vf/kdkjh ugha gSa A vr% mDr foospu ls bl U;k;ky; }kjk fojfpr iz'u la[;k &1 vihykFkhZx.k ds fo:) fofuf'pr~ fd;k tkrk gS A
iz'u la[;k &2
tgka rd iz'u la[;k &2 dk laca/k gS] vfHkys[k ij tks lk{; miyC/k gS] mlls ukuxukFk o iwj.kukFk ds e/; fookfnr edku ds 'ks"k 1@2 Hkkx dk ekSf[kd foHkktu gksuk izekf.kr gS A ¼izn'kZ ,&4½ uksfVl tks ¼Mh-M-&2½ bZ'oj 'kekZ us izekf.kr fd;k gS] ls ;g izdV gksrk gS fd i{kdkjksa ds e/; fookfnr edku ds foHkktu dks ysdj dksbZ fookn ugha Fkk A ;fn ,slk gksrk rks ¼izn'kZ ,&4½ }kjk laifRr ds foHkktu dh Hkh ekax dh tkrh tcfd ¼izn'kZ ,&4½ ls izdV gksrk gS fd fookfnr edku dk tks 1@2 Hkkx cnkeh nsoh us fodz; fd;k Fkk] mlh dks fookfnr fd;k x;k Fkk A ¼izn'kZ ,&4½ ds laca/k esa ¼Mh-M-&2½ bZ'oj 'kekZ }kjk lk{; esa ;g Lohdkj fd;s tkus ls fd og vkseizdk'k dks ugha tkurk] dsoy ek= blls ;g ugha ekuk tk ldrk fd vkseizdk'k us ¼izn'kZ ,&4½ uksfVl ugha fnyk;k gks tcfd vkseizdk'k ¼ih-M-&1½ dh ,slh dksbZ lk{; ugha gS fd blus ¼izn'kZ ,&4½uksfVl bZ'oj 'kekZ ls ugha fnyk;k gksA ;fn okLro esa blds }kjk ¼izn'kZ ,&4½ uksfVl ugha fnyk;k x;k gksrk rks fuf'pr :i ls ;g bl laca/k esa bZ'oj 'kekZ ds fo:) dksbZ dk;Zokgh djrk ijUrq blus lk{; esa ;g Lohdkj fd;k gS fd ¼izn'kZ ,&4½ ds laca/k esa blus bZ'oj 'kekZ ds fo:) dksbZ f'kdk;r ugha dhA
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bl izdkj izFke rks fookfnr edku dk 'ks"k 1@2 Hkkx Hkh vfoHkkftr gksuk izekf.kr ugha gS cfYd ;g izekf.kr gS fd mldk ekSf[kd foHkktu ukuxukFk o iwj.kukFk ds e/; iwoZ esa gks x;k Fkk vkSj mlh ds vuqlkj i{kdkjku vius vius fgLls ij dkfct gSaA ;fn rdZ ds rkSj ij ;g eku Hkh fy;k tkos fd ukuxukFk o iwj.kukFk ds e/; edku ds 'ks"k jgs 1@2 Hkkx] tks nqxkZukFk dks foHkktu esa izkIr gqvk Fkk] dk foHkktu ugha gqvk Fkk rks Hkh bl U;k;ky; dh fuf'pr jk; esa iwj.kukFk izfroknh la[;k &4 tks oknhx.k dk firk gS] ds thoudky esa oknhx.k dks blds ckcr foHkktu dk okn ykus dk dksbZ dkuwuh vf/kdkj ugha gS A pwafd fufoZokfnr :i ls gkFkhukFk ds nks iq= nqxkZukFk o HkkSajhukFk ds e/; foHkktu gksdj nqxkZukFk ds fgLls esa edku dk vk/kk fgLlk vk;k Fkk A bl izdkj nqxkZukFk ml fgLls dk ,dek= Lokeh gks x;k Fkk o nwljs fgLls dk ,dek= Lokeh HkkSajhyky gks x;k FkkA nqxkZukFk ds nks iq= ukuxukFk ¼izfroknh la[;k 1 ls 3 ds firk½ o iwj.kukFk izfroknh la[;k&4 gq, A nqxkZukFk ds ckn fookfnr edku dk 1@2 Hkkx ukuxukFk o iwj.kukFk esa fufgr gks x;k FkkA fgUnq mRrjkf/kdkj vf/kfu;e 1956 dh /kkjk &8 dh izFke vuqlwph ds vuqlkj firk ds thfor jgrs gq, iq= ;k iq=h dks ;k iq= ds thfor jgrs gq, ikS= ;k ikS=h dks mRrjkf/kdkjh ugha ekuk x;k gSA bl izdkj firk ds thfor jgrs gq, mlds iq=ksa dks mRrjkf/kdkjh ugha ekuk tk ldrk A bl izdkj mDr izko/kku ds vuqlkj tc dksbZ O;fDr mDr vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk&8 ds rgr laifRr mRRkjkf/kdkj esa izkIr djrk gS rks og mls viuh futh laifRr ds :i esa izkIr djrk gS vkSj mldk mRrjkf/kdkjh mDr vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk&8 ds rgr gksxk A bl izdkj fof/kd fLFkfr ;g gS fd lu~ 1956 ds ckn ;fn dksbZ O;fDr LovftZr laifRr dh fcuk olh;r fd; s ejrk gS rks mldh laifRr Hkys gh mlds iq= ;k iq=h us izkIr dh gks og lgnkf;dh laifRr ugha gks ldrh A bl izdkj iwj.kukFk tks oknhx.k dk firk gS] ds thfor jgrs gq, oknhx.k dks ;g foHkktu dk okn
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izLrqr djus dk vf/kdkj ugha gSA fopkj.k U;k;ky; us rudh la[;k &5 esa ;g fu.khZr fd;k gS fd ukuxukFk o iwj.kukkFk esa ekSf[kd foHkktu gks x;k Fkk] ,slk ugha gS fd fopkj.k U;k;ky; us HkkSajhukFk o nqxkZukFk ds e/; gq, foHkktu ds vk/kkj ij ,slk gksuk fu.khZr fd;k gks A
vr% mDr foospu ls bl U;k;ky; }kjk fojfpr iz'u la[;k &2 Hkh vihykFkhZx.k ds fo:) fu.khZr fd;k tkrk gS A
ifj.kker% bl vihy esa dksbZ lkj u gksus ls ;g vihy fujLr fd;s tkus ;ksX; gS tks ,rn~}kjk fujLr dh tkrh gS A
bl vihy dk O;; nksuksa i{kdkj viuk viuk ogu djsaxsA
¼U;k0 izdk'k xqIrk½
_f"kds'k lksuh@lqjf{kr fu.kZ;
3 issues framed by the court
Did the unregistered agreement permit one decree-holder to acquire exclusive ownership under the conditional pre-emption decree?
Had the remaining half of the house already been orally partitioned?
Could the sons seek partition during their father's lifetime of property he inherited under Section 8?
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Omprakash
Mohan
Narendra
Manoj
Amarnath
Nandkishor
Prakash Gupta
As recorded by the court registry
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