THE PARTITION ACT, 1893

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1. Title, extent and saving.-(1) This Act may be called the
Partition Act, 1893;

(2) It extends to the whole of India 1*[except the State of Jammu and Kashmir] 2***.

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(4) But nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect any local law providing for the partition of immovable property paying revenue to Government.

2.Power to Court to order sale instead of division in partition suits.

2. Power to Court to order sale instead of division in partition suits.-Whenever in any suit for partition in which, if instituted prior to the commencement of this Act, a decree for partition might have been made, it appears to the Court that, by reason of the nature of the property to which the suit relates, or of the number of the shareholders therein, or of any other special circumstance, a division of the property cannot reasonably or conveniently be made, and that a sale of the property and distribution of the proceeds would be more beneficial for all the shareholders, the Court may, if it thinks fit, on the request of any of such shareholders interested individually or collectively to the extent of one moiety or upwards, direct a sale of the property and a distribution of the proceeds.

3.Procedure when sharer undertakes to buy.

3. Procedure when sharer undertakes to buy.-(1) If, in any case in which the Court is requested under the last foregoing section to direct a sale, any other shareholder applies for leave to buy at a valuation the share or shares of the party or parties asking for a sale, the Court shall order a valuation of the share or shares in such manner as it may think fit and offer to sell the same to such shareholder at the price so ascertained, and may give all necessary and proper directions in that behalf.

(2) If two or more shareholders severally apply for leave to buy as provided in sub-section (1), the Court shall order a sale of the share
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The Act shall come into force in the State of Sikkim on 1.9.1984 vide
Notifn. No. S. O. 651 (E), dt. 24.8.1984 Gaz. of India, Exty.
Pt. II Sec. 3 (ii).

1 The Act has been extended to-
(a) Dadra and Nagar Haveli (w.e.f. 1-7-1965), by Reg. 6 of 1963, s.
2 & Sch.I;
(b) Union territory of Pondicerry by Act 26 of 1968, s.3 & Sch.;
2 Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and Sch., for “except Part B
States”.
3 The word “and” at the end of sub-section (2), and sub-section
(3), rep. by Act 10 of 1914, s. 3 and Sch. II.
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76.or shares to the shareholder who offers to pay the highest price above the valuation made by the Court.

(3) If no such shareholder is willing to buy such share or shares at the price so ascertained, the applicant or applicants shall be liable to pay all costs of or incident to the application or applications.

4.Partition suit by transferee of share in dwelling-house.

4. Partition suit by transferee of share in dwelling-house.-(1)
Where a share of a dwelling-house belonging to an undivided family has been transferred to a person who is not a member of such family and such transferee sues for partition, the Court shall, if any member of the family being a shareholder shall undertake to buy the share of such transferee, make a valuation of such share in such manner as it thinks fit and direct the sale of such share to such shareholder, and may give all necessary and proper directions in that behalf.

(2) If in any case described in sub-section (1) two or more members of the family being such shareholders severally undertake to buy such share, the Court shall follow the procedure prescribed by sub-section (2) of the last foregoing section.

5.Representation of parties under disability.

5. Representation of parties under disability.-In any suit for partition a request for sale may be made or an undertaking, or application for leave, to buy may be given or made on behalf of any party under disability by any person authorised to act on behalf of such party in such suit, but the Court shall not be bound to comply with any such request, undertaking or application unless it is of opinion that the sale or purchase will be for the benefit of the party under such disability.

6.Reserved bidding and bidding by shareholders.

6. Reserved bidding and bidding by shareholders.-(1) Every sale under section 2 shall be subject to a reserved bidding, and the amount of such bidding shall be fixed by the Court in such manner as it may think fit and may be varied from time to time.

(2) On any such sale any of the shareholders shall be at liberty to bid at the sale on such terms as to non-payment of deposit or as to setting off or accounting for the purchase-money or any part thereof instead of paying the same as to the Court may seem reasonable.

(3) If two or more persons, of whom one is a shareholder in the property, respectively advance the same sum at any bidding at such sale, such bidding shall be deemed to be the bidding of the shareholder.

7.Procedure to be followed in case of sales.

7. Procedure to be followed in case of sales.-Save as hereinbefore provided, when any property is directed to be sold under this Act, the following procedure shall, as far as practicable, be adopted, namely:–

(a) if the property be sold under a decree or order of the High
Court of Calcutta, Madras or Bombay in the exercise of

77.its original jurisdiction, 1*** the procedure of such
Court in its original civil jurisdiction for the sale of property by the Registrar;

(b) if the property be sold under a decree or order of any other Court, such procedure as the High Court may from time to time by rules prescribe in this behalf, and until such rules are made, the procedure prescribed in the 2*Code of Civil Procedure (14 of 1882) in respect of sales in execution of decrees.

8.Orders for sale to be deemed decrees.

8. Orders for sale to be deemed decrees.-Any order for sale made by the Court under section 2, 3 or 4 shall be deemed to be a decree within the meaning of section 2 of the 2*[Code of Civil Procedure (14.of 1882).]

9.Saving of power to order partly partition and partly sale.

9. Saving of power to order partly partition and partly sale.-In any suit for partition the Court may, if it shall think fit, make a decree for a partition of part of the property to which the suit relates and a sale of the remainder under this Act.

10.Application of Act to pending suits.

10. Application of Act to pending suits.-This Act shall apply to suits instituted before the commencement thereof, in which no scheme for the partition of the property has been finally approved by the
Court.
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1 The words “or of the Court of the Recorder of Rangoon” omitted by the A. O. 1937.2 See now the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908).

4 COMMENTS

  1. the question arises in my mind as to whether the Partition Act 1893 would apply to the suits filed after the commencement of this Act in view of the following provisions of Sec. 2 and Sec.10.

  2. two owner in land, one sale his share with out partition, what is the law to other owner to get his share in that joint ownership, person who sold his share died

  3. my father died intestate, leavng 3floors house to be shared between 4 legal heirs.can 1legal heir file a part suit?pl spcift te time taken fr settlement,what would be te costs, wat hapens if 1prsn opposes, 2prsns are livng on 2 flrs,1 flr s,vacant& i hvnt gt any benefit out of it.partion would be in my interest.pl tender yur advice

  4. I and my father were Joint Owners of the property. After my father’s death I want to Sale the property and I am ready to give legal rights / amount my sister & my stepmother. My sister is ready for the same but my stepmother is denying for it. I am ready to give more then the actual right but still she is not ready for it. So as a Joint Owner Can I Directly sale the property or I have to take help to court? Please Guide.

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