I'ARTI'nm ACT, 1977 (1920 A.D.) 165
The Jammu and Kashmir Partition Act, 1920
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This Act regulates the partition of immovable property, specifically allowing courts to order sales instead of physical division when it benefits all parties. It applies to shareholders, family members, and transferees of property interests. The Act matters because it resolves disputes efficiently by avoiding unworkable splits, ensuring fair valuations, and protecting the best interests of all participants under local laws.
- 1. Saving
- 2. Power of Court to order sale instead of division in partition suits
- 3. Procedure when sharer undertakes to buy
- 4. Partition suit by transferee of share in dwelling house
- 5. Representation of parties under disability
- 6. Reserved bidding and bidding by share holders
- 7. Procedure to be followed in case of sales
- 8. Orders for sale to be deemed decrees
- 9. Saving of powers to order partly partition and partly sale
- 10. Application of Act to pending suits
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