Property Disputes Published & Fact-Checked 1 Sept 2026

How can co-owners resolve a deadlock when one co-owner refuses to sell a joint property?

Verified Legal Answer • Reviewed by Hire Your Vakeel Legal Panel (Updated for 2026 / BNS & BNSS)

Any co-owner can file a Civil Partition Suit under the Partition Act 1893. If physical division of the property is impossible (such as a single residential bungalow), the court can order an inter-se auction or public sale of the property and distribute sale proceeds equally.

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