Partition Act : Partition suit by transferee of share in dwelling-house Indian Bare Acts :

Partition Act,1893

Act No : 4

Section : 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 hasbeen transferred to a person who is not a member of such family andsuch transferee sues for partition, the Court shall, if any member ofthe family being a shareholder shall undertake to buy the share ofsuch transferee, make a valuation of such share in such manner as itthinks fit and direct the sale of such share to such shareholder, andmay give all necessary and proper directions in that behalf. (2) If in any case described in sub-section (1) two or moremembers of the family being such shareholders severally undertake tobuy such share, the Court shall follow the procedure prescribed bysub-section (2) of the last foregoing section.