borrowing of money under false promise
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Anonymous
(Querist) 07 July 2010
This query is : Resolved
Around 12 yrs ago my Fatherinlaw borrowed small part of money from me for buying 3 apartmets for his 3 daughters ( of which eldest is my wife). He did buy the 3 apartments but ,the one he had promised at the time of borrowing money from me had to be in joint name of my wife & my fatherinlaw remains solely in my fatherinlaws name until this day.
Now he has changed his mind under the pretext of loss of memory to keep his promise ( he is 85 yrs) and he wants the apartment to be equally shared between the 3 daughters on his demise.
The other 2 apartments remain under ownership of the other two daughters, which they live & also are earning rental proceeds since past 12 yrs.
My case is weak because the letter my fatherinlaw had sent to me 12 yrs ago with the promise is misplaced and since the issue is very delicate and can go to the extent of breach in family ties , I had never questioned him until just 10 days ago. The 2 daughters ( my sisterinlaws ) are hard pressed to get the share out of the apartment which was promised to be my wife's on my fatherinlwas demise.
Pl guide me , if I have to take a legal route -- what evidence & what appeals could be possibly be effective in this current scenario. Thanks in advance.
mahendrakumar
(Expert) 08 July 2010
you have no proof of lending the money to the father in law. as such proceeding legally for remedy would be a waste of time/money apart from spoiling family relations.
try to settle the issue amicably within the family with the support of your wife.
disclaimer: Mine is a non lawyer point of opinion.
