How can we keep our home?

As per your say property both old and new one is purchased  by your father in the name of your fathers elder brother.Have you got any evidence to show that for purchasing these properties consideration was paid by your fathe although they are purchased in the name of your fathrs elder brotherr then you have some case.Apart from these present status of the propertis specifically the possession of the properties have some relevance. Clarifiacation of all these points are necessary.

Jeetendra Patel Advocate Pune( 9921158871)

First of all, i would like to thank you for your valuable reply sir. As long as the consideration for the purchase for these properties goes,i dont think there was any evidence as the money was given by my grandfather for both of them to make a life out of it.

          can there be a case of my father living in  the old place for long enough to be the rightful owner?

And we have also been advised  by some friends that if we can have the Electricity Bill or some Property Tax made in our name, it will help us stake our claim.

Please advice.

Thank you.

It was an benami transaction. Chances are very poor to win. You should take defence of joint property an as you mentioned in verbal partition your father got that property.

It's depend upon the pleadings of your cousin's suit...