My father received a share of ancestral land in Kerala after a division among his siblings. We lived in Ahmedabad, and the land was registered in his name while everyone was getting along. The original registration papers remained with my father’s siblings in Kerala. Unfortunately, things turned sour within the family. Now my father has passed away, and his siblings are holding onto the land documents, refusing to return them. I want to get those papers back and give them to my mother. What can I do in this situation? Can my uncles and aunts claim or sell my father’s land without our knowledge or permission?

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Law Forum › Category: Property › My father received a share of ancestral land in Kerala after a division among his siblings. We lived in Ahmedabad, and the land was registered in his name while everyone was getting along. The original registration papers remained with my father’s siblings in Kerala. Unfortunately, things turned sour within the family. Now my father has passed away, and his siblings are holding onto the land documents, refusing to return them. I want to get those papers back and give them to my mother. What can I do in this situation? Can my uncles and aunts claim or sell my father’s land without our knowledge or permission?
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Apni Law Staff asked 8 months ago

My father received a share of ancestral land in Kerala after a division among his siblings. We lived in Ahmedabad, and the land was registered in his name while everyone was getting along. The original registration papers remained with my father’s siblings in Kerala. Unfortunately, things turned sour within the family. Now my father has passed away, and his siblings are holding onto the land documents, refusing to return them. I want to get those papers back and give them to my mother. What can I do in this situation? Can my uncles and aunts claim or sell my father’s land without our knowledge or permission?

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Apni Law Staff answered 8 months ago

As your father’s legal heir, you are entitled to the original land registration documents. You can file a legal case in Kerala seeking the return of the documents. Your uncles and aunts cannot legally claim or sell the land without your knowledge or permission, as you are now a co-owner.

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