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The Partition Act, 1893

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An Act to amend the Law relating to Partition.

Act number
4 of 1893
Ministry
Ministry of Law and Justice
Department
Legislative Department
Enacted
9 Mar 1893

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

10 sections

  1. Section 1Title, extent and saving.
  2. Section 2Power to court to order sale instead of division in partition suits.
  3. Section 3Procedure when sharer undertakes to buy.
  4. Section 4Partition suit by transferee of share in dwelling-house.
  5. Section 5Representation of parties under disability.
  6. Section 6Reserved bidding and bidding by shareholders.
  7. Section 7Procedure to be followed in case of sales.
  8. Section 8Orders for sale to be deemed decrees.
  9. Section 9Saving of power to order partly partition and partly sale.
  10. Section 10Application of Act to pending suits.