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Introduction to Partition

Partition means a division into or distribution in portions or shares/to divide into parts or portions.
Partition is the division of land owned by persons jointly among owners in severalty.
As per the Law Dictionary partition means the dividing of lands held by joint tenants, coparceners, or tenants in common, into distinct portions, so that they may hold them in severalty.
And, in a less technical sense, any division of real or personal property between co-owners or co- proprietors.

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Partition was either voluntary or by deed or compulsory by order of the court.
Partition is division or splitting of a Hindu Joint Family which brings the life of a coparcener to an end.
According to Mitakshara School; partition means two things;
i. severance of status or interest.
Ii. Actual division of property in accordance with shares so specified, known as partition by metes and bounds.
According to Dayabhaga school of hindu law ; partition means only division of property by metes and bounds. For partition to take place at least two coparceners are required.

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Subject matter of partition

Only coparcenary property can be divided on partition.
A separate property cannot be subjected to partition.
To determine what property is available for partition following provisions must be made for joint family debts;
i. personal debts of father not tainted with immorality.
ii. Maintenance of dependent female members and of disqualified heirs.
iii. Marriage expenses of unmarried daughter.

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Nepalese Legal provision of Partition

Chapter 10 Provisions Relating to Partition Sec 205 to Sec 236

Sec 205 To be deemed coparcener

अंशियार मानिने

Sec 206 Equal entitlement to partition share

अंशमा समान हकदार हुने

Sec 207 Son and Daughter born from couple whose matrimonial relationship is dissolved to obtain partition share

वैवाहिक सम्बन्ध अन्त्य भएका दम्पत्तिबाट जन्मेका छोरा,छोरीले अंश पाउने

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Sec 208. To obtain partition share from mother

दफा २०८. आमा बाट अंश पाउने

Sec 209 To obtain partition share from part of father or husband

दफा २०९. बाबु वा पति बाट अंश पाउने

Sec 210. Latter wife or child to obtain partition share from part of husband or father.

दफा २१०. पछिल्लो पत्नी वा सन्तानले पति वा बाबुको भाग बाट अंश पाउने

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Sec 211 Right to obtain partition share

दफा २११. अंश लिन सक्ने

Sec 212 Separation may be effected at anytime

दफा २१२. जहिले सुकै भिन्न हुन सक्ने

Sec 213 Husband or wife get separated by obtaining partition share

दफा २१३. पति वा पत्नीले अंश लिई भिन्न हुन सक्ने

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Sec 214 Widow may effect separation by taking her partition share

दफा २१४. विधवाले अंश लिई भिन्न हुन सक्ने

Sec 215 Relinquishment of partition share

दफा २१५. अंश छोडपत्र गर्न सक्ने

Sec 216 Partition to be effected

दफा २१६. अंशबण्डा गर्नु पर्ने

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Sec 217 Matters to be specified in deed of partition

दफा २१७. अंशबण्डाको लिखतमा खुलाउनु पर्ने कुराहरू

Sec 218 Deed of partition to be registered

दफा २१८. अंशबण्डाको लिखत पारित गर्नु पर्ने

Sec 219 Prohibition of providing property without effecting partition

दफा २१९. अंशबण्डा नगरी सम्पत्ति दिन नपाउने

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Sec 220 Lawsuit to be filed by setting out inventory of property

दफा २२०. सम्पत्तिको फाँटबारी खुलाई नालिस गर्नु पर्ने

Sec 221 Matters to be set out in inventory

दफा २२१. फाँटबारीमा खुलाउनु पर्ने

Sec 222 Partition to be effected by taking inventory

दफा २२२. फाँटबारी लिई अंशबण्डा गरी दिनु पर्ने

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Sec 223 Partition to be effected on the basis of inventory received

दफा २२३. प्राप्त फाँटवारीको आधारमा अंशबण्डा गरिदिनु पर्ने

Sec 224 Power to taking by breaking padlock

दफा २२४. ताला खोली सम्पत्तिको फाँटबारी लिन सक्ने

Sec 225 Partition to be effected when inventory produced

दफा २२५. फाँटवारी ल्याएका बखत अंशबण्डा गरी दिने

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Sec 226 Prohibition on concealing or hiding property

दफा २२६. सम्पत्ति लुकाउन छिपाउन नपाउने

Sec 227 Partition share to be reimbursed

दफा २२७. अंश शोधभर्ना गर्नु पर्ने

Sec 228 Partition share not to be exchanged

दफा २२८. अंश सट्टा पट्टा गर्न नपाउने

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Sec 229 Partition of pledged or mortgaged property

दफा २२९. धितोबन्धकमा राखेको सम्पत्तिको अंशबण्डा गर्ने

Sec 230 Power to withhold property or income until partition is effected

दफा २३०. अंशबण्डा नभएसम्म सम्पत्ति वा आयस्ता रोक्का राख्न सक्ने

Sec 231 Partition to be so effected as to have provision of way or passage

दफा २३१. बाटो वा निकासको व्यवस्था हुने गरी बण्डा गर्नु पर्ने

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Sec 232 Debtor not to be specified without consent of creditor

दफा २३२. साहूको मञ्जुरी नलिई अंश बण्डामा ऋणी तोक्न नहुने

Sec 233 Compensation to be paid if lawsuit filed by person not entitled to partition

दफा २३३. अंश नपाउनेले नालिस गरेमा क्षतिपूर्ति दिनु पर्ने

Sec 234 Partition, share money or expenditure may be awarded

दफा २३४. अंश, रकम वा खर्च भराई दिन सक्ने

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Sec 235 Statute of Limitation

दफा २३५. हदम्याद

Sec 236 Partition deemed to be executed

दफा २३६. अंश भएको मानिने