In Brief
Lt. Col. Paramjit Singh Dhillon and his sister Harinder Singh Ghuman filed separate suits regarding the partition of their late father's estate. The sister sought partition in Delhi High Court; the brother sought declaration of absolute ownership based on a will in Punjab court. The brother challenged the Delhi suit's maintainability, arguing the property fell under land reform laws and jurisdiction issues. The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of such challenges, holding that partition suits can proceed where multiple properties are involved across jurisdictions. The Court dismissed both appeals and ordered consolidation of the two suits in the Delhi High Court for expeditious trial, noting the parties are senior citizens with a seven-year-old dispute.
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