In Brief
This case concerns a partition dispute over a multi-storey residential property in New Delhi bequeathed to two brothers via their mother's Will. The plaintiff sought partition of the second floor and terrace; the defendant raised counterclaims regarding common areas. The courts held that since the defendant himself raised the common-area dispute in his written statement, he could not later object to the courts' adjudication of those areas. The Supreme Court dismissed the defendant's appeals, upholding the lower courts' grant of equal shares (50% each) in the second floor and terrace, and confirming that the defendant has no right to use the front driveway but retains easement rights for water and plumbing serving his portion.
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