Ghaziabad: The district court earlier this month accepted an application filed by a mother to sell her minor son’s property to prevent it from being encroached upon, after the rest of the adjoining plots were disposed of by the other shareholders. The minor’s 1/30th share in the property amounted to 0.028266 hectares (282 sqm) of the disputed property.Judge Vinod Singh Rawat said that the applicant will enter into a new agreement with the buyer and file a pro forma sale deed with the court within six months from the date of the judgment, and will not execute a deed without the court’s permission. “A copy of the sale deed of two persons in the vicinity of the property, dated within the last two years, will be submitted to satisfy the court as to whether the price of the property is reasonable. The entire consideration received shall be deposited in a nationalised bank in the form of a fixed deposit scheme in the name of the minor until he attains majority,” the court said, noting that the permission will remain valid for six months, after which it will automatically lapse.Mohanpur resident Neeraj Devi moved a petition seeking permission to sell the plot inherited by her son Vansh after the death of his father Satyaveer Singh. She said that the joint property has several heirs.“Abhishek Pandey and Amita jointly own a half share of the property, whereas the remaining half is shared among other members of the family, including Krishnapal, Vinod, Mukesh and Bovindra, each having a 1/10th share. Applicant Neeraj Devi, and her two sons Harsh and Vansh, have a 1/30th share each.”Devi told the court that she herself, along with Krishnapal, Vinod, Mukesh, Bovindra and Harsh, had sold their respective shares of the property to one Shobhita Dayal through a deed dated July 24, 2025, and handed over possession. “Vansh’s share remains unsold, whereas all other shareholders disposed of their respective shares,” she said, adding that it was not possible to maintain or cultivate the land.Devi also informed the court that, in order to protect the interests of the minor, she entered into a contract with Dayal to sell the minor’s share for more than Rs 7 lakh. She said that she has no need for the proceeds from the sale of the minor share and is ready to deposit the amount in the name of the minor in the form of an FDR in a nationalised bank.After hearing the discussions and perusing the no-objection provided by other family members, the Judge noted, “A list of the deceased’s family members has been filed. It is not possible to preserve and cultivate the 282 sqm of property belonging to the minor, and there is a possibility of encroachment. The purpose of selling the minor’s share is solely to protect his share. The other members state that they have no objection to granting permission to sell the minor’s share. The minor descendant also said that he has no objection to the sale of his share of the property.”
