# Tlr&lr Act. 1960, Section 181

- Act: Tlr&lr Act. 1960 (Act 43 of 1960)
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## Text

(1) No holding shall be partitioned in such manner as to create a fragment. (2) A fragment shall not be partitioned, unless as a result of such partition its portions get merged in holdings of 1[0.80 standard hectare] or more or in fragments so as to create holdings of 2[0.80 standard hectare] or more. (3) Whenever, in a suit for partition, the court finds that the partition of a holding will result in the creation of a fragment, the court shall, instead of proceeding to divide the holding, direct the sale of the same and distribute the proceeds thereof among the co-shares. (4) Wherever a holding is put up for sale under sub-section (3), a co sharer shall have the first option to purchase the holding at the highest bid; if there are two or more co-shares claiming the first option, that co-sharer who offers the highest consideration shall be preferred. Transfers in contravention of this Chapter 182 (1) Any transfer, partition or lease of land made in contravention of the provisions of this Chapter shall be void. (2) No document of transfer, partition or lease of land shall be registered unless declarations in writing are made, in such form and manner as may be prescribed, b the parties thereto before the competent registering authority under the India Registration Act, 1908, regarding lands held by each prior to the transaction and the land which each shall come to hold thereafter. Definitions Restrictions on transfer, etc. 16 of 1908 (3) No registering authority shall register under the Indian Registration Act, 1908, any document of transfer, partition or lease of land if, from the declarations made under sub-section (2), it appears that the transaction has been effected in contravention of the provisions of this Chapter, 16 of 1908 IndiaCode Penalty

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