Elder brother got 5 bigha land not younger brothers

In a recent Madhya Pradesh High Court ruling, two brothers Vinod and Deendayal were denied 5 bigha 18 biswa of land that their father purchased in 1998. This land was bought in the name of their elder brother Kailash, who was declared the rightful owner of the property. The brothers argued that their late father had used funds from the joint family to purchase the land, as he was the eldest son.

However, the court ruled that simply stating this is insufficient to make the land part of the joint family. Kailash's lawyer argued that the elder brother had cultivated other lands and that the 5 bigha 18 biswa land was purchased from his own salary and loans. The court found that the brothers failed to prove that the money used to buy the land came from the joint family.