136. Property disputes with

relatives in India

Q: Dear Mr. Chand, All the information you gave is very helpful. I bought Big land and 2 flats year 1996and one of my uncle helped us. we send money but he destroyed all the documents just to put us in trouble. Now the land price gone up and I want sell that land. I have few good friends only but they do not know all the rules. Please advice me what to do. also we have deeds but no document that we send money from usa. I just got OCI. Thank you. Sutapa A. The only advise I can give you is to try and settle this issue with your uncle. Trying to fight lawsuits in India that involve land disputes can turn out to be an expensive nightmare for those who live overseas. Relatives in India know this and tend to take advantage of this. If you decide to pursue this matter legally, you should act fast and hire a lawyer for advise, cancel any power of attorney documents you may have sent your uncle and take steps with the property registrar office to stop the sale/transfer of the land in question without your knowledge.