Private partition

Private partition does not change the nature of the joint property and the same remains joint until and unless it is partitioned by the Revenue Authorities according to the Land Revenue Act, thus, if the parties were co-sharer in the suit land, as they were, plaintiffs were not entitled to bring a suit for possession because they were already in possession of a part of the survey number which is also inclusive of the suit land. Rehmat and 8 others v. M. Suleman and 29 others 2000 SCR 217 (A)