A recent ruling by the Delhi High Court judgement shows how property and money can shift family dynamics, which is exactly what happened between Mrs Mehta and her brother-in-law (her husband’s brother).
Mrs Mehta and her three sisters-in-law jointly owned a large piece of land in Delhi, each holding 1/4th share. Mrs Mehta entrusted her brother-in-law with a general power of attorney (GPA) to manage the land. Instead of using it properly, the brother-in-law misused the GPA to sell the land for Rs 6.95 crore, giving Rs 72 lakh each to Mrs Mehta and her three sisters-in-law (his sisters) while pocketing the rest. This meant along with Mrs Mehta’s, all her sisters-in-law received roughly Rs 1.01 crore less than what they were entitled to (1/4 of 6.95 crore minus 72 lakh).
