Section 419: Prohibition of transferring property in common without obtaining consent

1) No person shall, without obtaining the written consent of the coparceners in common, transfer a property in common to another person.

2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), if a coparcener of the joint family is a witness to the deed of transfer of a property in common, consent of that coparcener shall be deemed to have been obtained.

3) If any person transfers a property in common in contravention of sub-section (1), the transfer of title only to the extent of such right or portion that person has in that property shall be valid. The concerned coparcener shall be entitled to get back the property transferred in excess of such right or portion.