1. Partition can be effected based on the consent of all legal heirs and partition deed has to be registered in the jurisdictional Sub Registrar's Office.
2. To know that whether any litigation is going around the property, visit the jurisdictional Sub Registrar's Office and request for a register which contains the details of properties which are under litigation and which are prohibited for registering. Also obtain Encumbrance Certificate for the property for 30 years to know of any transaction that might have happened during this period in respect of the property in question.