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RLet’s start. My grandfather, along with my dad and his younger brother (my uncle), built a house. However, due to lack of funds, we were only able to construct one floor. The arrangement was: one portion for my dad and our family, then my uncle, and lastly my grandfather and grandmother.
The real problems began with my uncle and his wife. She was mean, never contributed to anything, and constantly played politics, manipulating her husband. She never helped my mother with cooking or any household work. Still, things were manageable back then.
A few years later, my uncle and aunt started constructing their own floor. My grandfather and dad asked why they did this without discussing it with the rest of the family, but they didn’t care about anyone’s opinion—they just went ahead. To fund their construction, they started pressuring my father to give them a portion of the existing floor, threatening to lock their room if he didn’t. My father refused, as the amount they were demanding was unjustified, and the existing floor also needed maintenance.
That’s when my uncle started creating conflict with my dad, and my aunt was also secretly involved in the drama. Years passed, and during this time, my grandfather’s health started declining. My uncle appeared to help—bringing medicines and taking him to the hospital—but not out of care. His intentions were to extract money from my grandfather and use it to fund his own children’s education, especially since he had lost his job during Covid.
My grandfather’s bank account, which had a decent balance due to his pension, was soon drained to just a few thousand rupees. Eventually, life took a harsh turn—my grandfather passed away. Before that, he had suffered a stroke, which left him paralyzed and bedridden. After his passing, the pension was transferred to my grandmother.
My dad and mom did their absolute best to take care of her, while my uncle and aunt didn’t even bother to check on her—as if she wasn’t their mother. Their only interest was in the pension money, which had now stopped.
Even though my uncle got a job and nearly completed their new floor, they still haven’t moved in. They haven’t even installed a separate electricity meter, because they were happy exploiting the existing setup—the electricity bills were being paid using my grandmother’s pension. They continue living on the old floor, enjoying the food my mother cooks, and all the comforts, while contributing nothing.
A few weeks ago, my grandmother passed away. My dad solely handled the cremation and all related rituals, using his own money along with what little was left from her pension. My uncle, despite earning more than my dad, didn’t even offer to help financially.
Now, the pension is gone. Yet, my uncle and aunt still don’t contribute to the electricity bill, even though their AC usage contributes the most to it. My parents are distressed. We don’t even use our AC, nor are we installing a cooler because of the high bills. This has created a stressful environment at home, which is affecting me as well.
Meanwhile, they’re just living comfortably—chill and unbothered—without any concern for the burden they’re putting on my parents.
What’s the solution? How do we stop this? How do we make those selfish, greedy people take responsibility and stop exploiting us?
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SLegal Partition of the house would help to sort things out. Knowing how problematic your uncle is, an equal partition of land would be better than dividing it on the basis of floors. File a partition suit in Court
You can opt for a separate electricity connection (either asking the other party to install a new connection or installing a new connection yourself)
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