Preferential Right Of Heirs Under Section 22 Of Hindu Succession Act Applicable Also To Agricultural Lands: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that the preferential right given to an heir of a Hindu under Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act is applicable even if the property in question is an agricultural land. The substantial question of law before the Himachal Pradesh High Court in a second appeal was whether Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act excludes interest in agricultural land...