intestate succession Archives

Section 22 Hindu Succession Act Agricultural Property

Preferential Right of Class I Heirs under Section 22, Hindu Succession Act Extends to Agricultural Property: Supreme Court

Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, concurring with Justice Sanjay Karol, stated that “the right of pre-emption as conferred under Section 22 of the HSA is, in its pith and substance, an incident of succession and nothing more”.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court rules on Hindu woman’s right over life estate of deceased husband as per his will

“In the case of Hindu women, who may not have their own income, receiving a life estate given to them by their husbands who may predecease them is an essential safeguard for their financial security during their lifetime.”