SC upholds Class I heirs’ preferential right over inherited agricultural land

 The Supreme Court has ruled that Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 applies to inherited agricultural land, reaffirming that Class I heirs enjoy a preferential right to purchase the share of another co-heir before it is transferred to a third party. The Supreme Court has ruled that Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 applies to inherited agricultural land, reaffirming that Class I heirs enjoy a preferential right to purchase the share of another co-heir before it is transferred to a third party.