Right of Preemption in Hindu Joint Family Land Sale Confirmed; Appeals Dismissed in Beed Agricultural Property Dispute Under Section 22 of Hindu Succession Act: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court’s Aurangabad Bench has reaffirmed the statutory right of preemption under Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 in a long-standing family property dispute. Justice Shailesh P. Brahme, while hearing Second Appeal No. 1705 of 2005 along with Second Appeal No. 109 of 2014, dismissed appeals filed by both the purchasers of land and the heirs of the original plaintiff seeking modification of the decree. The…