Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 deals with:

Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is headed "Preferential right to acquire property in certain cases": when a Class I co-heir proposes to transfer an interest in immovable property or a business, the other Class I heirs may buy it first. The child in the womb is s. 20, agnates s. 12 and the murderer's disqualification s. 25.