Which section of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 gives the other Class I heirs a preferential right to…
Section 22(1) grants a preferential right to the other Class I heirs where qualifying property or a business devolves on two or more such heirs and one proposes to transfer…
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Which section of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 gives the other Class I heirs a preferential right to acquire an inherited interest that one co-heir proposes to transfer?
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Correct answer D
Section 22(1) grants a preferential right to the other Class I heirs where qualifying property or a business devolves on two or more such heirs and one proposes to transfer the inherited interest.
The right depends on the shared intestate succession.
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Option A
Section 19 addresses how two or more heirs succeed together.
Option B
Section 20 concerns the right of a child in the womb.
Option C
Section 21 addresses presumed survivorship in cases of simultaneous deaths.
Option D
Section 22 provides the preferential right in the circumstances specified.
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