The Limitation Act, 1963, vis-a-vis Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956
By
C. S. Raghu Raman
In this legal notes, I wish to critically examine the legal provisions of the Limitation Act, 1963 (hereinafter referred to as ‘LT Act’ in this regard) which are applicable in bringing forward a suit and/or an application by a Class I Legal Hair for claiming the legal right to acquire any interest in immovable property under Pre-Emptive/Preferential Rights given in S. 22 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (hereinafter referring to as ‘The Act’ in this regard) from any other Class I legal heirs of the Joint Hindu Family who are intested in transferring their shares in such property not to the claimant but to outside purchasers.
The full text of S. 22 is as follows:
Section 22 Preferential Right to Acquire Property in Certain Cases :
Where, after the commencement of this Act, an interest in any immovable property of an intestate, or in any business carried on by him or her, whether solely or in conjunction with others, devolves upo ....