Quick Summary: A long-standing property disagreement between the Rathod and Selukar families was finally settled. The court confirmed that the Rathod family had the right to buy the disputed land before it was sold to anyone else, as long as they paid the price set in earlier deals.
This case involves two families, the Rathods and the Selukars, who were fighting over family land. The Rathods wanted the first chance to buy the land before it was sold to anyone outside the family. The Selukars, who started the case, disagreed with this.
The disagreement was about family land and the right to buy it first, according to Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act. The Rathod family said the land belonged to the whole family and they should have the first chance to buy it.
Several sale agreements from 1989 were questioned. The Rathod family said these sales happened without their approval and ignored their right to buy first. The court had to decide if these deals were valid and if the Rathods could use their right to buy first.
Right to Buy First: The court confirmed that the Rathod family had the right to buy the land first. They could get the land by paying the sale price within 90 days.
Ownership and Control: The court said the land stays as family property until the Rathods pay the set amount, after which they can take full ownership.
No Trickery Found: The court did not find any trickery in the sale agreements, as the Rathods had claimed.
The court emphasized that close family members have a special right to buy family property before it is sold to others, according to Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act.
The judgment highlighted the importance of family rights in property disagreements and clarified how the Hindu Succession Act applies in these situations. The Rathod family now has a clear opportunity to buy the disputed land, provided they follow the court's conditions.
