https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184105 A statutory preference in pre-emption for the vendor's kinsfolk, based on consanguinity and the agnatic theory of succession, was held to be an unreasonable classification. The Court found the traditional justifications of village integrity, family unity, and male-line succession had lost constitutional relevance, and that the statutory preference was internally inconsistent and discriminatory between relatives through male and female lines. The impugned clauses of section 15 of the Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1913, insofar as they created this preference, were held unconstitutional and invalid for violating Articles 14 and 15. en-us Thu, 27 Feb 1986 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:45:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184105 A statutory preference in pre-emption for the vendor's kinsfolk, based on consanguinity and the agnatic theory of succession, was held to be an unreasonable classification. The Court found the traditional justifications of village integrity, family unity, and male-line succession had lost constitutional relevance, and that the statutory preference was internally inconsistent and discriminatory between relatives through male and female lines. The impugned clauses of section 15 of the Punjab Pre-emption Act, 1913, insofar as they created this preference, were held unconstitutional and invalid for violating Articles 14 and 15. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 27 Feb 1986 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184105