JUDGMENT : BANERJI, J. 1. This is the vendee's appeal in a suit for pre-emption brought by the respondent in respect of a sale made by one Musammat Aziz Bibi, who is the widow of the plaintiff, respondent's brother. The wajib-ul-arz confers the right of pre-emption, first on a bhai hakiki (own brother), next karibi (near), and next other co-sharers in the village. The plaintiff alleged in plaint that he was a co-sharer of the vendor and also a near relative, and had consequently a right of pre-emption preferential to that of the vendees, who are co-sharers in the village. The court of first instance decreed the claim and this decree has been affirmed by the lower appellate Court. 2. The only contention raised in appeal is that the plaintiff, who is a relation by marriage, does not come within the second category of pre-emptors. The matter seems to me concluded by the Full Bench ruling in Khuman Singh v. Hardai, [1888] I.L.R., 11 All, 41 in which it was held with reference to a similar provision in a wajib-ul-arz that the word karibi must be construed as including all near relations, both male and female, whether related by marriage or by birth. The plaintiff being a brother of the vendor's husband is a near relative, and has consequently a preferential right of pre-emption. The appeal fails and is dismissed with costs.