naaj fatima in the matter of the goods of late mohib ullah v. N.A.
Non-contentious testamentary jurisdiction – Letters of Administration
Case brief
What is this about?
Testamentary Cases No. 2 of 2018, Allahabad High Court (Vivek Agarwal, J., order dated 29.1.2020): Letters of Administration granted to Naaj Fatima, widow of Late Mohib Ullah (died 31.10.2015, Bhopatpur); non-contentious probate proceeding; no-objection affidavits by heirs Shiba Khatoon, Rukhsar Fatima, Nigar Fatima and Mohammad Imran through Pawan Kumar Yadav, Advocate; citation published in Dainik Jagran (11.07.2018) and Hindustan Times (10.07.2018); notices to Administrator General U.P. and Board of Revenue U.P.; Registrar General certificate under Rule 8 of Chapter XXX of the Rules of the Court; grant conditional on court fee certification under Rule 9 of Chapter XXX; estate valued at Rs. 19,28,002/- held in Allahabad Bank (Damgraha branch) and State Bank of India (Utraon branch) accounts and fixed deposits; petition allowed.
What did the court decide?
Letters of Administration granted to the estate and credits of the deceased Late Mohib Ullah in favour of petitioner Naaj Fatima, subject to the Registrar General certifying payment of court fee under Rule 9 of Chapter XXX of the Rules of the Court.