Nitant Maruti Sawant and Anr. v. Maruti Vithal Sawant (Deceased)
Case brief
What is this about?
The court granted a Legal Heirship Certificate to the petitioners, who are the only legal heirs of the deceased Maruti Vithal Sawant, under Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827. The prayer was allowed without requiring a consent affidavit or proclamation, and the registry was directed to issue the certificate in the standard format.
What did the court decide?
Issuance of Legal Heirship Certificate to the petitioners as the only legal heirs of the deceased in standard format without requirement of proclamation.