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Suresh Balaram Karjavkar v. Gopal Laxman Karjawkar

Bombay HC25 Jun 2024TP/1481/2024

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What is this about?

Sole legatee sought letters of administration with Will annexed for a testator who died in 2016 without appointing an executor. Attesting witness affidavit proved due execution and sound mind; legal heirs explained on oath; administration bond filed. Petition granted.

What did the court decide?

Letters of Administration with Will annexed granted to the petitioner as sole legatee, subject to proper execution of the administration bond and verification that no caveat or cross-petition is pendi

Suresh Balaram Karjavkar vs Gopal Laxman Karjawkar — Succession and Inheritance | Bombay HC (2024)

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BEFORE : MR. DILIP S. GURAV, FIRST ASSISTANT MASTER Date: 7^th August, 2024

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CALLED FOR COMPLIANCE :

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53 TP/1481/2024 ) Mr. Santosh Y. Gade, Advocate for petitioner

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) ) P.C.: 1. Perused Petition. Heard Ld. Advocate for petitioner. ) This petition is fled by petitioner, being i sole legatee ) named under the Will executed by Gopal Laxman ) Karjawkar (herein after the same is referred to as ) “Testator”), for grant of Letters of Administration with ) Will annexed. Testator said to have died on 10.07.2016 ) at Mumbai. Petitioner f i led the copy of death certif i cate ) (which is annexed to petition as Exhibit - A ), identity ) proof of the testator (which is annexed to petition as ) Exhibit-A1), Will along with its ofcial translation, fi ) petitioner's oath, Afdavits of legal heirs of the testator. fi ) 2. The petitioner has explained the delay in para No. ) 10 of the petition as per Rule 382 of the Bombay High ) Court (Original Side) Rule, 1980 (for short “Rules”). )

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3. The testator has not appointed executor to execute the Will. The petitioner is being sole legatee named under the Will. Hence, petition is tenable.

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4. Petitioner stated that the testato r left behind his last Will and Testament which was duly executed at Mumbai on 21.01.2016, in Marathi language. Its ofcial fi translation is f i led on the record. Ld. Advocate for petitioner undertakes to upload the ofcial translation fi of the Will on portal of the Bombay High Court within two weeks from today. L d. Advocate for petitioner submits that the original Will is handed in separately for being fled and kept in a safe place in the Of i ce of the fi Prothonotary and Senior Master, High Court, Bombay.

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5. Petitioner states that parents of testator were predeceased to him and testator was survived by legal heirs shown in the paragraph No. 4 of the petition, as per the provisions of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. Wife of the testator namely Smita Gopal Karjavkar died on 16.08.2021 and her death certif i cate is …..2

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annexed to the petition at Exhibit “C1”. Testator died issue-less. Testator has only sister namely Leela Karjavkar. She died on 03.06.1998. She died issue-less. Testator has no real brother and sister. Testator’s father had one cousin brother namely Balaram Mankoji Karjavkar. Wife of said Balaram Karjavkar predeceased to him and he died leaving behind only son namely Suresh Balaram Karjavkar – petitioner herein. Ld. Advocate for petitioner has f i led Additional Afdavit of fi petitioner dated 07.08.2024 and explained all the legal heirs of the testator on oath. He further stated on oath that testator has no legal heirs other than petitioner. Ld. Advocate for petitioner submits that testator has bequeathed his movable and immovable properties to petitioner after death of his wife. The petitioner afrmed that there are no other legal heirs of the fi testator other than mentioned in para No. 4 of the petition.

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6. Afdavit of Service of General Citation is f fi led, i stating that citation has been afxed on the Notice fi Board of the Hon’ble High Court, Bombay and notice board of the Collector’s ofce on fi 16.05.2024. Notice to collector has been sent.

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7. The petitioner has f i led the Afdavit of fi Dinesh Krishna Padwal dated 19.01.2024, one of Attesting Witness to the Will, in the Form No.102 of the Bombay High Court (Original Side) Rules, 1980. Attesting witness deposed that he was present and testator signed on the Testament papers in presence of his and another witness. According to him, all additions and alteration, in a Will, were existed at the time of execution and before signing the Will. Hence, there is sufcient fi compliance of the Rule 383 of the Bombay High Court (Original Side) Rules, 1980. Attesting witness further deposed that at the time of execution of the Will, testator was of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding. Hence, enough evidence is on record to accept the execution of the Will and petitioner is succeeded to prove the execution of Will.

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8. Properties mentioned in the schedule of the petition are referred in the Will as well as in residuals ….3

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) clause of the Will. Ld. Advocate for petitioner submits. Advocate for petitioner submits 53 TP/1481/2024 ) that as mentioned in para 6 of the petition, which read ) as under: ) ) “That the Petitioner has truly set forth in Schedule ) No.I, hereto annexed and marked at Exh. “D” all the ) properties and credits which the deceased at the ) time of his death possess of or entitled which has or ) likely to come to the Petitioner’s hand. Other rest of ) the properties which are mentioned in Will annexed ) to the petition were spend / utilized during life time ) of the deceased”. ) The Ld. Advocate for the petitioner submitted that ) properties available to the testator at time of his deathof his death ) are mentioned in the Schedule – Schedule – chedule – I of the petition. ) 9. Petitioner has executed the administration BondPetitioner has executed the administration Bond ) dated 13.05.2024, in the prescribed format. Hence,13.05.2024, in the prescribed format. Hence,, in the prescribed format. Hence, ) following order: ) ) ORDER ) 1) Petition is granted. ) ) 2) Ofce to issue Letters of Administration with WillOfce to issue Letters of Administration with Willce to issue Letters of Administration with Will fi ) annexed as per the provisions of the Indian Succession ) Act, 1925 to the petitioner and upon satisfaction that the ) administration Bond is properly executed, as per the ) Rules. ) 3) Before issuance of above said Letters of ) Administration with Will, the ofce to verify that therece to verify that there fi ) is no cross Petition is pending or caveat is f i led. Ofce fi ) to act accordingly )

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clause of the Will. Ld. Advocate for petitioner submits. Advocate for petitioner submits that as mentioned in para 6 of the petition, which read as under:

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The Ld. Advocate for the petitioner submitted that properties available to the testator at time of his deathof his death are mentioned in the Schedule – Schedule – chedule – I of the petition. 9. Petitioner has executed the administration BondPetitioner has executed the administration Bond dated 13.05.2024, in the prescribed format. Hence,13.05.2024, in the prescribed format. Hence,, in the prescribed format. Hence, following order:

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2) Ofce to issue Letters of Administration with WillOfce to issue Letters of Administration with Willce to issue Letters of Administration with Will fi annexed as per the provisions of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 to the petitioner and upon satisfaction that the administration Bond is properly executed, as per the Rules.

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3) Before issuance of above said Letters of Administration with Will, the ofce to verify that therece to verify that there fi is no cross Petition is pending or caveat is f i led. Ofce fi to act accordingly

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07.08.2024 FIRST ASSISTANT MASTER

Suresh Balaram Karjavkar v. Gopal Laxman Karjawkar

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