Allowed

Kaivan Minoo Sethna v. Minoo Sorabji Sethna

Bombay HC6 Apr 2024TP/1561/2024

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What is this about?

Succession certificate petition by the sole son of a deceased intestate regarding securities. Court accepted unchallenged sworn facts, condoned filing delay, dispensed with administration bond per prior direction for sole Class I heirs, and allowed the petition.

What did the court decide?

Succession Certificate granted to petitioner for securities in Schedule-1, issuance subject to office verification of pending cross petitions or caveats.

Kaivan Minoo Sethna vs Minoo Sorabji Sethna — Succession and Inheritance | Bombay HC (2024)

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BEFORE : MRS. R.V. RANE COMPANY REGISTRAR / TESTAMENTARY REGISTRAR

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DATE : 24th July’2024

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Sr. No. – 13 -TP/1561/2024 (ECHCBM02034392024)

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Mr. Prabhu Velar, Advocate for the petitioner.

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Called for Compliance

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Perused the Petition. Heard Advocate for petitioner. Advocate for petitioner submits that the present petition is for Succession Certificate in respect of certain Securities belonging to the deceased viz. Minoo Sorabji Sethna who died at Mumbai on 01.10.2001. Copy of death certificate is annexed at Exhibit -‘A’ to the petition. Copy of the identification proof of the deceased is annexed at Exhibit “A1” to the petition.

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Advocate for petitioner submits that the said deceased ordinarily resided at Flat no 3, 1st Floor, Building no 28, Khareghat Colony, N.S, Patkar Marg, Mumbai - 400007 and left property in the state of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.

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Advocate for petitioner submits that, the said deceased died intestate and that due and diligent search has been made for the Will but none has been found.

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Advocate for petitioner submits that the legal heirs left behind by the deceased surviving as his only heirs next-

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of-kin according to Indian Succession Act, 1925 are mentioned in para no. 4 of the said petition.

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Advocate for the petitioner submits that the wife of the deceased viz. Dolly Minoo Sethna predeceased the deceased on 11.05.1993. Copy of the death certificate is annexed as Exhibit “B” to the petition.

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Advocate for petitioner submits that the deceased left behind him only son viz. Kaivan Minoo Sethna (son of the deceased/petitioner herein). Save and except there are no other legal heirs and next of kind left by the deceased, which is mentioned at para no. 4 of the petition.

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Advocate for Petitioner submits that being the only son of deceased claims to be entitled for full share in the estate left by the deceased.

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Advocate for petitioner submits that, there is no impediment under Section 370 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 or under any other provision of this Act or any other enactment to the grant of the certificate of the validity thereof if it was granted.

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Advocate for petitioner submits that no application has been made to any District Court or District Delegate or to any High Court for probate of any Will of the said deceased or for letters of administration with or without the Will for annexed to their property and credits.

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Advocate for petitioner submits that no application has been made to any District Court for Succession Certificate in respect of any debt or security belonging to the estate of the deceased.

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Advocate for the petitioner submits that there is delay of filing this petition be condoned as the concerned authorities asked for legal representation to transfer the property in favour of the Legal heirs. In view thereof, delay is condoned.

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Advocate for the petitioner submits that the General Notice was issued on 06.04.2024 in the aforesaid matter. Advocate for the petitioner submits that Affidavit of Service dated 23.04.2024 for proving General Notice filed through e-filing and Administration Bond dated 07.05.2024 also filed through e-filing.

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Pursuant to order dated 28.02.2023 passed by Hon’ble Shri Justice Arif S. Doctor, in Testamentary Petition No. 2556 of 2022 and Testamentary petition No. 2559 of 2022 directions were given to the Registry, in all matters for Letters of Administration and Succession Certificate, whenever there is sole legal heir, who is Class -I legal heir, Registry is directed to not to insist for filing/furnishing of Administration Bond. Hence, as per direction of the Hon’ble Court filing of Administration Bond is dispensed with for the sole class I legal heir.

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This petition is filed for grant of Succession Certificate in respect to the securities which was mentioned in

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Schedule-1 which is annexed to the petition. The petitioner has complied all the necessary compliance for grant of the Succession Certificate in favor of the petitioner. Hence, facts stated by petitioner, on oath, remained unchallenged and required to be accepted. Accordingly, petition deserves to be allowed, as prayed for. Hence, following order :

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ORDER

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Petition is allowed and the Succession Certificate be granted to the petitioner for certain securities left by the deceased and shown in the schedule, in prescribed format.

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Before issuance of the grant, the office to verify whether any cross Petition is pending or Affidavit resisting the petition is filed.

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COMPANY REGISTRAR / TESTAMENTARY REGISTRAR

Kaivan Minoo Sethna v. Minoo Sorabji Sethna

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