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Dhananjay Shivajirao Dongre Alias Dhananjay Shivaji Dongare v. Shivaji Alias Shivajirao Kundlik Dongre (Deceased)

Bombay HC26 Apr 2024TP/2176/2024

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What is this about?

Testamentary petition by the son of a deceased man seeking Letters of Administration under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 for the deceased's Mumbai properties. With citation expired, no objections or caveats filed, and heir consent given, the uncontested petition was allowed.

What did the court decide?

Letters of Administration granted to the petitioner for properties in Schedule-I; account to be filed within stipulated period.

Dhananjay Shivajirao Dongre Alias Dhananjay… — Succession and Inheritance | Bombay HC (2024)

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Before :Shri. P. A. Jagdale, Officer on Special Duty, With Testamentary Department Date 28^th November, 2024

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FOR COMPLIANCE:

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17.TP/2176/2024

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Ms. Sneha Nagaonkar, Ld. Advocate for Petitioner

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This is a petition for grant of Letters of Administration, under the Provisions of Indian Succession Act, 1925 (for short “IS Act”) for the properties left by the deceased, namely Shivaji Kundlik Dongre alias Shivajirao Kundlik Dongre (For short “Said deceased”). The petitioner, namely Dhananjay Shivajirao Dongre alias Dhananjay Shivaji Dongre, has filed documents.

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I have heard Ld. Advocate. I perused the documents, such as true copy of the death certificate of the deceased, identity proof of the deceased, oath in the prescribed format, affidavit of service citation.

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Said deceased died as a Married on 02-04-2023 at Mumbai leaving behind him heirs, shown in the paragraph No. 4 of the petition. Petitioner states that there are no other legal heirs to the deceased, except heirs shown in the petition. Deceased left properties shown in the schedule-I of the petition.

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Citation was issued, which has been duly affixed on the conspicuous part of the Hon’ble High Court and notice board of the Collector’s Office at Mumbai and 14 days have been expired vide Rule 397(1) and (4) of the Bombay High Court(O.S.) Rules, 1980(for short “BHC Rules”) and an affidavit to that effect has been filed. Notice to collector has been issued vide Rule 396 of BHC Rules. Till today, no one appeared to resist the claim of the petitioner or nothing is brought to the notice regarding pending litigation pertaining to the same properties. Hence, the petition is treated as uncontested one.

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Legal heir of the deceased has consented by way of Affidavit to grant prayer of petitioner to grant a Letters of

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Administration, without reserving any right. Legal heir has accepted the facts, regarding their relationship, inter-se.

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Petitioner has filed the administration Bond in prescribed form No. 118 with surety.

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Ld. Advocate for the petitioner submitted that in view of provisions of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the petitioner, being Son of the deceased, is entitled to seek a Letters of Administration. Hence, facts stated by petitioner and heir of the deceased, 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 Letters of Administration be granted to the petitioner for properties, left by the deceased and shown in the schedule, in prescribed format as per the provisions of the Indian Succession Act, 1925.

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The petitioner to file an account as under taken in a Petitioner’s Oath within stipulated period.

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Before issuance of the grant, the office to verify that there is no cross Petition is pending or caveat resisting the petition is filed.

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Officer on Special Duty,

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28th November, 2024 Officer on Special Duty, with Testamentary Department

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SLG

Dhananjay Shivajirao Dongre Alias Dhananjay Shivaji Dongare v. Shivaji Alias Shivajirao Kundlik Dongre (Deceased)

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