Allowed

Renu Ramachandran v. Harikrishnan Meloth (Deceased)

Bombay HC22 Oct 2024TP/3304/2024

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What is this about?

Widow's uncontested petition for Letters of Administration to her deceased husband's estate. Citation duly published with no objections; legal heirs consented by affidavit. Petition allowed and administration granted.

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Letters of Administration granted to the petitioner for the deceased's scheduled properties; account to be filed as undertaken in the petitioner's oath.

Renu Ramachandran vs Harikrishnan Meloth (Deceased) — Succession and Inheritance | Bombay HC (2024)

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Before :Shri. P. A. Jagdale, Officer on Special Duty, With Testamentary Department Date 22nd October, 2024

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FOR COMPLIANCE:

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TP/3304/2024 P. C. Ms. Hetvi Mota a/w Shri .Satyam Pandey i/b R Bhargavan Ld. [Original] Advocate for the Petitioner

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(ECHCBM0205099 2024)

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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 Harikrishnan Meloth ALIAS Meloth Hariskrishnan alias Meloth Harikrishnan (For short “Said deceased”). The petitioner namely Renu Ramachandran, 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 11-07-2022 at Lucknow leaving behind him legal 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

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treated as uncontested one.

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Legal heirs of the deceased have consented by way of Affidavits to grant prayer of petitioner to grant a Letters of Administration, without reserving any right. Legal heirs have accepted the facts, regarding their relationship, interse.

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1. 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 widow of the deceased, is entitled to seek a Letters of Administration. Hence, facts stated by petitioner and heirs 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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1. 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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1. The petitioner to file an account as under taken in a Petitioner’s Oath within stipulated period.

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1. 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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22nd October, 2024 Officer on Special Duty, with Testamentary Department

Renu Ramachandran v. Harikrishnan Meloth (Deceased)

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