Brijesh Satish Dattani v. Taramati Dahyalal Lakhani (Deceased)
Case brief
What is this about?
IA 2180/2024 in Testamentary Petition 1837/2023, Bombay High Court (Arif S. Doctor, J.), decided 05-03-2025 - locus of non-beneficiary son of deceased sole executor to seek impleadment and conversion of probate petition into letters of administration with Will (testatrix: Taramati Dahyalal Lakhani; deceased executor: Satish Jamnadas Dattani); Interim Application dismissed.
What did the court decide?
As the Applicant is not a beneficiary under the Will of the deceased, he does not have any locus to apply for Letters of Administration in respect of the said Will, and the Interim Application is dismissed accordingly. ¶15