Rajan Shankar Sankulkar v. Chhaya Prabhakar Baraskar
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction; IA No. 354 of 2024 in Testamentary Suit No. 141 of 2018; Rajan Shankar Sankulkar v. Chhaya Prabhakar Baraskar; amendment of probate petition upon death of executor; conversion to Petition for Letters of Administration with Will annexed; no objection by respondent; application allowed in terms of prayer clauses (a) to (c); amendment within four weeks; Coram: Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.; decided 17-12-2025.
What did the court decide?
Amendment permitted in terms of prayer clauses (a) to (c), enabling conversion of the Petition for Probate into a Petition for Letters of Administration with the Will annexed consequent upon the executor's death; amendment to be carried out within four weeks. ¶14