Mariyam Hatim Lucknowala v. Hatimbhai Mohmedali Lucknowala (Deceased)
Case brief
What is this about?
Legal Heirship Certificate; Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827; Section 2; intestate death (no Will found); Mohammedan Law heirs; consent affidavits by other legal heirs; no competing Succession Certificate, Probate or Letters of Administration petition; Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction; Miscellaneous Petition No. 1 of 2025; High Court of Judicature at Bombay; Arif S. Doctor, J.; 22 January 2025; widow and three sons certified as sole surviving legal heirs and legal representatives; Registry to issue certificate in standard format; no order as to costs.
What did the court decide?
Issuance of a Legal Heirship Certificate under Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827 certifying Mariyam Hatim Lucknowala (widow), Firoz Hatim Lucknowala (son), Zuzer Hatim Lucknowala (son) and Elyas Hatim Lucknowala (son) as the only surviving legal heirs and legal representatives of the deceased Hatimbhai Mohmedali Lucknowala; the Registry to issue the Certificate in the standard format subject to compliance of office requisitions. Petition disposed of with no order as to costs.