Lalitha Vishwanathan Wd/o of Vishwanathan Krishnamurthy v. Vishwanathan Krishnamurthy (Deceased
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction; Miscellaneous Petition No. 241 of 2025; Lalitha Vishwanathan (widow) v. estate of deceased Vishwanathan Krishnamurthy; Legal Heirship Certificate under Section 2, Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827; intestate death at Mumbai on 22.01.2024; Hindu Succession Act, 1956 heirs; consent affidavits of other legal heirs; no competing probate/succession petition; petition allowed in terms of prayer clause (a); certificate to be issued by Registry in standard format; no order as to costs; Coram: Arif S. Doctor, J.; decided 24.04.2025.
What did the court decide?
Legal Heirship Certificate granted in favour of the Petitioner along with the heirs mentioned in Para 4 of the Petition, certifying them as legal heirs / representatives of the deceased under the provisions of Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827; Registry to issue the certificate in the standard format subject to office requisitions; Petition disposed of with no order as to costs.