Anil Gangaram Lanjekar v. Chandrabahaga Gangaram Lanjekar
Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction – Legal Heirship Certificate – Section 2, Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction, Miscellaneous Petition No.266 of 2025, decided 07.05.2025 by Arif S. Doctor, J. Order granting Legal Heirship Certificate under Section 2 of the Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827 to the Petitioners (Anil Gangaram Lanjekar and others) as heirs and legal representatives of deceased Chandrabhaga Gangaram Lanjekar, who died intestate in Mumbai on 24th January 2024 with no Will found; heirs identified per Hindu Succession Act, 1956; no competing probate/succession petition on record; proclamation dispensed with; petition allowed and disposed of. Advocates: Dinesh Arjun Wani i/b Nitin Prabhakar Patil for Petitioner.
What did the court decide?
Legal Heirship Certificate granted in terms of prayer clause (A); Registry directed to issue the certificate in the standard format prescribed; issuance of proclamation dispensed with; Miscellaneous Petition disposed of.