Devyani Arvind Dhakan v. Arvindbhai Pitamberbhai Dhakan
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Testamentary & Intestate Jurisdiction, Miscellaneous Petition No. 338 of 2025, decided September 12, 2025 by Milind N. Jadhav, J. Legal heirship certificate sought under Section 2 of Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827 by Devyani Arvind Dhakan in respect of properties and credits of deceased Arvindbhai Pitamberbhai Dhakan. Court held Petitioner is sole legal heir; petition allowed and disposed of in terms of prayer clause (a); proclamation dispensed with; Department to issue certificate within 3 weeks, subject to office objections. Advocates: Ms. Seema Hunnurkar i/b Ms. Pradnya Bagde for Petitioner.
What did the court decide?
Legal Heirship Certificate to be issued to the Petitioner under the provisions of Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827 certifying that Devyani Arvind Dhakan is the only heir and legal representative of the deceased; issuance of proclamation dispensed with; Department directed to issue the legal heirship certificate within 3 weeks; petition allowed and disposed subject to compliance of office objections, if any.