Bharat Ranchhoddas Chauhan v. Ranchoddas Kalidas Chauhan Alias Chavan (Deceased)
Case brief
What is this about?
Legal Heirship Certificate; Section 2, Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827; intestate succession; Hindu Succession Act 1956; sole legal heir; Bharat Ranchhoddas Chauhan; Ranchoddas Kalidas Chauhan alias Chavan; death at Mumbai 27 May 2002; no Will found; proclamation dispensed with; consent affidavit not required; no competing probate/succession petition; Bombay High Court Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction; Miscellaneous Petition No. 35 of 2025; Arif S. Doctor, J.; decided 04 February 2025; petition allowed; Registry to issue certificate in standard format.
What did the court decide?
Legal Heirship Certificate under Section 2 of the Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827 certifying Bharat Ranchhoddas Chauhan as the only heir and legal representative of the deceased Ranchoddas Kalidas Chauhan alias Chavan, to be issued by the Registry in the standard prescribed format.