Sharad Kanu Patil v. Kanu Rama Patil alias K R Patil
Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction – Legal Heirship Certificate – Petition under Section 2, Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827
Case brief
What is this about?
Legal heirship certificate; Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827 Section 2; Hindu Succession Act 1956 Section 8(a); intestate death at Mumbai on 7 March 1982; deceased Kanu Rama Patil alias K.R. Patil; heirs Vishwas Kanu Patil, Prakash Kanu Patil, Sharad Kanu Patil, Shalini Suresh Chopra, Sandhya Kanu Patil, Karuna Kiran Kene; consent affidavits of legal heirs; proclamation dispensed with; Bombay High Court Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction; Miscellaneous Petition No. 378 of 2025; Kamal Khata J.; order dated 24 July 2025.
What did the court decide?
Issuance of a Legal Heirship Certificate under Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827 certifying (1) Vishwas Kanu Patil (son), (2) Prakash Kanu Patil (son), (3) Sharad Kanu Patil (son), (4) Shalini Suresh Chopra (daughter), (5) Sandhya Kanu Patil (daughter) and (6) Karuna Kiran Kene (daughter) as the only legal heirs of the deceased Kanu Rama Patil alias K.R. Patil; requirement of proclamation dispensed with.