Sridhar Sundaram v. Meena Kumari W O Sridhar Sundaram Alias Meena Kumari Sridhar (Deceased)
Case brief
What is this about?
Court fee exemption in a testamentary matter: Misc. Petition Lodging No. 400 of 2024 (MPT/400/2024); Section 23, Bombay Court Fees Act 1959 (no fee chargeable on a like grant where full fee paid on an earlier grant for the same estate); Testamentary Petition No. 2961 of 2018; estate of Meena Kumari w/o Sridhar Sundaram; grant issued 29.06.2019; maximum court fees Rs.75,000/-; Registry objection to court fees; affidavit of petitioner dated 06.01.2025; earlier directions by Arif S. Doctor, J. on 03.01.2025; order passed by Company Registrar / Testamentary Registrar Mrs. R. V. Rane on 18.01.2025; advocate Kunal Dhumal; letters of administration; probate registry exemption.
What did the court decide?
Exemption of payment of court fees in Misc. Petition Lodging No. 400 of 2024 (Prayer Clause 'A' granted); submission for exemption of court fees signed separately.