Shobharani Rajeshkumar Singirikonda v. Chandrakala Pubati Shetty (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 — daughter of deceased; proclamation and publication in Navbharat and Free Press Journal; no consent affidavit required where petitioner is only legal heir; Registry verification — no competing petition for Succession Certificate, Probate or Letters of Administration; Bombay High Court Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction; Miscellaneous Petition No. 412 of 2024; Arif S. Doctor, J.; decided 20 February 2025.
What did the court decide?
Grant of a Legal Heirship Certificate to the Petitioner in terms of prayer clause (a), certifying her as the recognised legal heir and representative of the deceased; the Registry to issue the certificate in the standard format prescribed; the Miscellaneous Petition accordingly disposed of.