Mukesh Maneklal Shah v. Nirupaben Mukesh Shah
Case brief
What is this about?
Single-judge order of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay (Testamentary & Intestate Jurisdiction) by Justice Milind N. Jadhav dated 10 October 2025, allowing Miscellaneous Petition No. 414 of 2025 filed under Section 2 of Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827 for a legal heirship certificate concerning deceased Nirupaben Mukesh Shah (also referred to as Nirupa Shah); petitioners Mukesh Maneklal Shah & Ors.; counsel Ms. Pooja Kharat i/b Swarup Patil; outcome: petition allowed and disposed of in terms of prayer clause (a), proclamation dispensed with, certificate to be issued by the Department within 3 weeks subject to office objections.
What did the court decide?
Legal Heirship Certificate to the Petitioners under the provisions of Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827 certifying them as the only heirs and legal representatives of deceased Nirupa Shah; proclamation dispensed with; Department directed to issue the certificate within 3 weeks, subject to compliance of office objections.