Mamta Sandeep Prabhu v. Jagdishprasad Ganeshilal Agrawal (Deceased)
Case brief
What is this about?
Legal Heirship Certificate; Section 2, Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827; intestacy (no Will found after diligent search); Hindu Succession Act, 1956 heirs; consent affidavits by other legal heirs; Registry verification - no competing probate/succession/LA petition; petition allowed in terms of prayer clause (a); certificate in standard format subject to office requisitions; no order as to costs; deceased died at Mumbai on 3rd June, 2016; Bombay High Court Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction; Arif S. Doctor, J.; M.P. No. 673 of 2024.
What did the court decide?
Miscellaneous Petition allowed in terms of prayer clause (a): issuance of a Legal Heirship Certificate under the provisions of Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827 to the Petitioner, certifying that the Petitioner and the persons mentioned in paragraph 3 alone are the heirs and legal representatives of the deceased. The Registry is to issue the certificate in the standard prescribed format subject to compliance of office requisitions. No order as to costs.