Leena Veronica Furtado v. Raphael D Souza Alias Paphael D (Deceased)
Case brief
What is this about?
Succession Certificate; intestate succession; Indian Succession Act 1925; Section 370 ISA; dispensation of identification proof of deceased; condonation of delay; consent affidavits of legal heirs (son, daughters, grandson, granddaughter); administration bond; general notice; affidavit of service; testamentary petition; securities schedule; deceased died Mumbai 20.02.1996; Borivali (West) Mumbai residence; granddaughter and grandson through predeceased daughter; petitioner daughter entitled 1/5th share.
What did the court decide?
Succession Certificate granted to the petitioner for certain securities left by the deceased and shown in the schedule, in prescribed format, subject to the office verifying that no cross-petition or resisting affidavit is pending before issuance of the grant, and to the petitioner filing an account as undertaken in the Administration Bond within the stipulated period.