Jitendra Dattaram Sawant v. Dattaram Dhondu Sawant (Deceased)
Case brief
What is this about?
Letters of Administration; Indian Succession Act 1925; Hindu Succession Act 1956; Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules 1980 — Rules 382, 396, 397(1) and (4); testamentary petition 24.TP/1304/2024; uncontested succession grant; deceased Dattaram Dhondu Sawant (died 06/08/2021, Mumbai, as widower); petitioner Jitendra Dattaram Sawant (son); legal heirs' consent affidavits; administration bond Form No. 118 with surety; citation on High Court and Collector's Office notice boards; advocates Ms. Sangita Singh i/b Ms. Neelam Salestekar; decided 08th October, 2025; conditions — account filing per petitioner's oath and verification of no cross-petition/caveat before issuance of grant.
What did the court decide?
Letters of Administration granted to petitioner Jitendra Dattaram Sawant for the properties left by deceased Dattaram Dhondu Sawant and shown in the schedule, as per the Indian Succession Act, 1925; petitioner directed to file an account as undertaken in the Petitioner's Oath within the stipulated period; before issuance of the grant, the office is to verify that no cross-petition is pending or caveat resisting the petition has been filed.