Rajeev Janardan Bhatt v. Kantilal Rameshwar Bhatt (Deceased)
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: Letters of Administration; Indian Succession Act, 1925; Hindu Succession Act 1956; grandson; Testamentary Petition TP; Kantilal Rameshwar Bhatt; Rajeev Janardan Bhatt; Jacinta D’silva; Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules 1980 Rules 382, 396, 397(1)(4); citation publication; Collector notice; uncontested petition; administration bond Form No. 118; legal heirs consent affidavits; delay explained; 49.TP/1494/2025; 19th June 2025; Shri. P. A. Jagdale, Officer on Special Duty, Testamentary Department; petition allowed.
What did the court decide?
Letters of Administration granted to petitioner Rajeev Janardan Bhatt for the properties left by deceased Kantilal Rameshwar Bhatt shown in the schedule (Schedule-I), subject to the petitioner filing an account as undertaken in his Oath within the stipulated period and subject to office verification, before issuance of the grant, that no cross petition is pending or caveat filed.