Hemant Chinubhai Mehta v. Sharda Chinubhai Mehta
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court testamentary and intestate jurisdiction; Testamentary Petition No. 1686 of 2024 with Will No. 627 of 2024; petitioner Hemant Chinubhai Mehta; deceased Sharda Chinubhai Mehta; dispensation of registry requisitions; two dates on page 2 of Will (22nd June 2018 typed / 28.06.2018 handwritten); date of execution of Will; Rule 383 Bombay High Court (Original Side) Rules, 1980; consent affidavits of legal heirs; order dated 27 September 2024 requisitions not dispensed; impleadment of sole beneficiary as petitioner; leave to amend testamentary petition; Arif S. Doctor, J.; order dated 13 February 2025.
What did the court decide?
Leave granted to amend the Testamentary Petition to implead the beneficiary as the Petitioner, with amendments to be carried out within one week; no requisitions dispensed with, the Petition otherwise remaining to comply with the order dated 27th September, 2024.