Bharti Atul Vadodaria v. Baboobhai Kanjibhai Mistry
Case brief
What is this about?
Uncontested testamentary petition for Letters of Administration under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (entitlement urged with reference to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956) allowed by the Bombay High Court, Testamentary Department, in favour of Bharti Atul Vadodaria, daughter of deceased Baboobhai Kanjibhai Mistry (died 13/08/1997, Mumbai) and Vijya Baboobhai Mistry (died 20/07/2017, New Jersey); citation published under Rules 396 and 397(1) and (4) of the Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules, 1980; delay explained vide Rule 382; consent affidavits of legal heirs; administration bond in Form No. 118; grant conditional on filing of account and office verification of no cross-petition or caveat.
What did the court decide?
Letters of Administration granted to the petitioner for the properties left by the deceased and shown in the Schedule, in the prescribed format under the Indian Succession Act, 1925; petitioner to file an account as undertaken in the Petitioner's Oath within the stipulated period; before issuance of the grant, the office to verify that no cross-petition is pending or caveat resisting the petition is filed.