Leila Menezes v. Vera Marie Therese Menezes
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Testamentary Petition No. 2209 of 2025, decided 08.10.2025 by Milind N. Jadhav, J.: Letters of Administration under Section 278, Indian Succession Act 1925, granted to petitioner Leila Menezes for the estate of deceased Veera Marie Therese Menezes (name variants include Veronica Marie Therese Menezes, Vera M. T. Menezes, Vera Therese Menezes, Vera Maria Therese Meneze, Vera Maric Theresa Menezes, Veramarie Therese Menezes, Vera Marie Therese Meneger, Veera Menezes, Vera Menezes). Consent affidavits of legal heirs Melvyn A. J. Menezes, Kevin M. J. Menezes, Rosita M. J. Aranha, Carl Archibald Saldanha, Terence Joseph Saldanha, Ian Jude Saldanha, Ryan Menezes and Robin Menezes appended. Petition allowed and disposed of; LA to be issued within 3 weeks subject to office objections. Advocate: Gaurang Samel i/b Wadi Ghandy & Co.
What did the court decide?
Letters of Administration granted to the petitioner Leila Menezes having effect throughout India, in terms of prayer clause (para No. 12); Department directed to issue the Letters of Administration within 3 weeks, subject to compliance of office objections, if any.