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S Thamizharasan S O T Shanmugam v. Shanmugam T Shanmugam

Bombay HC24 Jun 2025TP/2663/2025

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Letters of Administration; Section 278 Indian Succession Act 1925; Testamentary Petition No. 2663 of 2025; High Court of Judicature at Bombay; deceased Shanmugam alias T. Shanmugam; petitioner S. Thamizharasan; consent affidavits of legal heirs Selvi and Maragatham; praecipe mention 13.11.2025; Milind N. Jadhav J.; granted with effect throughout State of Maharashtra; office objections; 3 weeks for issuance.

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Letters of Administration granted to the Petitioner having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra, to be issued by the Department within 3 weeks, subject to compliance of office objections, if any. ¶21

S Thamizharasan S O T Shanmugam vs Shanmugam T… — Succession and Inheritance | Bombay HC (2025)

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P13.TP.2663.2025

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Ajay

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

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TESTAMENTARY & INTESTATE JURISDICTION

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TESTAMENTARY PETITION NO.2663 OF 2025

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Shanmugam alias T. Shanmugam .. Deceased S. Thamizharasan S/o. T. Shanmugam .. Petitioner

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Mr. Dinesh Arjun Wani i/by Mr. V.K. Rajbhar, Advocates for Petitioner.

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CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J. DATE : NOVEMBER 13, 2025.

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P.C.:

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1. Not on Board. Mentioned by way of praecipe dated

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13.11.2025. Perused praecipe.

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2. Heard Mr. Wani, learned Advocate for Petitioner.

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3. Present Testamentary Petition is filed by Petitioner for

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issuance of Letters of Administration under Section 278 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 in respect of the properties and credits of deceased Shanmugam alias T. Shanmugam. The names and details of legal heirs of the deceased are stated in paragraph No.4 of the Petition. Purpose for filing the present Petition is stated in paragraph No.7 of the Petition. I have perused the same.

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4. Consent affidavits dated 05.10.2024 of Selvi w/o

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Murugeshan, and Maragatham w/o Shanmugavel (nee- Maragatham

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d/o Shanmugam), the legal heirs of the deceased are appended to page nos. 14 and 16 of the petition.

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5. In view of the above, there can be no impediment in allowing the Petition. Testamentary Petition is allowed and disposed of in terms of un-numbered prayer clause which reads thus:-

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“The Petitioner prays that Letters of Administration may be granted to the Petitioner having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra.”

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6. Department is directed to issue the Letters of Administration

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as directed above within a period of 3 weeks from today positively.

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7. Testamentary Petition is allowed and disposed subject to compliance of office objections, if any, forthwith which shall be allowed by the Department.

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[ MILIND N. JADHAV, J. ]

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Ajay

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Digitally signed AJAYTRAMBAK by AJAYTRAMBAKUGALMUGALE UGALMUGALE Date: 2025.11.13 18:30:39 +0530

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