Ivan Stephen Mendosa v. Clifford Rolland Mendosa (Deceased)
Case brief
What is this about?
Short procedural compliance order on the testamentary side: Bombay High Court, TP 311 of 2025 (Milind N. Jadhav, J., 08.10.2025). Keywords: testamentary petition; grant/probate issuance; succession certificate; cross Petition (L) 18288 of 2025 withdrawn and disposed; requisition compliance — account on affidavit on oath (Sr. No. 2); twin conditions in OSD Testamentary Department order dated 15.07.2025; deceased Clifford Rolland Mendonsa; petitioner Ivan Stephen Mendonsa; advocates S.A. Abhyankar and Anu C. Kaladharan. Relevant for practitioners tracking compliance-driven allowance of testamentary grants and disposal of overlapping succession-certificate petitions filed by the same counsel.
What did the court decide?
Requisition in the order dated 15.07.2025 recorded as complied with; copy of the order to be served on the concerned Petitioner by Advocate Mr. Abhyankar; cross Petition (L) No. 18288 of 2025 allowed to be withdrawn and disposed of; Department directed to proceed further for issuance of the Grant as per the order dated 15.07.2025.