Raju Baban Shinde v. Baban Vithoba Shinde
Case brief
What is this about?
Uncontested testamentary matter: grant of Letters of Administration under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 to Raju Baban Shinde (son) for the estate of Baban Vithoba Shinde, deceased 06-01-2022 at Mumbai; Hindu Succession Act, 1956 referred for heirship entitlement; Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules, 1980, Rules 396 and 397(1) and (4) on citation and Collector's notice; administration bond Form No. 118 with surety; consent affidavits of legal heirs; petition allowed 04-12-2025; grant effective throughout Maharashtra; conditions on filing of account, caveat/cross-petition verification and notarised bond. Bench: Shri P. A. Jagdale, OSD (Testamentary Department); Advocate: Jayant Wani for the petitioner. No contested issues, no cited precedents, no monetary quantum.
What did the court decide?
Letters of Administration granted to the petitioner for the properties left by the deceased and shown in Schedule I of the petition, in the prescribed format, having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra as per the Indian Succession Act, 1925; petitioner directed 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; department to verify that the administration bond is signed by the notary.