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Chandrakant Gulabrao Chavan v. Jaganath Jaysingh Chavan (Deceased)

Bombay HC24 Jun 2025TP/3458/2024

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Letters of Administration; Section 278 Indian Succession Act 1925; Testamentary Petition No. 3458 of 2024; Bombay High Court Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction; estate of deceased Jaganath Jaysingh Chavan; petitioner Chandrakant Gulabrao Chavan; consent affidavit 16.05.2024 Surekha Sanjay Rokade legal heir; grant effective throughout State of Maharashtra; issuance within 3 weeks; subject to office objections; decided 10 October 2025 by Milind N. Jadhav, J.; petition allowed and disposed.

What did the court decide?

Letters of Administration granted to the Petitioner having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra; Department directed to issue the same within 3 weeks, subject to compliance of office objections, if any. ¶14

Chandrakant Gulabrao Chavan vs Jaganath Jaysingh… — Succession and Inheritance | Bombay HC (2025)

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Issue for consideration

Whether Letters of Administration should be granted to the Petitioner under Section 278 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 in respect of the properties and credits of the deceased Jaganath Jaysingh Chavan, having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra.

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Court's answer

There being no impediment, the Testamentary Petition is allowed and disposed of in terms of prayer clause (paragraph No. 10) of the Petition, i.e., grant of Letters of Administration to the Petitioner having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra.

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Ratio / Principle

The Department is directed to issue the Letters of Administration.

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Key takeaways

The Letters of Administration are to be issued within a period of 3 weeks from the date of the order, positively.ratio¶20
The Testamentary Petition is allowed and disposed of subject to compliance of office objections, if any, forthwith, which shall be allowed by the Department.ratio¶21

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Bombay High Court (Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction), Testamentary Petition No. 3458 of 2024 (decided 10.10.2025, Milind N. Jadhav, J.): Petitioner Chandrakant Gulabrao Chavan sought Letters of Administration under Section 278 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 in respect of the properties and credits of the deceased Jaganath Jaysingh Chavan; consent affidavit dated 16.05.2024 of legal heir Surekha Sanjay Rokade was on record at page No. 14 of the Petition. Held: no impediment existed; the Petition was allowed and disposed of in terms of prayer clause (paragraph No. 10), granting Letters of Administration having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra; the Department was directed to issue the Letters of Administration within 3 weeks positively, subject to compliance of office objections, if any.

Chandrakant Gulabrao Chavan v. Jaganath Jaysingh Chavan (Deceased)

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