Rajesh Pukhraj Bafna Alias Jain v. Laxmidevi Pukhraj Jain (Deceased)
Testamentary Petition (28.TP/3529/2024) – Letters of Administration – Indian Succession Act, 1925
Case brief
What is this about?
Uncontested Bombay High Court testamentary petition for Letters of Administration under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 for the estate of Laxmidevi Pukhraj Jain (died 17/08/2020 at Mumbai), granted to her son Rajesh Pukhraj Bafna alias Jain on 16th April 2025; citation and Collector's notice under Rules 396 and 397(1)/(4) of the Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules, 1980; heirs' consent affidavits; administration bond Form No. 118 with surety; Hindu Succession Act, 1956 invoked by counsel for the petitioner's entitlement; petition allowed with directions to file account and verification of no caveat or cross-petition.
What did the court decide?
Letters of Administration granted to the petitioner for the properties left by the deceased Laxmidevi Pukhraj Jain and shown in the schedule, in prescribed format under 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.