Manohar Katak Nayak v. Veena Manohar Nayak
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Testamentary Department (Shri P. A. Jagdale, OSD), 25-11-2025, TP 60.TP/3569/2025: Letters of Administration under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 granted to Manohar Katak Nayak, husband of deceased Veena Manohar Nayak (died 17-06-2023 at Mumbai); petition uncontested after citation and Collector notice under Rules 397(1)(4) and 396, Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules, 1980; heirs' consent affidavits without reserving rights; administration bond Form No. 118 with surety; Hindu Succession Act, 1956 cited for husband's entitlement; grant effective throughout India; account to be filed per oath; office to check for cross-petition/caveat before grant.
What did the court decide?
Letters of Administration granted to the petitioner for the properties left by the deceased and shown in the schedule, in the prescribed format, having effect throughout India under the Indian Succession Act, 1925; petitioner directed to file an account as undertaken in the Petitioner's Oath within the stipulated period; office to verify, before issuance of the grant, that no cross-petition is pending or caveat resisting the petition is filed.