Kalpana Jayant Patel v. Jayant Jethabhai Patel
Case brief
What is this about?
Probate / testamentary petition, Mumbai testamentary jurisdiction; TP/3627/2025 (e-filed) with WILL/1362/2025; testator Jayant Jethabhai Patel died at Mumbai 24.02.2025; Will executed 24.02.2023; petitioner and sole executrix Kalpana Jayant Patel (widow); consent affidavits of four daughters; attesting witnesses Sanjay Yagnik and Jyoti Joshi (affidavits dated 22.05.2025); Affidavit of Service of General Citation not filed; delay explained and condoned; praecipe to place on board for final grant; petition removed from board; decided 17.12.2025 by Company Registrar / Testamentary Registrar Mrs. Kavita Y. Ambekar; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Delay condoned; no final probate grant made at this stage - petition removed from board, with liberty to the petitioner's advocate to file a praecipe to place the matter on board as and when it is completely ready for final grant.