Kamaljit Singh Harchara Singh Sandhu v. Harcharan Singh Mahan Singh Sandhu (Deceased)
Case brief
What is this about?
Letters of Administration with Will annexed; legatee petitioner; no executor appointed under Will; tenability of petition by legatee; proof of execution of Will; attesting witness affidavit Form No.102; additions and alterations existing at execution; Rule 382 delay explanation; Rule 383 compliance; Rule 396 notice to Collector; Rule 397(1) and (4) citation affixation and expiry; Hindu Succession Act, 1956 legal heirs consent and waiver of citation; uncontested testamentary petition; administration bond; Letters of Administration having effect throughout State of Maharashtra; Bombay High Court Original Side Testamentary Department; testator Harcharan Singh Mahan Singh Sandhu; Will dated 01.06.2005 executed at Ludhiana, Punjab in Punjabi.
What did the court decide?
Petition granted; Office directed to issue Letters of Administration with Will annexed to the petitioner, as per the Rules, having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra, subject to the Office first verifying that no cross-petition is pending or caveat is filed.