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Vaishali Ravindra Jadhav v. Gyandey Laxman Desai alias Jnanadev Lakshaman Desai

Bombay HC18 Aug 2025TP/4186/2025

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What is this about?

Bombay High Court; Testamentary Petition 4186 of 2025; Letters of Administration with will; Section 278 Indian Succession Act 1925; deceased Gyandev Laxman Desai alias Jnanadev Lakshaman Desai; petitioner Vaishali Ravindra Jadhav; consent affidavits of legal heirs; effect throughout Maharashtra; issuance within 3 weeks; subject to office objections; Milind N. Jadhav, J.; 14 October 2025; allowed and disposed.

What did the court decide?

Letters of Administration with will 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. ¶17

Vaishali Ravindra Jadhav vs Gyandey Laxman Desai… — Succession and Inheritance | Bombay HC (2025)

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether Letters of Administration with will should be granted to the Petitioner, Vaishali Ravindra Jadhav, in respect of the properties and credits of the deceased Gyandev Laxman Desai alias Jnanadev Lakshaman Desai, having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra.

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Court's answer

There being no impediment (consent affidavits of the legal heirs being on record), the Testamentary Petition is allowed and disposed of in terms of the un-numbered prayer clause, granting the Petitioner Letters of Administration with will having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra.

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Ratio / Principle

The Department is directed to issue the Letters of Administration as directed above within a period of 3 weeks from the date of the order positively.

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Key takeaways

The allowance and disposal of the Testamentary Petition is subject to compliance of office objections, if any, forthwith, which shall be allowed by the Department.ratio¶22

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court (Testamentary & Intestate Jurisdiction), Milind N. Jadhav, J. — Testamentary Petition No. 4186 of 2025 filed by Vaishali Ravindra Jadhav under Section 278 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 for Letters of Administration in respect of the properties and credits of the deceased Gyandev Laxman Desai alias Jnanadev Lakshaman Desai. Consent affidavits dated 18.07.2024 of the legal heirs (Ravindra Dnyandeo Desai, Manisha Ankush Jadhav and Mangal Shankar Chavan) were appended to the Petition. Holding that there was no impediment, the Court allowed and disposed of the Petition in terms of the prayer clause, granting Letters of Administration with will having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra, directing the Department to issue the same within 3 weeks, subject to compliance of office objections, if any. Decision dated October 14, 2025.

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MP10.TP.4186.2025

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Ajay

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

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TESTAMENTARY & INTESTATE JURISDICTION

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TESTAMENTARY PETITION NO. 4186 OF 2025

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Gyandev Laxman Desai alias Jnanadev Lakshaman Desai .. Deceased

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Vaishali Ravindra Jadhav

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.. Petitioner

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Mr. Dinesh Arjun Wani i/b Kharwar & Associate, Advocates for Petitioner.

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CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J. DATE : OCTOBER 14, 2025.

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P.C.:

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1. Heard Mr. Wani, learned Advocate for Petitioner.

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2. Present Testamentary Petition is filed by Petitioner for issuance of Letters of Administration under Section 278 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 in respect of the properties and credits of deceased Gyandev Laxman Desai alias Jnanadev Lakshaman Desai. The names and details of legal heirs of the deceased are stated in paragraph No. 8 of the Petition. Purpose for filing the present Petition is stated in paragraph No. 7 of the Petition. I have perused the same.

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3. Consent affidavits dated 18.07.2024 of Ravindra Dnyandeo Desai, Manisha Ankush Jadhav and Mangal Shankar Chavan, the legal heirs of the deceased are appended to page No. 45, 51 and 58 of the Petition.

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4. In view of the above, there can be no impediment in allowing the Petition. Testamentary Petition is allowed and disposed of

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in terms of un-numbered prayer clause which reads thus:-

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“The Petitioner therefore pray that Letters of Administration with will may be granted to her having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra.”

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5. Department is directed to issue the Letters of Administration

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as directed above within a period of 3 weeks from today positively.

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6. Testamentary Petition is allowed and disposed subject to compliance of office objections, if any, forthwith which shall be allowed by the Department.

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[ MILIND N. JADHAV, J. ]

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Ajay

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Digitally signed by AJAY AJAY TRAMBAK TRAMBAK UGALMUGALE UGALMUGALE Date: 2025.10.16 16:33:27 +0530

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