Priyanka Prakash Kondvilkar v. Prakash Shantaram Kondvilkar
Testamentary Petition – Grant of Letters of Administration – Indian Succession Act, 1925
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Testamentary Department (Shri. P. A. Jagdale, Officer on Special Duty), 77.TP/4284/2025, decided 13th November 2025: Letters of Administration granted to Priyanka Prakash Kondvilkar, widow of deceased Prakash Shantaram Kondvilkar, under the Indian Succession Act, 1925; Hindu Succession Act, 1956 invoked for the widow's entitlement; share of minor heir Darsh not required to be justified in view of Testamentary Petition No. 1701 of 2017; uncontested petition; advocate for petitioner: Shri. Hemant Hasnale.
What did the court decide?
Letters of Administration granted to the petitioner for the properties left by the deceased and shown in the schedule, under the Indian Succession Act, 1925; petitioner 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; petitioner to correct the name of the surety in the administration bond and reupload it, with corrections initialed by the petitioner, surety and notary.