Edwin Victor DSouza v. Rukmani Edwin DSouza
Case brief
What is this about?
Purely procedural Bombay HC testamentary-jurisdiction order: off-board mention via praecipe dated 19.11.2025 leading to withdrawal of Testamentary Petition No. 4400 of 2025 with liberty to file afresh and carry-over of court fee already paid (adjustable in the new petition on the strength of the server copy of the order). Bench: Milind N. Jadhav, J. Practice value: mechanics of praecipe-based withdrawal and court-fee adjustment in Bombay HC Testamentary and Intestate side. No statutory provisions or precedent cases engaged.
What did the court decide?
Withdrawal of the Testamentary Petition permitted with liberty to file a fresh Petition; court fee already paid ordered to be adjusted in the new Petition. ¶5