Sanjay Narendra Vichare v. Shobha Narendra Vichare
Case brief
What is this about?
Testamentary Petition 73.TP/4570/2025, Bombay High Court, decided 25-11-2025 by Shri P. A. Jagdale (OSD, Testamentary Department). Letters of Administration under Indian Succession Act 1925 for properties of deceased Shobha Narendra Vichare (died 23-10-2024 at Thane as widow); petitioner Sanjay Narendra Vichare; advocate Satish Kamat. Uncontested petition: citation affixed on High Court and Collector's Office boards, 14 days expired vide Rule 397(1) and (4), Collector noticed vide Rule 396 of Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules 1980; heirs' consent affidavits; administration bond Form No. 118 with surety; Hindu Succession Act 1956 invoked for entitlement; petition allowed, grant effective throughout Maharashtra, with conditions to file account and verify no cross-petition/caveat.
What did the court decide?
Letters of Administration granted to the petitioner for the properties left by the deceased and shown in the schedule, in the prescribed format, having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra under the Indian Succession Act, 1925; petitioner to file the account 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.