Meenakshi Kanoongo Wdo Ramratan Shyamsunder Kanoong v. Ramratan Shyamsunder Kanoongo

Bombay HC4 Nov 2025TP/5286/2025

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What is this about?

Bombay High Court; Testamentary Petition No. 5286 of 2025; Letters of Administration; Section 278 Indian Succession Act 1925; petitioner Meenakshi Kanoongo (widow); deceased Ramratan Shyamsunder Kanoongo; consent affidavits 24.09.2025 of legal heirs Yash Kanoongo and Shubham Kanoongo; advocate Suyash Kalbhor i/b B. G. Saraf; allowed and disposed 27.11.2025 by Milind N. Jadhav, J.; LA to issue within 3 weeks; subject to office objections.

What did the court decide?

Letters of Administration granted to the petitioner Meenakshi Kanoongo having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra, to be issued by the Department within 3 weeks, subject to compliance of office objections, if any. ¶¶15

Meenakshi Kanoongo Wdo Ramratan Shyamsunder… — Succession and Inheritance | Bombay HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether Letters of Administration under Section 278 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 should be granted to the petitioner in respect of the properties and credits of the deceased Ramratan Shyamsunder Kanoongo.

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Court's answer

In view of the consent affidavits dated 24.09.2025 of the legal heirs Yash Kanoongo and Shubham Kanoongo appended to the Petition, there could be no impediment in allowing the Testamentary Petition.

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Ratio / Principle

The Testamentary Petition was allowed and disposed of in terms of the un-numbered prayer clause, i.e., grant of Letters of Administration to the petitioner having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra.

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Key takeaways

The Department was directed to issue the Letters of Administration within a period of 3 weeks from the date of the order.ratio¶¶18
The Testamentary Petition stands allowed and disposed of subject to compliance of office objections, if any, to be allowed by the Department.ratio¶¶19

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Testamentary & Intestate Jurisdiction (Milind N. Jadhav, J.; 27 November 2025): Testamentary Petition No. 5286 of 2025 filed by Meenakshi Kanoongo, widow of the deceased Ramratan Shyamsunder Kanoongo, for Letters of Administration under Section 278 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 in respect of the deceased's properties and credits. Consent affidavits dated 24.09.2025 of the other legal heirs, Yash Kanoongo and Shubham Kanoongo, were appended to the Petition (pages 19 and 22). Finding no impediment, the Court allowed and disposed of the Petition in terms of the un-numbered prayer clause granting Letters of Administration having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra, directing the Department to issue the Letters of Administration within 3 weeks, subject to compliance of office objections, if any.

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P7.TP.5286.2025.doc

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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. 5286 OF 2025

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Ramratan Shyamsunder Kanoongo .. Deceased Meenakshi Kanoongo Wd/o Ramratan Shyamsunder Kanoongo .. Petitioner

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Mr. Suyash Kalbhor i/b B. G. Saraf, Advocate fors Petitioner.

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CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J. DATE : NOVEMBER 27, 2025.

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P.C.:

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1. Heard Mr. Kalbhor, 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 Ramratan Shyamsunder Kanoongo. The names and details of legal heirs of the deceased are stated in paragraph No. 4 of the Petition. Purpose for filing the present Petition is stated in paragraph No. 6 and 7 of the Petition. I have perused the same.

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3. Consent affidavits dated 24.09.2025 of Yash Kanoongo S/o Ramratan Shyamsunder Kanoongo and Shubham Kanoongo S/o Ramratan Shyamsunder Kanoongo, the legal heirs of the deceased are appended to page Nos. 19 and 22 of the Petition.

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P7.TP.5286.2025.doc

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

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“The Petitioner therefore prays that Letters of Administration may be granted to him 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 AJAYTRAMBAKUGALMUGALE TRAMBAKUGALMUGALEDate:2025.11.27 19:57:02 +0530

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