Dominic Lawrence Fernandes v. Feliciana Fernandes (Deceased)
Testamentary Petition – Letters of Administration – Indian Succession Act, 1925
Case brief
What is this about?
71.TP/5423/2024; Bombay High Court, Testamentary Department; decided 17th November 2025 by Shri. P. A. Jagdale, Officer on Special Duty; Letters of Administration; Indian Succession Act, 1925; deceased Felicinia Rozario Fernandes (died 12-06-2022, Mumbai); petitioners Dominic Lawrence Fernandes, Mrs. Maria Fernandes, Mrs. Jacintha Simoes; advocates Ms. Chandravali Nair and Ms. Sharon Rodrigues; uncontested testamentary petition; citation under Rules 396 and 397(1) and (4), Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules, 1980; surety bond exemption in view of TP No. 2918/2023; grant effective throughout Maharashtra; petition allowed.
What did the court decide?
Letters of Administration granted to the petitioners for the properties left by the deceased and shown in the Schedule, in the prescribed format, having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra as per the provisions of the Indian Succession Act, 1925; petitioners 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.