Maria Alex Fernandes v. Alex Avelino Fernandes (Deceased)
Case brief
What is this about?
Uncontested testamentary petition; grant of Letters of Administration; Indian Succession Act, 1925; Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules, 1980 — Rule 396 and Rule 397(1) and (4); citation publication and notice to Collector; exemption from surety bond where all legal heirs are petitioners; order in TP No. 2918/2023; deceased Alex Avelino Fernandes; petitioners Maria Alex Fernandes, Angela Alex Fernandes, Diago Cyril Fernandes, Michael Alex Fernandes; advocates Chandravali Nair and Sharon Rodrigues; grant effective throughout India; administration account to be filed.
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 India under the Indian Succession Act, 1925; petitioners directed 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 there is no cross-petition pending or caveat resisting the petition.