Nina Eugenio Dcosta v. Eugene Alias Eugenio Franklin D Costa
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court Testamentary Department directions order dated 21.11.2025 in TP/5751/2025 (internal refs AMH202401319, 77C202500005); advocate Ms. R A Shroff i/b K V Chedda & Co. for the Petitioner. Directions: citation within two weeks; notice to Collector under Rule 396, Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules, 1980; citation to non-consenting legal heirs; Chapter XXVI requisitions (prayer, legal heirs, delay, locker inventory); General Citation service per Rules 399-400; share justification; administration bond for gross amount per Rule 420; cross-petition check under Rule 407; S.O. to 22.01.2026. No cases cited; no contested issues decided.
What did the court decide?
Procedural directions issued on the testamentary petition: citation within two weeks; notice to the Collector under Rule 396 BHC Rules; citation to non-consenting legal heirs if any; compliance with Chapter XXVI requisitions; service steps under Rules 399 and 400; administration bond under Rule 420 within one week if other legal heirs exist; office verification of any cross-petition under Rule 407; matter stood over (S.O.) to 22.01.2026.