Bijal Paresh Rukhana and Anr. v. Paresh Tulsidas Rukhana (Deceased)
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction; Testamentary Petition No. 5831 of 2024 with Judge's Order No. 13098 of 2025; Milind N. Jadhav, J.; decided 17 September 2025; requisition to dispense with inventory of bank locker; locker accessed in 2019 by petitioner and one legal heir; fresh inventory in presence of Branch Manager; Branch Manager to prepare and endorse Inventory Report and submit to Department; petitioners at liberty to file Judge's Order; advocates: Kalyani Deshmukh (i/by FZB & Associates); deceased: Paresh Tulsidas Rukhana; petitioners: Bijal Paresh Rukhana and Anr.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the Petitioners to file an appropriate Judge's Order providing for fresh inventory of the Bank Locker in the presence of the Branch Manager, who shall prepare and endorse the Inventory Report and submit it to the Department; upon filing of such Judge's Order, the Court shall allow the same.