Leslie Titus Fernandes v. Lionel Gerald Fernandes
Case brief
What is this about?
Registry-level 'Called for Direction' order (no substantive ruling) on Testamentary Petition 33 TP/5878/2025 (E-filing), decided 26.11.2025 by Mrs. Kavita Y. Ambekar, Company Registrar / Testamentary Registrar. Keywords: testamentary petition; general citation; notice to Collector; affidavit of service; non-consenting legal heirs; Rules 399 and 400, Rule 407, Bombay High Court (Original Side) Rules, 1980; cross petition; praecipe; final grant; remove from board; Sean Wassoodew.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief granted. Procedural 'Called for Direction' order: Office to issue general Citation and Notice to the Collector; advocate to file Affidavit of Service and serve non-consenting legal heirs (Rules 399-400, Bombay High Court (Original Side) Rules, 1980); Office to verify any cross petition and place it before the Hon'ble Court under Rule 407 ibid.; advocate to file praecipe when ready for final grant; matter removed from board pending those steps.