Bhakimchandra Khandubhai Patel v. Sharad Khandhubai Patel (Deceased)
Case brief
What is this about?
Uncontested testamentary petition for Letters of Administration under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 before the Bombay High Court, Testamentary Department (Shri P. A. Jagdale, Officer on Special Duty), allowed on 09th June 2025 in favour of the deceased's nephew and nieces (Pranabkumar, Nidhi and Shefali Bankimchandra Patel) for the estate of Sharad Khandhubai Patel (died 17/11/2017 in the USA as a divorcee); surety bond exemption pursuant to order in TP No. 2918/2023; citation published under Rules 396 and 397(1) and (4) of the Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules, 1980; Hindu Succession Act, 1956 cited for the heirs' entitlement; grant conditional on filing of account and office verification of no caveat or cross-petition.
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 prescribed format as per the provisions of the Indian Succession Act, 1925; petitioners to file an account as undertaken in the Petitioner's Oath within stipulated period; before issuance of the grant, the office to verify that no cross-petition is pending or caveat resisting the petition is filed.