Yeshwant Vishnu Gaikwad v. Gajrabai Piraji Ghatkamble (Deceased)
Testamentary Petition – Letters of Administration – Indian Succession Act, 1925
Case brief
What is this about?
Uncontested testamentary petition 47.TP/611/2025 decided on 20th August, 2025 by Shri P. A. Jagdale, Officer on Special Duty, Testamentary Department, Bombay High Court: Letters of Administration granted under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 to Yeshwant Vishnu Gaikwad, son of deceased Gajrabhai Piraji Ghatkamble W/o. Late Vishnu Maruti Gaikwad; entitlement canvassed under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956; citation published under Rules 396 and 397(1) and (4) of the Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules, 1980; delay explained under Rule 382; legal heir consented by affidavit; administration bond in Form No. 118 with surety; no caveat or cross petition; petition allowed.
What did the court decide?
Letters of Administration granted to the petitioner for the properties left by the deceased and shown in the schedule, in prescribed format under the Indian Succession Act, 1925; petitioner 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 no cross petition is pending and no caveat resisting the petition is filed.