Minal Amol Kale v. Amol Kishor Kale
Case brief
What is this about?
Pure directions order on Testamentary Petition TP/6372/2025, Bombay High Court Testamentary Department, dated 10.12.2025, by P. A. Jagdale, OSD. Keywords: testamentary petition; citation; notice to Collector; Rule 396 BHC (O.S.) Rules 1980; Chapter XXVI requisitions; General Citation service; Rules 399 and 400; non-consenting legal heirs; share justification; administration bond; Rule 420; cross-petition; Rule 407; advocates A S Ramasen, Smeet Savla, Prerna Gandhi for petitioner. No contested issue framed, no precedent cited, no quantum awarded; next date listed as 11.02.2025 (as printed).
What did the court decide?
Procedural directions issued on the testamentary petition at pre-admission stage: citation within two weeks; notice to the Collector (Rule 396); citation to non-consenting legal heirs; compliance with Chapter XXVI requisitions; service of General Citation (Rules 399-400); administration bond per Rule 420 where other legal heirs exist; verification of any cross-petition (Rule 407); matter stood over to 11.02.2025.