Manoharlal Chatandas Raheja vs Madan Chatandas Raheja (Deceased) — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Manoharlal Chatandas Raheja vs Madan Chatandas Raheja (Deceased) — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Interim Application No. 3437 of 2025 allowed and disposed; Consent Terms dated 24.09.2025 taken on record (marked 'X') with their rights and obligations taken as undertakings to the Court which the parties must abide by; Testamentary Petition No. 751 of 2025 also allowed and disposed, to proceed with issuance of Grant in accordance with law within four weeks, subject to compliance with the undertakings and removal of office objections, if any.

Issue for consideration

Whether, in view of the parties having reconciled their disputes and differences and filed Consent Terms dated 24.09.2025, the Interim Application No. 3437 of 2025 in Petition No. 751 of 2025 should be allowed and disposed of, and the main Petition permitted to proceed to issuance of Grant.

Court's answer

The Consent Terms dated 24.09.2025 filed by the parties are taken on record and marked 'X' for identification.

Ratio / Principle

The rights and obligations stated in the Consent Terms are taken as undertakings given to the Court, and the parties are directed to abide by them.

Key takeaways

Subject to compliance of the said undertaking and removal of office objections, if any, the main Petition shall proceed with issuance of Grant in accordance with law within a period of four weeks.ratio¶6
In view of the above, the Interim Application stands allowed and disposed, and Testamentary Petition No. 751 of 2025 also stands allowed and disposed.ratio¶7

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court, Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction (Milind N. Jadhav, J.), 24 September 2025 — Interim Application No. 3437 of 2025 in Testamentary Petition No. 751 of 2025 (Manoharlal Chatandas Raheja, Applicant/Petitioner v. Khusboo Omprakash Hanswal and Ors, Respondents; matter concerning the deceased Madan Chatandas Raheja). Having heard counsel, the Court noted that the parties had reconciled their disputes and differences and had filed Consent Terms dated 24.09.2025, which were taken on record and marked 'X' for identification. The rights and obligations stated in the Consent Terms were taken as undertakings given to the Court, and the parties were directed to abide by them. Subject to compliance with the said undertakings and removal of office objections, if any, the Court directed that the main Petition shall proceed with issuance of Grant in accordance with law within four weeks. The Interim Application stands allowed and disposed, and Testamentary Petition No. 751 of 2025 also stands allowed and disposed.

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HARSHADA H. SAWANT (P.A.)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

TESTAMENTARY AND INTESTATE JURISDICTION

INTERIM APPLICATION NO.3437 OF 2025 IN

PETITION NO.751 OF 2025

Manoharlal Chatandas Raheja .. Applicant IN THE MATTER BETWEEN: Madan Chatandas Raheja .. Deceased Manoharlal Chatandas Raheja .. Petitioner Versus Khusboo Omprakash Hanswal and Ors .. Respondents

Mr. Rashid Khan a/w. Ms. Tasneem Zaidy, Advocates i/by Tasneem Zaidy for Applicant / Petitioner.

Ms. Shreyashi Panda, Advocate for Respondent No.2 appearing through Video Conferencing.

Applicant and Respondent No.1 present.

CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J. DATE : SEPTEMBER 24, 2025

P.C.:

1. Mentioned out of turn.

2. Heard Mr. Khan, learned Advocate for Applicant / Petitioner

and Ms. Panda, learned Advocate for Respondent No.2 appearing through Video Conferencing.

3. Parties have reconciled their disputes and differences and filed Consent Terms dated 24.09.2025. Consent Terms dated 24.09.2025 are taken on record and marked as ‘ X ’ for identification. They are totally running into 5 pages. For reference and convenience,

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4. Consent Terms are executed by Applicant / Petitioner, Advocate for Applicant / Petitioner and have been identified by his Advocate.

5. Rights and obligations stated in the Consent Terms are taken

as undertaking given to this Court. Parties are directed to abide by the same.

6. Subject to compliance of the said undertaking and removal of office objections, if any, the main Petition shall proceed with issuance of Grant in accordance with law within a period of four weeks from today.

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7. In view of the above, Interim Application stands allowed and disposed. Testamentary Petition No.751 of 2025 also stands allowed and disposed.

H. H. SAWANT

[ MILIND N. JADHAV, J. ]

Digitally signed HARSHADAHANUMANT by HARSHADAHANUMANTSAWANT SAWANT Date: 2025.09.24 17:54:52 +0530

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