Mahesh Ashok Soni v. Neeta Ashok Soni
Case brief
What is this about?
Short single-judge interim order, Bombay High Court, Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction, decided 22 April 2026 after mention by praecipe dated 22.04.2026 while not on Board. Applicant/petitioner Mahesh Ashok Soni (Ms. Divya Gupta, advocate) in Interim Application No. 2025 of 2026 within Testamentary Petition No. 3899 of 2024 re deceased Neeta Ashok Soni. Key points: dispensation of Rule 422 of the Bombay High Court (Original Side) Rules, 1980; acceptance of administration bond and Affidavit-cum-undertaking justifying the surety of the non-consenting legal heir, who is a child of the deceased; Department to proceed with issuance of Grant in accordance with law; application allowed and disposed. No precedents cited, no monetary amounts, no dissenting opinions.
What did the court decide?
Dispensation of Rule 422 of the Bombay High Court (Original Side) Rules, 1980; Department directed to accept the administration bond and the Affidavit-cum-undertaking justifying the surety of the non-consenting legal heir and to proceed with issuance of the Grant in accordance with law; the Interim Application was allowed and disposed of.