Hiten Mavji Pasad v. Kesarbenmavji Pasad
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction; single-judge order of Justice Milind N. Jadhav dated 16.04.2026 allowing Interim Application No. 2085 of 2026 in Petition No. 4726 of 2025: amendment of Petition for Letters of Administration with Will annexed of deceased Mavji Kanji Pasad alias Mavji K. Shah to substitute Applicant-beneficiary Hiten Mavji Pasad for original petitioner Kesarben Mavji Pasad (expired 20.10.2025); amendment to be carried out within two weeks; reverification dispensed with; Testamentary Department to proceed thereafter; application allowed and disposed of following praecipe mention ('Not on Board'). Keywords: letters of administration, will annexed, substitution of deceased petitioner, amendment of testamentary petition, praecipe, reverification.
What did the court decide?
Amendment of the Petition for Letters of Administration with Will annexed allowed so as to bring the Applicant (Hiten Mavji Pasad, a beneficiary under the deceased's Will) on record as Petitioner in place of the deceased Original Petitioner Kesarben Mavji Pasad; amendment to be carried out in the original Petition within two weeks; reverification dispensed with; Testamentary Department thereafter to proceed with the Testamentary Petition in accordance with law. The Interim Application was allowed and disposed of.