Katai Navan v. Navan Punnuswamy
Case brief
What is this about?
Legal heirship certificate; Section 2, Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827; Bombay Regulation Act VIII of 1827; High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Testamentary & Intestate Jurisdiction; Miscellaneous Petition No. 1044 of 2025; deceased Navan Punnuswamy; heirs Katai Navan (widow) and Ravichandran Navan (son); consent affidavits of Sangeeta Navan and Devaki Navan dated 02.02.2026; praecipe dated 24.02.2026; proclamation dispensed with; certificate to issue within 3 weeks; office objections; Judge Milind N. Jadhav; order dated February 24, 2026; petition allowed and disposed.
What did the court decide?
Legal Heirship Certificate under the Bombay Regulation Act VIII of 1827 certifying Katai Navan (widow, Petitioner No. 1) and Ravichandran Navan (son, Petitioner No. 2) as the only heirs and legal representatives of deceased Navan Punnuswamy; issuance of proclamation dispensed with; Department directed to issue the certificate within 3 weeks; subject to compliance of office objections, if any.