Jennifer Fernandes v. Peter Michael Furtado
Case brief
What is this about?
Legal heirship certificate; Section 2, Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827 / Bombay Regulation Act VIII of 1827; deceased Peter Michael Furtado and Inacinha P. Furtado; petitioner Jennifer Fernandes; co-heirs Stefia Lovina Braganza and Maphia Shaikh; consent affidavits 04.10.2025; praecipe 23.01.2026; proclamation dispensed with; issuance within 3 weeks subject to office objections; Bombay High Court Testamentary & Intestate Jurisdiction; Miscellaneous Petition No. 1110 of 2025; Milind N. Jadhav, J.; order dated 23 January 2026.
What did the court decide?
Misc. Petition allowed and disposed of in terms of prayer clause (a): issuance of a Legal Heirship Certificate under Section 2 of Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827 certifying petitioner Jennifer Fernandes alongwith Stefia Lovina Braganza and Maphia Shaikh as legal heirs and representatives of deceased Peter Michael Furtado and Inacinha P. Furtado; proclamation dispensed with; Department directed to issue the certificate within 3 weeks, the period running from removal of office objections, if any.