Adnaan Yousoof Shums v. Yousoof Abdulally Shums
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: legal heirship certificate; Section 2 of Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827; Bombay Regulation Act VIII of 1827; testamentary and intestate jurisdiction; Miscellaneous Petition 188/2026; deceased Yousoof Abdulally Shums; petitioner Adnaan Yousoof Shums; consent affidavits of heirs Zakera Yousoof Shums alias Zakera Shums and Kaynaan Yousoof Shums dated 12.01.2026; proclamation dispensed with; certificate to be issued by Department within 3 weeks; office objections; uncontested petition allowed and disposed; Bombay High Court; Milind N. Jadhav J.; 07.03.2026.
What did the court decide?
Legal Heirship Certificate under the provisions of Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827 certifying the Petitioner Adnaan Yousoof Shums, along with Kaynaan Yousoof Shums and Zakera Yousoof Shums alias Zakera Shums, as the only heirs and legal representatives of the deceased Yousoof Abdulally Shums; issuance of proclamation dispensed with; Department directed to issue the certificate within 3 weeks; subject to compliance of office objections, if any.