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Suguna Raman Kuckian v. Nityanand Ganapati Nilekani

Bombay HC21 Jan 2026MPT/257/2024

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What is this about?

Withdrawal of miscellaneous petition; testamentary and intestate jurisdiction, High Court of Bombay; Letters of Administration already granted; liberty to institute fresh proceedings for declaration of right, title and interest in property; no adjudication of merits; all rights and contentions expressly kept open; disposed of as withdrawn; pending applications disposed; Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.; decision dated 16 April 2026; Bench mark 2026:BHC-OS:9449.

What did the court decide?

Permission to withdraw the Miscellaneous Petition with liberty to adopt appropriate proceedings seeking declaration of right, title and interest in the property; merits not considered and all rights and contentions of all parties expressly kept open; pending applications, if any, disposed of. ¶14

Suguna Raman Kuckian vs Nityanand Ganapati Nilekani — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Petitioners may be permitted to withdraw the Miscellaneous Petition with liberty to adopt appropriate proceedings seeking declaration of their right, title and interest in the property.

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Court's answer

The Court permitted the Petitioners to withdraw the Miscellaneous Petition with liberty to adopt appropriate proceedings seeking declaration as to their right, title and interest in the property in respect of which Letters of Administration had been granted.

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Ratio / Principle

The Court expressly recorded that it had not gone into the merits of the matter, and all rights and contentions of all the parties are expressly kept open.

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Key takeaways

The Miscellaneous Petition is disposed of as withdrawn.ratio¶14
As nothing survives for consideration in view of the withdrawal, pending Applications, if any, stand disposed of.ratio¶19

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court (Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction), M.P. No. 257 of 2024 in T.P. No. 1456 of 2016 - Suguna Raman Kuckian and Another v. Nityanand Ganapati Nilekani - Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J. - 16 April 2026: Counsel for the Petitioners, on instructions, sought permission to withdraw the Miscellaneous Petition with liberty to adopt appropriate proceedings seeking declaration of right, title and interest in the property in respect of which Letters of Administration had been granted. The Court permitted the withdrawal, expressly recorded that it had not gone into the merits, kept all rights and contentions of all parties open, disposed of the Miscellaneous Petition as withdrawn, and directed that pending Applications, if any, likewise stand disposed of.

Suguna Raman Kuckian v. Nityanand Ganapati Nilekani

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