Naina Santosh Bhakre v. Naveen Chunilal Bhandari (Deceased)
Case brief
What is this about?
legal heirship certificate; Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827; Section 2; Bombay Regulation Act VIII of 1827; Testamentary & Intestate Jurisdiction; Miscellaneous Petition No. 416 of 2026; High Court of Judicature at Bombay; Naveen Chunilal Bhandari deceased; Naina Santosh Bhakre petitioner; Sugandha Navin Bhandari widow legal heir; consent affidavit dated 09.01.2026; praecipe dated 15.04.2026; proclamation dispensed with; certificate to issue within 3 weeks; office objections; Milind N. Jadhav, Judge; Aakash S. Mishra Advocate for Petitioner.
What did the court decide?
Legal Heirship Certificate granted to Petitioner Naina Santosh Bhakre and Mrs. Sugandha Navin Bhandari (widow of the deceased); both declared legal heirs and legal representatives of deceased Naveen Chunilal Bhandari under the provisions of Bombay Regulation Act VIII of 1827; issuance of proclamation dispensed with; Department directed to issue the certificate within 3 weeks, subject to compliance of office objections, if any.