Anuradha Nitin Puranik v. Nitin Dattatraya Puranik
Case brief
What is this about?
Succession Certificate grant under Section 372, Indian Succession Act 1925; Bombay High Court, Testamentary & Intestate Jurisdiction; Testamentary Petition No. 144 of 2026; single-judge coram Milind N. Jadhav, J.; decided 19.01.2026 upon praecipe mention ('Not on Board'); petitioner is the widow of the deceased; certificate covers Debts set forth in Schedule No. I with power to collect debts and receive interest; consent affidavits of legal heirs (including Bhushan Nitin Puranik) at page 32; proclamation dispensation; Departmental issuance within 3 weeks keyed to removal of office objections; no cases cited, no dissenting opinions, no monetary amounts stated. Relevant to advocates tracking how Bombay HC testamentary petitions under S. 372 ISA 1925 are allowed and disposed in terms of the prayer clause.
What did the court decide?
Succession Certificate granted to the Petitioner in respect of the Debts set forth in Schedule No. I with power to collect the said debts and to receive interest due thereon; the Misc. Petition allowed and disposed of in terms of the un-numbered prayer clause, with issuance of proclamation dispensed with and the Department directed to issue the Certificate within 3 weeks subject to compliance of office objections, the period running from their removal.