Giri Gagan Khorana son of Manmohan Khorana v. Manmohan Khorana alias Manmohan Khorana son of Jaganath Khorana alias (Deceased)
Case brief
What is this about?
Uncontested testamentary petition for Letters of Administration under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 before the Bombay High Court (Testamentary Department); deceased Manmohan Khorana died 25-01-2014 at Mumbai; petitioner Giri Gagan Khorana, son and sole class-I heir of the deceased; exemption from administrative bond based on order in TP Nos. 2556 & 2559 of 2022 dated 28.02.2023; Hindu Succession Act, 1956; Rules 382, 396 and 397(1) and (4) of the Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules, 1980; grant effective throughout the State of Maharashtra; direction to file account and office verification of caveat/cross-petition before issuance of grant.
What did the court decide?
Letters of Administration granted to the petitioner for the properties left by the deceased and shown in the schedule, having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra under the Indian Succession Act, 1925; petitioner to file an account as undertaken in the Petitioner's Oath within the stipulated period; before issuance of the grant, the office to verify that no cross-petition is pending or caveat resisting the petition is filed.