Neelima Nitin Bhuvad v. Late Nitin Manohar Bhuvad (Deceased)
Case brief
What is this about?
Uncontested testamentary petition for Letters of Administration under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 allowed for the widow petitioner Neelima Nitin Bhuvad over the estate of deceased Nitin Manohar Bhuvad (died 02-03-2025 at Mumbai), effective throughout Maharashtra. Citation publication and Collector's notice under Rules 397(1)/(4) and 396 of the Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules, 1980; heirs' consent affidavits without reserved rights; minor heir Shreeya's share held not requiring justification per the order in Testamentary Petition No. 1701 of 2017 (petitioner is birth parent/natural guardian); widow's entitlement invoked under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956; administration bond in Form No. 118 with surety filed; grant conditioned on filing of account, verification of no caveat or cross-petition, and initialling of corrected bond dates by petitioner, surety and notary. Bench: Shri P. A. Jagdale, OSD, Testamentary Department; advocates: Neha Bane with Krutika Dongarkar, instructed by Subhash Bane, for the petitioner.