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Padmaja Shrikrishna Athalye v. Shrikrishna Uddhav Athalye

Bombay HC28 Jan 2026TP/4040/2025

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What is this about?

Testamentary Petition 4040 of 2025; Letters of Administration; estate of deceased Shrikrishna Udhav Athalye alias Shrikrishna Uddhav Athalye; petitioner Padmaja Shrikrishna Athalye; advocate B. G. Saraf; consent affidavits dated 28.05.2025 of legal heirs Hemant Shrikrishna Athalye and Samir Shrikrishna Athalye; praecipe dated 11.02.2026; Bombay High Court; Judge Milind N. Jadhav; order dated 11.02.2026; grant to be issued within 3 weeks; office objections; Maharashtra.

What did the court decide?

Letter of Administration granted to the Petitioner having effect in the State of Maharashtra, in terms of the un-numbered prayer clause; Department directed to issue the Grant within 3 weeks; subject to compliance of office objections, if any. ¶24

Padmaja Shrikrishna Athalye vs Shrikrishna Uddhav Athalye — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether Letters of Administration should be granted to the Petitioner in respect of the properties and credits of the deceased Shrikrishna Udhav Athalye alias Shrikrishna Uddhav Athalye.

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Court's answer

In view of the consent affidavits of the legal heirs appended to the Petition, there can be no impediment in allowing the Petition.

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Ratio / Principle

Testamentary Petition allowed and disposed of in terms of the un-numbered prayer clause, i.e., grant of a Letter of Administration to the Petitioner having effect in the State of Maharashtra.

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Key takeaways

Department directed to issue the Grant within a period of 3 weeks from the date of the order, positively.ratio¶23
Disposal of the Testamentary Petition made subject to compliance of office objections, if any, forthwith, which shall be allowed by the Department.ratio¶24

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Testamentary & Intestate Jurisdiction — Testamentary Petition No. 4040 of 2025 (Milind N. Jadhav, J.; 11 February 2026): Petitioner Padmaja Shrikrishna Athalye sought Letters of Administration in respect of the properties and credits of the deceased Shrikrishna Udhav Athalye alias Shrikrishna Uddhav Athalye. Consent affidavits dated 28.05.2025 of the legal heirs Hemant Shrikrishna Athalye and Samir Shrikrishna Athalye were appended to the Petition (pages 18 and 21). Finding no impediment, the Court allowed and disposed of the Petition in terms of the un-numbered prayer clause granting a Letter of Administration having effect in the State of Maharashtra, directed the Department to issue the Grant within 3 weeks, and made disposal subject to compliance of office objections, if any.

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M4.TP.4040.2025

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Ajay

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

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TESTAMENTARY & INTESTATE JURISDICTION

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TESTAMENTARY PETITION NO. 4040 OF 2025

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Shrikrishna Udhav Athalye alias Shrikrishna Uddhav Athalye

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Padmaja Shrikrishna Athalye

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.. Deceased

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.. Petitioner

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Mr. B. G. Saraf, Advocate for Petitioner.

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CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J. DATE : FEBRUARY 11, 2026.

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P.C.:

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1. Not on Board. Mentioned by way of filing praecipe dated 11.02.2026. Perused the praecipe.

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2. Heard Mr. Saraf, learned Advocate for Petitioner.

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3. Present Testamentary Petition is filed by Petitioner for issuance of Letters of Administration in respect of the properties and credits of deceased Shrikrishna Udhav Athalye alias Shrikrishna Uddhav Athalye. The names and details of legal heirs of the deceased are stated in paragraph No.4 of the Petition. Purpose for filing the present Petition is stated in paragraph No.7 of the Petition. I have perused the same.

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4. Consent affidavits dated 28.05.2025 of Hemant Shrikrishna

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Athalye and Samir Shrikrishna Athalye, the legal heirs of the deceased

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1 of 2

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M4.TP.4040.2025

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are appended to page Nos. 18 and 21 of the Petition.

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5. In view of the above, there can be no impediment in allowing the Petition. Testamentary Petition is allowed and disposed of in terms of un-numbered prayer clause which reads thus:-

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“The Petitioners therefore prays that a Letter of Administration may be granted to the Petitioner having effect in the state of Maharashtra.”

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6. Department is directed to issue the Grant as directed above within a period of 3 weeks from today positively.

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7. Testamentary Petition is allowed and disposed subject to compliance of office objections, if any, forthwith which shall be allowed by the Department.

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[ MILIND N. JADHAV, J. ]

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Ajay Digitally signed AJAYTRAMBAK by AJAYTRAMBAKUGALMUGALE UGALMUGALE Date: 2026.02.12 16:51:23 +0530

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