Tina Arvind Patel v. Arvind Maganlal Patel
Case brief
What is this about?
Letters of Administration; Indian Succession Act 1925; Hindu Succession Act 1956; widow petitioner; deceased Arvind Maganlal Patel; death 29-04-2024 at Mumbai; uncontested testamentary petition; consent affidavits of legal heirs; minor heirs Tithi and Kriya; consent through natural guardian; administration bond Form No. 118 with surety; Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules 1980 — Rule 396, Rule 397(1) and (4); reliance on order in Testamentary Petition No. 1701 of 2017; TP/4190/2025; Shri P. A. Jagdale, Officer on Special Duty, Testamentary Department; decided 13th March, 2026; petition allowed; grant effective throughout India; account to be filed per petitioner's oath; verification of no cross-petition or caveat before 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, in the prescribed format, having effect throughout India under the Indian Succession Act, 1925; petitioner to file an account as undertaken in the Petitioner's Oath within the stipulated period; office to verify, before issuance of the grant, that no cross-petition is pending or caveat filed.