Hirachand Ganeshmal Jain v. Ganeshmal Vanechand Jain
Testamentary jurisdiction – Succession Certificate
Case brief
What is this about?
Grant of Succession Certificate in testamentary petition TP/4974/2025 (E-filing) before the Company Registrar / Testamentary Registrar (Mrs. Kavita Y. Ambekar), decided 20.04.2026. Petitioner Hirachand Ganeshmal Jain, son of deceased Ganeshmal Vanechand Jain (died intestate at Mumbai on 27.08.1979), sought certificate for certain securities of the deceased. Surviving heirs: three sons, two daughters, one daughter-in-law; all other legal heirs executed consent affidavits in favour of petitioner; no other legal heirs. Formalities: death certificate annexed, affidavit dt. 21.08.2024 re non-availability of deceased's ID proof accepted, petitioner's oath, affidavit of service of general notice dt. 05.1.2026, administration bond dt. 27.1.2026, delay condoned. Petition granted; Office to issue certificate as prayed after checking for cross petition or opposing affidavit. No statutes or precedents cited; no quantum/value stated.