Deepak Manohar Mestry v. Manohar Babu Mestry alias Manohar a Mistry
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court Testamentary Department; 52.TP/5053/2025; Letters of Administration; Indian Succession Act 1925; Hindu Succession Act 1956; deceased Manohar Babu Mestry alias Manohar A. Mistry (d. 24-07-2011, Mumbai); petitioners Deepak Manohar Mestry and Prakash Manohar Mestry; uncontested petition; citation Rules 396, 397(1)(4), Rule 397 BHC (O.S.) Rules 1980; Rule 382; non-consenting heirs Bhakti, Sneha, Madhura; TP No.119/2020 Asha Pandurang Kadam relied on for service; administration bond Form No. 118; IA(L)/6752/2026 order dated 10.03.2026; grant effective throughout Maharashtra; P. A. Jagdale OSD; 23rd March 2026.
What did the court decide?
Letters of Administration granted to the petitioners for the properties left by the deceased and shown in the schedule, effective throughout the State of Maharashtra under the Indian Succession Act, 1925; petitioner directed 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 resisting the petition is filed; petition expedited in view of clause 6 of the order dated 10.03.2026 in IA(L)/6752/2026.