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Dhananjay Pankaj Garg v. Pankaj Jagdish Chand Garg

Bombay HC29 Jan 2026TP/5084/2025

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What is this about?

Probate granted; testamentary petition 28 TP/5084/2025 (E-filing) with WILL/1917/2025; petitioner-executor Dhananjay Pankaj Garg; testator Pankaj Jagdish Chand Garg died at Mumbai 08.05.2024; Will executed at Mumbai 31.03.2024 in English; sole executor; residuary clause para No. 8; attesting witnesses Nitu Dave and Aabbhas Garg (affidavits dated 31.05.2024); consent affidavits of all other legal heirs; no other legal heirs; Affidavit of Service of General Citation dated 28.11.2025; delay condoned; legal formalities complied; decided by MRS. KAVITA Y. AMBEKAR, Company Registrar / Testamentary Registrar, on 05.03.2026; advocates Sandesh Kamble i/b. Swapnil Kadam.

What did the court decide?

Probate of the last Will and Testament granted as prayed; Office to issue Probate after verifying whether any cross petition or caveat is filed.

Dhananjay Pankaj Garg vs Pankaj Jagdish Chand Garg — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Probate of the last Will and Testament granted as prayed; Office to issue Probate after verifying whether any cross petition or caveat is filed.

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Issue for consideration

Whether probate of the last Will and Testament of the deceased Pankaj Jagdish Chand Garg should be granted to the petitioner Dhananjay Pankaj Garg as the sole Executor named under the Will. +1 more

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Court's answer

Only one Executor was appointed under the Will, who is the petitioner, and the residuary clause in respect of the properties of the deceased is at para No. 8 of the Will.

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Ratio / Principle

All other legal heirs of the deceased have given their consents in favour of the petitioner, the consent affidavits are on record, and there are no other legal heirs.

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Key takeaways

The delay is explained and condoned and all other legal formalities are complied with; hence the petition is granted.ratio¶10
The Office is directed to issue Probate as prayed after verifying whether any cross petition or caveat is filed.ratio¶11

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Testamentary Petition (28 TP/5084/2025 E-filing, with WILL/1917/2025) for probate of the last Will and Testament of Pankaj Jagdish Chand Garg, who died at Mumbai on 08.05.2024. The Will, in English, was duly executed at Mumbai on 31.03.2024, appointing the petitioner Dhananjay Pankaj Garg as sole Executor, with the residuary clause at para No. 8 of the Will. The deceased was survived by his mother, widow and two sons (one son being the petitioner); all other legal heirs gave consent affidavits and there are no other legal heirs. The petitioner's oath, affidavits of both attesting witnesses Nitu Dave and Aabbhas Garg dated 31.05.2024, and the Affidavit of Service of General Citation dated 28.11.2025 were filed. Delay was explained and condoned, all legal formalities were found complied with, and the petition was granted; the Office was directed to issue Probate as prayed after verifying whether any cross petition or caveat is filed. Decided by Mrs. Kavita Y. Ambekar, Company Registrar / Testamentary Registrar, on 05.03.2026.

Dhananjay Pankaj Garg v. Pankaj Jagdish Chand Garg

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