Allowed

Meena Santosh Tawde v. Santosh Balkrishna Tawde

Bombay HC9 Jan 2026TP/5413/2025

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What is this about?

A widow petitioned for Letters of Administration over her deceased husband's Mumbai properties under the Indian Succession Act, 1925. With citations expired and no objections or caveats received, and heirs consenting by affidavit, the uncontested petition was allowed and administration granted.

What did the court decide?

Letters of Administration granted for the scheduled properties throughout Maharashtra; petitioner to file account per oath.

Meena Santosh Tawde vs Santosh Balkrishna Tawde — Succession and Inheritance | Bombay HC (2026)

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1 60.TP/5413/2025

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Before: Shri. P. A. Jagdale, Officer on Special Duty, With the Testamentary Department Date 09th January 2026

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FOR COMPLIANCE:

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TP/5413/2025 ) Shri. Jackie Jain Ld. Advocate for the Petitioner ) (AMH20230038644C2025000 ) 06)

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P.C.:

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Petitioner, namely MEENA SANTOSH TAWDE, has applied for the grant of Letters of Administration, under the provisions of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (for short “IS Act”), for the properties left by the deceased, namely SANTOSH BALKRISHNA TAWDE(For short “Said deceased”).

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I have heard Ld. Advocate. I perused the documents, such as a true copy of the death certificate of the deceased, an identity proof of the deceased, an oath in the prescribed format, affidavit of service citation.

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Said deceased died as a Married on 12-12-2023 at Mumbai leaving behind him legal heirs, shown in the paragraph No. 6 of the petition. Petitioner states that there are no other legal heirs to the deceased, except heirs shown in the petition. The deceased left properties shown in Schedule I of the petition.

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Office issued Citation to all concern and same has been affixed on the Notice Board of the Hon’ble High Court and notice board of the Collector’s Office at Mumbai and 14 days have been expired vide Rule 397(1) and (4) of the Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules, 1980(for short “BHC Rules”). An affidavit to that effect has been filed. Notice to the collector has been issued vide Rule 396 of the BHC Rules. Till today, no one has appeared to resist the claim of the petitioner, nor has anything been brought to the notice regarding pending litigation about the same properties. Hence, the petition is treated as an uncontested one.

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Legal heir of the deceased has consented by way of Affidavit to grant the prayer of the petitioner to grant a Letter of Administration, without reserving any right. The legal heir has accepted the facts regarding their relationship, inter se.

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Petitioner has filed the administration Bond in the prescribed form No. 118 with surety.

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Ld. Advocate for the petitioner submitted that in view of provisions of the The

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Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the petitioner, being Widow of the deceased, is entitled to seek a Letters of Administration. Hence, facts stated by the petitioner and heirs of the deceased, on oath, remained unchallenged and required to be accepted. Accordingly, the petition deserves to be allowed, as prayed for. Hence, following order:

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ORDER

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1. Petition is allowed and the Letters of Administration be granted to the petitioner for properties, left by the deceased and shown in the schedule, in the prescribed format, having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra as per the provisions of the Indian Succession Act, 1925.

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1. The petitioner to file an account as undertaken in a Petitioner’s Oath within the stipulated period.

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1. Before issuance of the grant, the office to verify that there is no cross-petition pending or caveat resisting the petition is filed.

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09th January 2026 Officer on Special Duty, with the Testamentary Department

Meena Santosh Tawde v. Santosh Balkrishna Tawde

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