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K Prathima Panduranga Kamath v. Shubangini Narayan Vaidya Decased

Bombay HC12 Jan 2026TP/5495/2025

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What is this about?

Letters of Administration; Testamentary Petition; Testamentary & Intestate Jurisdiction; High Court of Judicature at Bombay; TP 5495 of 2025; Shubangini Narayan Vaidya (deceased); K Prathima Panduranga Kamath (petitioner); consent affidavits of legal heirs; Kamala Narayana Shenoy; Vidya Narasimha Shenoy; Manjeshwar Ganesh Pai; Vishwanath Manjeshwar Pai; Meena Pai; Indumati Ananth Pai; praecipe dated 25.03.2026; not on board; Milind N. Jadhav J.; Kasturi G. Karkera advocate; grant within 3 weeks; office objections; State of Maharashtra; 2026.

What did the court decide?

Letters of Administration granted to the Petitioner having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra; Department directed to issue the Grant within three weeks positively, subject to compliance of office objections, if any. ¶16

K Prathima Panduranga Kamath vs Shubangini Narayan Vaidya Decased — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether Letters of Administration should be granted to the Petitioner in respect of the properties and credits of the deceased Shubangini Narayan Vaidya.

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Court's answer

Having perused the Petition (legal heirs at paragraph 4 and purpose at paragraph 7 thereof) along with the consent affidavits of all six legal heirs appended to it, the Court found there could be no impediment in allowing the Petition.

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Ratio / Principle

The Testamentary Petition is allowed and disposed of in terms of the un-numbered prayer clause, i.e., Letters of Administration are granted to the Petitioner having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra.

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Key takeaways

The Department is directed to issue the Grant as directed above.ratio¶19
The Grant is to be issued within a period of 3 weeks from the date of the order, positively.ratio¶20
The allowance and disposal of the Petition are made subject to compliance of office objections, if any, which shall be allowed by the Department forthwith.ratio¶22

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court, Testamentary & Intestate Jurisdiction (Milind N. Jadhav, J.), 25 March 2026 — Testamentary Petition No. 5495 of 2025. The matter, 'Not on Board', was mentioned by praecipe dated 25.03.2026. The Petition sought Letters of Administration in respect of the properties and credits of the deceased Shubangini Narayan Vaidya. Consent affidavits dated 21.08.2025, 24.09.2025 and 25.08.2025 of all six legal heirs (Kamala Narayana Shenoy, Vidya Narasimha Shenoy, Manjeshwar Ganesh Pai, Vishwanath Manjeshwar Pai, Meena Pai and Indumati Ananth Pai) stood appended at pages 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24 of the Petition. Finding no impediment, the Court allowed and disposed of the Petition in terms of the un-numbered prayer clause granting Letters of Administration having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra, directed the Department to issue the Grant within three weeks positively, and made the disposal subject to compliance of office objections, if any, to be allowed by the Department forthwith.

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M12.TP.5495.2025.2025

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Ajay

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY TESTAMENTARY & INTESTATE JURISDICTION

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TESTAMENTARY PETITION NO. 5495 OF 2025

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Shubangini Narayan Vaidya .. Deceased K Prathima Panduranga Kamath .. Petitioner

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Mrs. Kasturi G. Karkera, Advocate for Petitioner.

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CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J. DATE : MARCH 25, 2026.

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P.C.:

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1. Not on Board. Mentioned by way of filing praecipe dated 25.03.2026. Perused the praecipe.

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2. Heard Mrs. Karkera, learned Advocate for Petitioner.

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3. Present Testamentary Petition is filed by Petitioner for issuance of Letters of Administration in respect of the properties and credits of deceased Shubangini Narayan Vaidya. The names and details of legal heirs of the deceased are stated in paragraph No.4 of the Petition. Purpose for filing the present Petition is stated in paragraph No.7 of the Petition. I have perused the same.

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4. Consent affidavit dated 21.08.2025, 24.09.2025, 25.08.2025 of Kamala Narayana Shenoy, Vidya Narasimha Shenoy, Manjeshwar Ganesh Pai, Vishwanath Manjeshwar Pai, Meena Pai and Indumati Ananth Pai, the legal heirs of the deceased are appended to page Nos.

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14, 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24 of the Petition.

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5. In view of the above, there can be no impediment in allowing the Petition. Testamentary Petition is allowed and disposed of

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in terms of un-numbered prayer clause which reads thus:-

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“The Petitioner therefore pray that: the Letters of Administration may be granted to the Petitioners having the effect throughout State of Maharashtra.”

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6. Department is directed to issue the Grant as directed above

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within a period of 3 weeks from today positively.

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7. Testamentary Petition is allowed and disposed subject to

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compliance of office objections, if any, forthwith which shall be allowed by the Department.

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[ MILIND N. JADHAV, J. ]

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Ajay

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Digitally signed AJAYTRAMBAK by AJAYTRAMBAKUGALMUGALE UGALMUGALE Date: 2026.03.26 14:44:07 +0530

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