Arati Hemant Baandal v. Hemant Prabhakar Baandal
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court Testamentary Department; 59.TP/5581/2025; decided 17th January 2026; Letters of Administration; Indian Succession Act 1925; Hindu Succession Act 1956; widow petitioner Arati Hemant Baandal; deceased Hemant Prabhakar Baandal died 11-09-2022 at Mumbai; uncontested petition; citation Rules 397(1)(4) and 396 Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules 1980; legal heirs' consent affidavits; administration bond Form No. 118 with surety; grant effective throughout Maharashtra; account filing per oath; cross-petition/caveat verification before issuance; advocate Sonali Dattatray Kale.
What did the court decide?
Grant of Letters of Administration to petitioner Arati Hemant Baandal for the properties left by the deceased Hemant Prabhakar Baandal and shown in Schedule I, effective throughout the State of Maharashtra, subject to filing of an account as per the Petitioner's Oath and office verification that no cross-petition or caveat resists the grant.