Mansi Darshan Bhanushali Nee Mansi Praful Nisar v. Vikram Praful Nisar
Bombay High Court, Testamentary Department – Letters of Administration – Indian Succession Act, 1925
Case brief
What is this about?
Uncontested testamentary petition under the Indian Succession Act, 1925; Letters of Administration granted to Mansi Darshan Bhanushali, sister of deceased Vikram Praful Nisar (divorcee, died 13-02-2025 at Mumbai); Bombay High Court Testamentary Department, Officer on Special Duty P. A. Jagdale, order dated 17th January 2026; administrative bond exemption in view of order dated 28.02.2023 in TP Nos. 2556 & 2559 of 2022; citation and Collector's notice under Rules 396 and 397(1) and (4), Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules, 1980; Hindu Succession Act, 1956 entitlement urged by counsel; grant effective throughout Maharashtra; account to be filed as per Petitioner's Oath; office to verify no cross-petition or caveat before issuance of grant.
What did the court decide?
Letters of Administration granted to the petitioner for the properties left by the deceased and shown in the schedule, in the prescribed format, having effect 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; petitioner exempted from furnishing the administrative bond.