Vishakha Vasant Maniar v. Vasant Natverlal Maniar
Case brief
What is this about?
Uncontested testamentary petition; Letters of Administration; Indian Succession Act 1925; Hindu Succession Act 1956; widow petitioner; deceased Vasant Natverlal Maniar; petitioner Vishakha Vasant Maniar; citation publication Rule 397(1)(4); Collector notice Rule 396; Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules 1980; administration bond Form No. 118; consent affidavits of legal heirs; grant effective throughout Maharashtra; Mumbai; Testamentary Department; Officer on Special Duty P. A. Jagdale; no caveat; no cross-petition; died 11-07-2023.
What did the court decide?
Letters of Administration granted to the petitioner for the properties left by the deceased (Schedule I) in the prescribed format, effective throughout the State of Maharashtra under the Indian Succession Act, 1925; petitioner to file account as undertaken in her Oath within the stipulated period; office to verify absence of any cross-petition or caveat before issuance of the grant.