Satish Devi Chand Jain v. Vakti Bai alias Vakti Bai Devi Chand Jain alias Vaktibai Devichand Jain
Case brief
What is this about?
Uncontested testamentary petition for Letters of Administration; Indian Succession Act, 1925; The Hindu Succession Act, 1956; Bombay High Court(O.S.) Rules, 1980 — Rule 397(1) and (4), Rule 396; administration bond in prescribed form No. 118 with surety; citation affixed on High Court and Collector's Office notice boards; legal heirs' consent affidavits without reserving rights; grant having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra; petitioner to file account per Oath; verification of no cross-petition or caveat before issuance; deceased Vakti Bai died 18-02-2023 at Udaipur, Rajasthan; petitioner Satish Devi Chand Jain; advocate R T Kharwar; decided 10th February, 2026.
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, as per the provisions of the Indian Succession Act, 1925; petitioner directed to file an account as undertaken in the Petitioner's Oath within the stipulated period; before issuance of the grant, the office to verify that there is no cross-petition pending or caveat resisting the petition.