Apurva Babubhai Mehta v. Sharda Babubhai Mehta (Deceased)
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court Testamentary Petition 59.TP/6300/2025, decided 27th February 2026 by Shri. P. A. Jagdale, OSD (Testamentary Department). Letters of Administration under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 for the estate of Sharda Babubhai Mehta (died 18-06-2015 at California, USA) granted to petitioners Apurva Babubhai Mehta and Sonal Kamlesh Mehta (son and daughter of the deceased). Uncontested petition; citation published under Rules 396/397 Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules, 1980; heirs' consent affidavits; Hindu Succession Act, 1956 referred for entitlement; administration bond Form No. 118 r/w Rule 420; directions to file account and verify no caveat/cross-petition. Advocates: Ms. Moksha Gala i/b Tanvi Vira for the Petitioner. No precedents cited; no monetary amounts stated.
What did the court decide?
Letters of Administration granted to the petitioners for the properties left by the deceased Sharda Babubhai Mehta and shown in the schedule, having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra under the Indian Succession Act, 1925; petitioners to file account as undertaken in the Petitioner's Oath within the stipulated period; before issuance of the grant, the office to verify that no cross-petition is pending or caveat resisting the petition is filed; petitioner to correct the amount in the administration bond as per Form No. 118 r/w Rule 420 of the Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules, 1980, re-upload the same, with corrections initialed by the petitioner, surety and notary.