Ruba Devi Rakesh Bhatt v. Rakesh Satyaprasad Bhatt Deceased
Case brief
What is this about?
Letters of Administration; testamentary petition; Indian Succession Act 1925; The Hindu Succession Act 1956 widow entitlement; Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules 1980 — Rule 397(1) and (4) citation expiry, Rule 396 notice to Collector; uncontested petition; minor heirs Siddharth and Pratik consenting through natural guardian mother; reliance on Testamentary Petition No. 1701 of 2017; administration bond Form No. 118 with surety; grant effective throughout the State of Maharashtra; account undertaking in petitioner's oath; caveat/cross-petition verification before issuance; deceased Rakesh Satyaprasad Bhatt died 21-07-2024 at Uttarakhand; petitioner Ruba Devi Rakesh Bhatt; advocates Shivam Gupta i/b Ramesh Gupta.
What did the court decide?
Letters of Administration granted to the petitioner for the properties left by the deceased and shown in the schedule, having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra per the Indian Succession Act, 1925; petitioner directed to file an account as undertaken in her oath within the stipulated period; office directed to verify, before issuance of the grant, that no cross-petition is pending or caveat filed.