Damayanti Hemant Karveer v. Hemant Hari Karveer alias Hemant Hari Karvir
Case brief
What is this about?
Uncontested testamentary petition; Letters of Administration to widow-petitioner Damayanti Hemant Karveer under Indian Succession Act, 1925; Hindu Succession Act, 1956 invoked for widow's entitlement; Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules, 1980 Rules 396 and 397(1)/(4) (citation, Collector notice); heirs' consent affidavits; administration bond Form No. 118 with surety; deceased Hemant Hari Karveer alias Hemant Hari Karvir died 10-08-2025 at Mumbai; decided by Shri P. A. Jagdale, Officer on Special Duty, Testamentary Department; advocate Miraj Bharapuria for petitioner.
What did the court decide?
Letters of Administration granted to the petitioner for the properties left by the deceased and shown in Schedule I, in the prescribed format, having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra as per the Indian Succession Act, 1925; petitioner to file account as undertaken in her Oath within the stipulated period; before issuance of the grant, office to verify no cross-petition pending or caveat resisting the petition is filed.