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B. Manivannan and another v. No Respondent

Madras HC1 Dec 2025OP/112/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Succession certificate; Section 372 Indian Succession Act 1925; Order XXV Rule 6 Original Side Rules; intestate succession; legal heirs - brother and widow sister; deceased TANGEDCO employee pending benefits Rs.3,00,000; paper publication no objection; PW1 Ex.P.1 to Ex.P13; affidavit section 63 BSA; Madras High Court original side 2025; P. Dhanabal J.

What did the court decide?

Grant of Succession Certificate to the petitioners with power to collect the securities and to receive the interest and dividends on and negotiate and transfer the securities specified in the Schedule, as applicable till the date of withdrawal. ¶29

B. Manivannan and another Vs No Respondent — Succession and Inheritance | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners are entitled to be granted a Succession Certificate under Section 372 of the Indian Succession Act read with Order XXV Rule 6 of the Original Side Rules, with power to collect the debts/securities and receive interest and dividends, in respect of the pending benefits of the deceased B.Yuvaraj. +1 more

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Court's answer

The Original Petition is allowed; a direction is issued for grant of Succession Certificate in favour of the petitioners with power to collect the securities and to receive the interest and dividends on and negotiate and transfer the securities specified in the Schedule, as applicable till the date of withdrawal.

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Ratio / Principle

On a careful perusal of the evidence of PW1 (the 1st petitioner) and documents Ex.P.1 to Ex.P13, the Court found that the petitioners are the legal heirs of the deceased B.Yuvaraj to succeed his estates, that he died intestate, and that the petitioners are equally entitled to get the benefits of the deceased.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

MADRAS HIGH COURT (Original Side) - O.P. No.112 of 2025, decided 01.12.2025 (P. Dhanabal, J.). Succession Certificate granted under Section 372 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 read with Order XXV Rule 6 of the Original Side Rules to B.Manivannan (brother) and Rajeshwari (widow sister) of B.Yuvaraj, a 3rd Grade Revenue Inspector under TANGEDCO, who died intestate and unmarried on 12.01.2023, his parents having predeceased him, leaving pending employment benefits valued around Rs.3,00,000/-. Paper publication drew no objection; PW1 (1st petitioner) was examined and Ex.P.1 to Ex.P13 marked, including the legal heirship certificate (Ex.P.8), the TANGEDCO Executive Engineer's letter requesting a succession certificate (Ex.P.9) and an affidavit under section 63 of BSA (Ex.P.13). Petition allowed; certificate issued with power to collect the securities, receive interest and dividends, and negotiate and transfer the securities specified in the Schedule, as applicable till the date of withdrawal.

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O.P.No.112 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED : 01.12.2025

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CORAM :

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.DHANABAL

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O.P. No.112 of 2025

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B.Manivannan

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Rajeshwari

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... Petitioners

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PRAYER: Original Petition is filed under Section 372 of the Indian Succession Act of 1925 read with Order XXV Rule 6 of the Original Side Rules praying to grant Succession Certificate to the petitioners with power to collect the debts and to receive the interest and dividends on and transfer the securities specified in the schedule hereto.

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For Petitioners : Ms. R.Vinu Priyanga

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ORDER

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This petition has been filed by the petitioners praying to grant Succession Certificate under Section 372 of the Indian Succession Act read with Order XXV Rule 6 of the Original Side Rules.

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According to the petitioners, one B.Yuvaraj died on 12.01.2023 unmarried.

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The 1st petitioner is the brother of the said B.Yuvaraj.

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The 2^nd petitioner is the widow sister of the deceased B.Yuvaraj

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The parents of the deceased predeceased him.

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Except the above petitioners, there are no other legal heirs to the said deceased B.Yuvaraj. The said deceased B.Yuvaraj during his lifetime, had worked as 3^rd Grade Revenue Inspector under the control of the Assistant Engineer, Tamilnadu Electricity Board, Anna Salai, Chennai and the petitioners are equally entitled to claim the benefits of the deceased which are pending on his name on the file of the Executive Engineer, Tamilnadu Electricity Board, G.P.Road, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 002. The value of the said benefits would come around Rs.3,00,000/-. The deceased B.Yuvaraj died intestate. A due and diligent search has been made for a Will, but it was not found. Since the petitioners are the only legal heirs of the assets of the deceased and there is no other next of kin to the deceased and in order to get those benefits, the Succession Certificate is necessary to them. Therefore, they have filed this petition.

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After filing of this Original Petition, the petitioners were directed to effect paper publication and the same was also effected. No any objection was received from any party. Thereafter, the matter was posted for examination of witnesses and the evidence was recorded. On the side of the petitioners, they examined PW1 and marked Ex.P.1 to Ex.P13.

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1. This Court also perused the entire documents including the

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evidences. The 1^st petitioner namely Mr. B.Manivannan has been examined as PW1 and 13 documents have been marked. On a careful perusal of the evidence of PW1 and the documents Ex.P.1 to Ex.P13, they reveal that the petitioners are the legal heirs of the deceased B.Yuvaraj to succeed his estates and he died intestate, thereby, the petitioners are equally entitled to get the benefits of the deceased and therefore, petitioners are entitled to the Succession Certificate.

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In view of the same, this Original Petition is allowed. The petitioners are entitled to the value of the petition-mentioned assets and a direction for grant of Succession Certificate in favour of the petitioners with power to collect the securities and to receive the interest and dividends on and negotiate and transfer the securities, specified in the Schedule, as applicable till the date of withdrawal, is issued.

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Index : Yes/No Speaking Order : Yes/No ssd

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APPENDIX:

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List of Petitioner side Witnesses:

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PW1 : Mr. B.Manivannan

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List of Petitioner side Documents:

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Exhibit No.	Date	Description of Documents
Ex.P.1.	-	Photocopy of the voter identity card of Ms.Rajeswari, the 2^nd petitioner herein
Ex.P.2	-	Photocopy of the Aadhar Card of Ms.Rajeswari, the 2^nd petitioner herein.
Ex.P.3	-	Photocopy of transfer certificate of Ms.B.Rajeswari, the 2^ndpetitioner herein issued by Corporation Girls Higher SecondarySchool, Chennai – 600 112
Ex.P.4.	-	Photocopy of the employee identity card of Mr.B.Yuvaraj issued by TANGEDCO, Chennai
Ex.P.5	-	Photocopy of 1^stpetitioner’s voter identity card
Ex.P.6	-	Computer generated Death certificate of Mr.Yuvaraj
Ex.P.7.	-	Computer generated birth certificate of Ms.Rajeswari
Ex.P.8.	-	Computer generated legal heirship certificate of Mr.B.Yuvaraj
Ex.P.9.	12.09.202 3	Original letter issued by Executive Engineer, TANGEDCO, Chennai – 600 034 addressed to the 1^stpetitioner asking for succession certificate from competent court of law.
Ex.P.10	-	Photocopy of 1^stpetitioner Aadhaar card
Ex.P.11	-	Photocopy of 1^stpetitioner’s PAN card
Ex.P.12	09.08.202 5	Paper publication effected in one issue of Tamil daily ‘Dinakural’