Leila Jagannath @ Sudha Jagannath Vs Vidya Srinivasan and 3 Others

PRAYER: Original Petition filed for Letters of Administration under Section 372 of Indian Succession Act 1925, read with Order XXV Rule 6 of the Original Side Rules praying to grant succession certificate to the petitioner with powers to collect the securities and to receive the interest and dividends on and negotiate and transfer the securities in the schedule hereto.

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For Petitioner : M/s.D.Baskar

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For respondents : Mr.C.Jeya Kumar for R1 to R4

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ORDER

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The petitioner seek Succession Certificate in respect of the

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securities held by Late K.Jagannath, who died intestate on 19.07.2023.

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O.P.No.65 of 2024

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The petitioner is the wife of the deceased. The respondents 1 to 3 are the children of the deceased. The fourth respondent is the mother of the deceased who died on 10.04.2024 in lis pendens.

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The petitioner has examined herself as PW1. She has produced the computer generated death certificates of the deceased and his mother as Ex.P1 and Ex.P8. The legal heirship certificate of the deceased as Ex.P7. A perusal of Ex.P7, shows that the petitioner and the respondents are the only surviving legal heirs of the deceased K.Jagannath. A paper publication has been made and no objections have been received.

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3.The assertions in the petition have been duly proved by adducing oral evidence supported by documents. In these circumstances, the petitioner is entitled to the releif.

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In view of the above evidence, the Original Petition is allowed granting Succession Certificate in favour of the petitioner, with the power to collect the securities and receive the interest and dividends mentioned in the schedule to the petition.

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05.03.2025

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O.P.No.65 of 2024

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tsh

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Index :Yes/No Speaking: Yes/ No Neutral Citation: Yes/No

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Petitioner's witness:

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P.W.1 —Mrs.Leila Jagannath

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Documents exhibited by the petitioners:

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*Exhibits*	*Documents*
Ex.P1	Computergenerated death certificate of Mr.K.Jagannath
Ex.P2	Photocopyof myAadhar card
Ex.P3	Computergenerated e-pan card of the first respondent
Ex.P4	Photocopyof the Aadhar card of the second respondent
Ex.P5	Photocopyof the Aadhar card of the third respondent
Ex.P6	Original statement of holding dated 03.08.2023 in Aditya Birla Capital in respect of shares and securities held by Mr.K.Jagannath in Client ID.No.10218902
Ex.P7	Computer generated legal heir ship certificate of Mr.K.Jagannath
Ex.P8	Computergenerate death certificate of Mrs.Gangu Bai
Ex.P9	Certificate under Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Ex.P10	Copy of the paper publication effected in one issue of Tamil Daily“Makkal Kural” dated 24.04.2024