Mrs. Sangita Patidar and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitioners, legal heirs of deceased Bhupendra Patidar who died at Kuwait, sought disbursement of compensation withheld due to lack of succession certificate. The court noted they were the only known first-class heirs and accepted their affidavit details regarding bifurcation and securing of amounts.
What did the court decide?
Compensation of INR 81,35,545/- to be disbursed as per the charted bifurcation; shares of minor heirs to be kept in fixed deposit.