Manoj Gopi Krishna Damani v. Gopi Krishna Harakchand Damani

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17. JOT 110-17.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

TESTAMENTARY AND INTESTATE JURISDICTION JUDGES ORDER NO.110 OF 2017 IN TESTAMENTARY PETITION NO.705 OF 2017 Krishna Harakhchand Damani alias Gopi Krishna Harakchand Damani ...

Deceased Manoj Gopi Krishna Damani ...

Petitioner .....

Mr. S.U. Lakdawala I/b I.C. Legal for the Applicant/Petitioner. .....

CORAM : S.C.GUPTE, J.

DATE : 22 NOVEMBER 2017 P.C. :

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The Judges order seeks permission to open a bank locker held by the deceased. The application is made by the Petitioner, who is the son of the deceased, in a petition for probate of the last will and testament of the deceased, as a sole executor of the will. Apart from the Petitioner, there are two other legal heirs and next of kin of the deceased, whose names and particulars are set out in paragraph-10 of the testamentary petition. The Petitioner seeks the present Judges Order for making an inventory of the contents of the locker and depositing the keys after such inventory with the Prothonotary and Senior Master. As and when the bank locker in pursuance of the Judges Order is required to be opened for inventory, a notice of opening of such locker shall be given to the legal heirs of the deceased referred to in paragraph-10 of the petition. As far as Manish Gopi Krishna Damani is concerned, a notice can be given through e-mail. The

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17. JOT 110-17.doc application is accordingly allowed. A separate Judges Order to that effect is signed.

All concerned to act on the authenticated copy of this order. (S.C. GUPTE, J.)