Aalok Sadanand Golatkar And 2 ORS v. Smita Sadanand Golatkar (Deceased)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

TESTAMENTARY AND INTESTATE JURISDICTION MISC.PETITION IN T.& I.J. NO.174 OF 2018 Smita Sadanand Golatkar ...Deceased vs.

Aalok Sadanand Golatkar and Ors.

...Petitioners

Ms. J. D'Silva, for the Petitioners.

CORAM : R.D. DHANUKA, J.

DATE :

JANUARY 22, 2019 P.C.:

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By this Miscellaneous Petition, the Petitioners who are son and daughter respectively of deceased Smita Sadanand Golatkar who died on 26th October, 2017 prays for grant of heirship certificate under Section 2 of the Bombay Regulation Act VIII of 1827. A copy of the death certificate is annexed to the Petition. The names of the legal heirs are disclosed in paragraph 3 of the Petition. It is stated that the deceased left behind her surviving as her only heirs and next of kins as per Hindu Succession Act, 1956 whose names are disclosed in the paragraph 3 of the Petition. The parents of the deceased predeceased the deceased. Save and except the legal heirs whose names are mentioned in paragraph 3, there are no other legal heirs left by the said deceased. Vishal Parekar 1/2

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The consent affidavit of the legal heirs are annexed to the Petition giving their full and free consent for grant of the heirship certificate in favour of the Petitioners without service of any proclamation upon them and without justifying any surety in respect of their shares in the estate of the deceased. The said consent affidavits are taken on record. The statements made in the Petition and the affidavit are accepted. The proclamation is dispensed with. The Petitioners have made out a case for grant of relief in terms of prayer clause (A).

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The Miscellaneous Petition is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a).

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The office is directed to issue heirship certificate expeditiously. No order as to costs.

(R.D. DHANUKA, J.) Vishal Parekar 2/2