Rubesh Andrew.R And Another v. No Respondent

N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.

This Original Petition has been filed under Section 372 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 read with Order XXV Rule 6 of the Madras High Court Original Side Rules, to grant succession certificate in favour of the petitioners with power to collect debt and to receive interest and dividend on and negotiate and transfer the securities specified in the schedule. 2.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners. 3.The first petitioner is the son and second petitioner is the daughter of the deceased W.Ravindran Samuel. The mother of the petitioners died on 11.08.2020 and the father of the petitioners died on 14.09.2020. The petitioners grandmother also died on 02.10.2021. At the time of death, the deceased left the assets shown in the schedule and hence, the petitioners, being Class-I legal heirs of the deceased, seek succession certificate. 4.For issuance of succession certificate in respect of the assets

left by the deceased, second petitioner has examined herself as P.W.1 and marked Exs-P.1 to P.7.

5.P.W.1 in her evidence had narrated the averments made in the petition stating that the petitioners have filed this petition for grant of Succession Certificate in favour of the petitioners. To prove the death of the deceased, Ex-P.1 is marked. Ex-P.2 is the death certificate of the mother of the petitioners; Ex-P.3 is the death certificate of the grandmother of the petitioners; Ex-P.4 is the legal heir certificate of the deceased; Ex-P.5 is the post office term deposit receipts standing in the name of the deceased; Ex-P.6 is the statement of accounts in respect of the account held by the deceased; Ex-P.7 is the paper publication and none have objected for it. 6.

Considering the averments made in the Original Petition and the documents filed by the petitioners, I am satisfied that the petitioners, being Class - I legal heirs, have succeeded the Estate of the deceased Mr.W.Ravindran Samuel.

dividend on and negotiate and transfer the securities specified in the schedule, is issued.

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N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.

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