In The Goods Of: Kishanlal Mohta (Dec) v.

OD-10 ORDER SHEET PLA/389/2018

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Testamentary & Intestate Jurisdiction ORIGINAL SIDE

IN THE GOODS OF :

KISHANLAL MOHTA (DEC.)

BEFORE:

The Hon'ble JUSTICE KRISHNA RAO Date : January 18, 2023.

Appearance:

Mr. Pratip Mukherjee, Adv.

Ms. Chaitali Mukherjee, Adv.

... for the petitioner The Court: Counsel for the petitioner is present and submits that one Ashok Kumar Mohta, being one of the executors, had filed the instant application for grant of probate of the last Will and Testament of the testator Kishanlal Mohta dated 14th December, 1998. During the pendency of the instant application, one of the executors, who was the petitioner in the instant application, had expired and subsequently another executor, namely, Kishore Kumar Mohta, was substituted and the legal heirs of Ashok Kumar Mohta were brought on record. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the testator died on 23rd November, 1999 leaving behind two sons, two daughters, two granddaughters and two grand-sons. All the legal heirs have filed their affidavits of consent of the last Will and Testament dated 14th December, 1998. The attesting witnesses of the Will have also filed their affidavits in support of

the Will. Counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no impediment for grant of probate of the last Will and Testament dated 14th December, 1998. Considered the submission made by the counsel for the petitioner. Perused the original Will of the testator dated 14th December, 1998, death certificate, affidavits of consent of the legal heirs and the affidavits of the attesting witnesses. The attesting witnesses in their affidavits have stated that the testator Kishanlal Mohta had executed the Will on 14th December, 1998 in their presence while possessing good health and fit state of mind. The attesting witnesses have also stated that before execution of the Will, the testator has read over the Will and subsequently signed the said Will in their presence.

Considering the submission made by the counsel for the petitioner and the documents as mentioned above, this Court finds that the petitioner has been able to prove the Will dated 14th December, 1998. The petitioner is thus entitled to get probate of the Will dated 14th December, 1998. Accordingly, prayer (a) of the application is allowed. At the time of grant of probate, a copy of the Will be made part of the probate.

PLA/389/2018 is disposed of.

(KRISHNA RAO, J.) sp3