Dax Rodrigues v. Digna Filomena Sebastiana Fernandes E Rodrigues

1 60.TP/656/2024 Before :Shri. P. A. Jagdale, Officer on Special Duty, With Testamentary Department Date 10th September, 2024 FOR COMPLIANCE:

60. TP/656/2024 P.

C. :

Shri. Mahmood Ali i/b SANJYOTI REDKAR Ld. Advocate for the Petitioner [Original] (ECHCBM021982 72023)

1) This is a petition for grant of Letters of Administration, under the Provisions of Indian Succession Act, 1925 (for short "IS Act") for the properties left by the deceased, namely Digna Filomena Sebastiana Femandes E Rodrigues (For short "Said deceased"). The petitioners, namely (1) Dax Rodrigues, (2) Arcangela Cordula Rodrigues E De Souza and (3) Lynn Mariella Rodrigues, have filed documents.

2) I have heard Ld. Advocate. I perused the documents, such as true copy of the death certificate of the deceased, identity proof of the deceased, oath in the prescribed format, affidavit of service citation.

3) Said deceased died as a Widow on 17/01/2016 at GOA leaving behind her legal heirs, shown in the paragraph No. 4 of the petition. Petitioners state that there are no other legal heirs to the deceased, except heirs shown in the petition. Deceased left properties shown in the schedule. The delay has been explained vide Rule 382 of the Rules.

4) Citation was issued, which has been duly affixed on the conspicuous part of the Hon'ble High Court and notice board of the Collector's Office at Mumbai and 14 days have been expired vide Rule 397(1) and (4) of the Bombay High Court(O.S.) Rules, 1980(for short "BHC Rules") and an affidavit to that effect has been filed. Notice to collector has been issued vide Rule 396 of BHC Rules. Till today, no one appeared to resist the claim of the petitioner or nothing is brought to the notice regarding pending litigation pertaining to the same properties. Hence, the petition is

2 60.TP/656/2024 treated as uncontested one.

5) In view of the Order, passed in the TP No. 2918/2023, the all legal heirs of the deceased are petitioners, and therefore they are exempted from the furnishing the surety Bond.

6) Ld. Advocate for the petitioners submitted that in view of provisions of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, the petitioner No. 1 being son and No. 2 and 3 being daughters of the deceased, are entitled to seek a Letters of Administration. Hence, facts stated by petitioner, on oath, remained unchallenged and required to be accepted. Accordingly, petition deserves to be allowed, as prayed for. Hence, following order:

ORDER

1) Petition is allowed and the Letters of Administration be granted to the petitioners for properties, left by the deceased and shown in the schedule, in prescribed format as per the provisions of the Indian Succession Act, 1925.

2) The petitioners to file an account as under taken in a Petitioner's Oath within stipulated period.

3) Before issuance of the grant, the office to verify that there is no cross Petition is pending or caveat resisting the petition is filed.

10th September, 2024 Officer on Special Duty, with Testamentary Department