Sudhir Sadanand Mulki v. Sadanand Ram Mulki

1 28.TP/836/2024 Before :Shri. P. A. Jagdale, Officer on Special Duty, With Testamentary Department Date 11th July 2024 FOR COMPLIANCE:

28. TP/836/2024 [Original] (ECHCBM021671 72023) P.

C. :

Shri. R T Kharwar i/b V. K. Rajbhar Ld. Advocate for the Petitioner

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 SADANAND RAM MULKI (For short "Said deceased"). The petitioners, namely (1) SUDHIR SADANAND MULKI and (2) SANJAY SADANAND MULKI, have filed documents such as true copy of the death certificates of the deceasedidentity proof of the deceased, oath in the prescribed format, affidavit of service citation.

2) I have heard Ld. Advocate and perused the petition along with the documents.

3) Said deceased died Widower on 23/04/2021 at Mumbai leaving behind him 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.

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 28.TP/836/2024 treated as uncontested one.

5) In view of order passed by the Hon'ble Court in TP Nos. 2556 & 2559 of 2022 dated 28.02.2023, the petitioner being the sole class-I heir of the deceased is exempted from furnishing the administrative bond.

6) Ld. Advocate for the petitioners submitted that in view of provisions of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the petitioner, being Sons of the deceased, are entitled to seek a Letters of Administration. Hence, facts stated by petitioners, 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) Before issuance of the grant, the office to verify that there is no cross Petition is pending or caveat resisting the petition is filed.

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

11th July 2024 Officer on Special Duty, with Testamentary Department