Firoz Kersi Irani v. The Investor Educational Protection Fund Authority And 4 ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

TESTAMENTARY AND INTESTATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 971 OF 2025 IN TESTAMENTARY PETITION NO. 3253 OF 2022 Firoz Kersi Irani ...Applicant

Versus

The Investor Educational Protection Fund Authority & Ors

...Respondents

----- Adv. Sheetal Shah for the Applicant.

Adv. Sunil Vyas i/b Fox Mandal & Associates LLP for Respondent No. 5. ----- CORAM :

ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.

th APRIL, 2025 DATE :

P.C. :

1.

Issue notice to Respondent No. 1 i.e. IEPFA. returnable on 17 th June, 2025. Let on the next occasion, IEPFA, through the counsel, inform the Court as to why no necessary steps have been taken despite the fact that the Respondent No. 5 (Wipro Limited) has issued a positive e-verification report pursuant to the Petitioners have granted a Succession Certificate in respect of the debts and securities of one Feroze Sohrab Wadia ("the deceased"). 2.

Stand over to 17 th June, 2025.

(ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.) Ajit