Gopi Naraindas Bhatia v. Udhawdas Mulchand Bhatia
1 TP 809 of 2024 BEFORE : MRS. R. V. RANE COMPANY REGISTRAR / TESTAMENTARY REGISTRAR DATE : 12th June'2024.
Sr. No. 24 -TP - 809 of 2024 (ECHCBM02230622023) Ms. Jyoti Badgujar, Advocate i/b. S. U. Lakdawala for the petitioner.
For Compliance :
1. Perused the Petition. Heard Advocate for petitioner. Advocate for petitioner submits that the present petition is for Succession Certificate in respect of certain Securities belonging to the deceased viz. Udhawdas Mulchand Bhatia alias Udhawdas Mulchand Radhakrishnani alias Udhawdas M. Bhatia alias Udhawdas Bhatia who died at Mumbai on 09.11.2010. Copy of death certificate is annexed at Exhibit -'A' to the petition. Copy of the identification proof of the deceased is annexed at Exhibit "B" to the petition. 2.
Advocate for petitioner submits that the said deceased ordinarily resided at 6/A, Amar Jeevan, 41, St. Martin's Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai.- 400 050 and left Securities within Greater Bombay.
3. Advocate for petitioner submits that, the said deceased died intestate and that due and diligent search has been made for the Will but none has been found.
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Advocate for petitioner submits that the legal heirs left behind by the deceased surviving as his only heirs nextof-kin according to Hindu Succession Act, 1956 are mentioned in para no. 4 of the said petition. 5.
Advocate for the petitioner submits that the parents of the deceased predeceased the deceased.
Advocate for the petitioner submits tha the wife of the deceased viz. Sarawati Udhawdas Radhakrishnani Bhatia died on 19.3.1981. Copy of the death certificate is annexed as Exhibit C to the petition.
Advocate for petitioner submits that the deceased left behind him two daughters and two sons viz. Gopi Naraindas Bhatia (married daughter of the deceased/petitioner no. 1), Raju Balram Godwani (married daughter of the deceased/petitioner no. 2), Laju Udhavdas Radhakrishnani (son of the deceased/petitioner No. 3) and Suresh Udhawdas Radhakrishnani (son of the deceased/petitioner No. 4). Save and except there are no other legal heirs and next of kind left by the deceased, which is mentioned at para no. 4 of the petition.
6. Advocate for Petitioner submits that being the daughters and sons of deceased claims to be entitled for 1/4th share in the estate left by the deceased.
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7. Advocate for petitioner submits that, there is no impediment under Section 370 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 or under any other provision of this Act or any other enactment to the grant of the certificate of the validity thereof if it was granted.
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Advocate for petitioner submits that no application has been made to any District Court or District Delegate or to any High Court for probate of any Will of the said deceased or for letters of administration with or without the Will for annexed to their property and credits. 9.
Advocate for petitioner submits that no application has been made to any District Court for Succession Certificate in respect of any debt or security belonging to the estate of the deceased.
10. Advocate for the petitioner submits that there is delay of filing this petition be condoned as the concerned authorities asked for legal representation to transfer the property in favour of the Legal heirs. In view thereof, delay is condoned.
11. Advocate for the petitioner submits that the General Notice was issued on 06.04.20254 in the aforesaid matter. Advocate for the petitioner submits that Affidavit of Service dated 20.04.2024 for proving General Notice filed through e-filing.
4 TP 809 of 2024 Advocate for the petitioner submits that "pursuant to the order dated 2.2.2024 passed by the Hon'ble Shri Justice Manish Pitale, in Testamentary Petition No. 2918 of 2023, direction was given to the Registry in case of all the surviving legal heirs of the deceased are petitioners before the Court and the right or interest of no other legal heir is required to be protected, the department shall not insist on furnishing Administration Bond. Hence, Administration Bond is dispensed with".
12. This petition is filed for grant of Succession Certificate in respect to the securities which was mentioned in Schedule-1 which is annexed to the petition. The petitioner has complied all the necessary compliance for grant of the Succession Certificate in favor of the petitioner. 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 Succession Certificate be granted to the petitioner for certain securities left by the deceased and shown in the schedule, in prescribed format.
2) Before issuance of the grant, the office to verify whether any cross Petition is pending or Affidavit resisting the petition is filed.
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