Queenita Fernandes v. Lawrence Pascoal Baptista

ssd Before: Shri S. S. Agate Addl. Registrar (O.S.) / Addl. Prothonotary and Senior Master Date : 12th June, 2024 CALLED FOR DIRECTION:

39. TP/1080/2024 (ECHCBM02209822023) with WILL/366/2024 Ms. Meetal Savla, Adv. i/b. Miraj for the Petitioner. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) P. C. :

1. Perused Petition which is filed online. Heard Ld. Advocate for the Petitioner. This Petition is for Probate of Last Will and Testament of the deceased filed by the Petitioner Queenita Fernandes being the sole Executor named under the Will of the deceased. Deceased Mr. Lawrence Pascoal Baptista said to have died at Mumbai on 25.10.2023. Copy of Death Certificate is annexed to the Petition. Copy of Aadhaar Card of the deceased as ID Proof is annexed to the petition.

2. Ms. Savla, Advocate for the Petitioner submits that deceased left behind him last Will and Testament which was duly executed and registered at Mumbai on 11.08.2023. The said Will is in English language.

3. Ms. Savla, Advocate for the Petitioner submits that deceased was governed under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 applicable to Christans. It is submitted that the Parents of the deceased predeceased the deceased.

That the deceased has no son and no other daughter from the wedlock. Save and except as mentioned in para -9, there are no other legal heirs and next of kin left by the

) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) deceased.

4. Petitioner's Oath is filed. Consent Affidavits of wife and three married daughters of the deceased as mentioned in para 9 are on record. Affidavit of Casimer Quadros, one of the attesting witness to the Will is filed. Affidavit of service of General Citation is filed. All Affidavits are filed online. All other legal formalities are complied with. Hence, Petition is granted.

5. Office to issue Probate as prayed after verifying whether any Cross Petition or Caveat is filed.

Addl. Registrar (O.S.) / Addl. Prothonotary and Senior Master 12.06.2024