Anand Surtu Mirchandani v. Geeta Surtu Mirchandani

ary Before: Shri S. S. Agate Addl. Registrar (O.S.) / Addl. Prothonotary and Senior Master Date : 16th August 2024.

CALLED FOR COMPLIANCE :

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20. TP/1367/2024 [Original] (ECHCBM02007572024) with WILL/487/2024 Mr. Vinod Yadav i/b Aniket S. Patil, Advocate 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 Anand Surtu Mirchandani, being the Sole Executor named under the Will of the deceased.

Deceased Geeta Surtu Mirchandani, said to have died at Mumbai on 01.01.2024. Copy of death certificate is annexed to the Petition. For identification proof of the deceased, copy of Aadhar Card is annexed to the Petition.

2. Mr. Yadav, Advocate for the Petitioner submits that deceased left behind her last Will and Testament which was duly executed at Mumbai, on 22.09.2018. The said Will is in English language.

3. Mr. Yadav, Advocate for the Petitioner submits that deceased was governed under the Hindu Succession Act 1956. It is submitted that the parents and husband of the deceased pre-deceased the deceased. Exhibit - E to the Petition is the copy of death certificate of the husband of the deceased. Save and except as mentioned in para - 9, there are no legal heirs left by the deceased.

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4. Petitioner's Oath is filed. Affidavit of Dr. Indu Bajaj, one of the attesting witness to the Will is filed. Affidavit of service of General Citation is filed. All the Affidavits are also 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.

16.08.2024 Addl. Registrar (O.S.) / Addl. Prothonotary and Senior Master