Bombay High CourtTP/1652/2024grant issued

Arun Prabhudas Mandaviya v. Prabhudas Karsanji Mandaviya .....Deceased

2024-07-24S. S. Agate, Addl. Registrar (Os)/Addl. Protho. And Senior Master5 pages

1 TP 1652 of 2024 BEFORE : MRS. R.V. RANE COMPANY REGISTRAR / TESTAMENTARY REGISTRAR DATE : 24th July'2024 Sr. No. - 26 - TP/1652/2024 (ECHCBM02014162024) Mr. Harsh Mehta, Advocate i/b. BT Legal for the petitioner. Called for Compliance Advocate for the petitioner submits that the prayer clause at para no. 11 may be considered and may be granted. The said request is accepted.

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. Prabhudas Karsanji Mandaviya who died at Mumbai on 24.07.2009. Copy of death certificate is annexed at Exhibit -'A' to the petition. Copy of the identification proof of the deceased is annexed at Exhibit "A1" to the petition.

Advocate for petitioner submits that the said deceased ordinarily resided at F /821, Sunder Dham, Opp. S. V. Road, Rambaug Lane, Posar, Borivali West, Mumbai 400092, and had left properties and assets within Greater Mumbai and in the State of Maharashtra.

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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. 4.

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. The Wife of the said Deceased viz. Jaswanti Prabhudas Mandaviya has died on 19.08.2015. The death certificate is annexed as Exhibit "B" to the petition.

Advocate for petitioner submits that the deceased left behind him son and two married daughters viz. Arun Prabhudas Mandaviya (son of the deceased/petitioner herein), Pooja Praful Sangani (nee Pooja Prabhudas Mandaviya) (married daughter of the deceased) and Charu Praful Sheth (nee Charu Prabhudas Mandaviya (married daughter of the deceased). 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. Advocate for petitioner submits that Pooja Praful Sangani (nee Pooja Prabhudas Mandaviya) and Charu Praful Sheth (nee Charu Prabhudas Mandaviya) had given

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The consent affidavit is annexed as page no. 20 to

6. Advocate for Petitioner submits that being the son of deceased claims to be entitled for 1/3rd share in the estate left by the deceased.

Advocate for the petitioner submits that he may be permitted to carry out correction in para no. 5 to the petition with respect to replacing the word "his" by word "1/3rd". He will upload the corrected version and request that reverification may be dispensed with. The said request is accepted. Advocate for the petitioner is permitted to carry out correction in para no. 5 to the petition with respect to the share of the petitioner in the estate of the deceased by replacing the word "his" to 1/3rd forthwith. He will upload the corrected version. Reverification is dispensed with

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 06.04.2024 in the aforesaid matter. Advocate for the petitioner submits that Affidavit of Service dated 12.06.2024 for proving General Notice filed through e-filing and Administration Bond dated 21.06.2024 also filed through e-filing.

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

5 TP 1652 of 2024 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.

3) The petitioner to file an account as undertaken in the Administration Bond within stipulated period. Necessary endorsement be made on the Administration Bond, subject to satisfaction of the Department.

Office to issue grant as soon as the Advocate for the petitioner carry out correction in para no. 5 with respect to share of the petitioner in the estate of the deceased. COMPANY REGISTRAR / TESTAMENTARY REGISTRAR