Sharath Karunakar Hegde v. Bannampally Hebri Karunakar Hegde

1 40.TP/2435/2024 Before :Shri. P. A. Jagdale, Officer on Special Duty, With Testamentary Department Date 01st August, 2024 FOR COMPLIANCE:

40. TP/2435/2024 P.

C. :

Ms. Jyoti Badgujar i/b S U Lakdawala Ld. Advocate for the Petitioner [Original] (ECHCBM020077 92024)

1) This is a petition for grant of Letters of Administration, under the Provisions of Indian Succession Act, 1925 (for short "IS Act") for the properties left by the deceased, namely (1) Bannampally Hebri Karunakar Hegde alias Bannampally H. K. Hegde alias Bannampally Hegde, (2) Sanjiv Karunakar Hegde alias K. Sanjiv Hegde, alias Sanjiv Hegde and (3) Laxmi Hegde wife of K. Sanjeeva Hegde alias Laxmi Hegde, (For short "Said deceased"). The petitioners, namely Sharath Karunakar Hegde, has filed documents such as true copy of the death certificate of the deceased, affidavit with document to dispense with requisition of identity proof of the deceased, oath in the prescribed format, affidavit of service citation.

2) I have heard Ld. Advocate and perused the petition along with the documents. Ld. Advocate for the Petitioner submitted that she has uploaded affidavit of service online having document no. EDHCBM02418852024.

3) Said deceased No. 1 died as a Married on 17/05/2011, Deceased No. 2 died as Bachelor on 27.08.2012 at Mumbai and deceased no. 3 died as Widow on 18.08.1997 leaving behind them legal heirs, shown in the paragraph No. 7 of the petition. Petitioner states that there are no other legal heirs to the deceased, except heirs shown in the petition. Deceased left properties shown in the schedule. The delay has been explained vide Rule 382 of the Rules.

4) Citation was issued, which has been duly affixed on the conspicuous part of the Hon'ble High Court and notice

2 40.TP/2435/2024 board of the Collector's Office at Mumbai and 14 days have been expired vide Rule 397(1) and (4) of the Bombay High Court(O.S.) Rules, 1980(for short "BHC Rules") and an affidavit to that effect has been filed. Notice to collector has been issued vide Rule 396 of BHC Rules. Till today, no one appeared to resist the claim of the petitioner or nothing is brought to the notice regarding pending litigation pertaining to the same properties. Hence, the petition is treated as uncontested one.

5) In view of the Order, passed in the TP No. 2918/2023, the all legal heirs of the deceased are petitioners, and therefore they are exempted from the furnishing the surety Bond.

6) Ld. Advocate for the petitioner submitted that in view of provisions of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the petitioner, being Son of Deceased no. 1, Brother of Deceased no. 2 and Grand son of Deceased no. 3 of the deceased, is entitled to seek a Letters of Administration. 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 Letters of Administration be granted to the petitioner for properties, left by the deceased and shown in the schedule, in prescribed format as per the provisions of the Indian Succession Act, 1925.

2) The petitioner to file an account as under taken in a Petitioner's Oath within stipulated period.

3) Before issuance of the grant, the office to verify that there is no cross Petition is pending or caveat resisting the petition is filed.

01st August, 2024 Officer on Special Duty, with Testamentary Department