Pratiksha Mayur Varia v. Mayur Lalchand Varia

1 TP 3503 of 2024 BEFORE : MRS. R. V. RANE COMPANY REGISTRAR / TESTAMENTARY REGISTRAR DATE : 22nd January'2025.

Sr. No.28-TP/3503/2024 (ECHCBM02098352024) Mr. V. N. Pande Patil, Advocate 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. Mayur Lalchand Varia, who died at Mumbai on 09.07.2009. Copy of death certificate is annexed at Exhibit -'A' to the petition. Copy of the identification proof of the deceased is annexed at Exhibit "B" to the petition.

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Advocate for petitioner submits that the said deceased ordinarily resided at 403, 4th Floor, Arney Apartment, Ambedkar Road, Mulund (west), Mumbai 400080 and left property within Greater Bombay and in the State of Maharashtra and elsewhere in India. The Petitioner further states that in the death certificate of the deceased the name of the building erroneously recorded as "AMAY APT" instead of "Amey Apartment".

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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.

Advocate for petitioner submits that the deceased left behind him widow, son and daughter viz. (1) Pratiksha Mayur Varia (widow of the deceased/petitioner herein),

(2) Dhaval Mayur Varia (son of the deceased), (3) Mansi Mayur Varia (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 Dhaval Mayur Varia and Mansi Mayur Varia had given their consent for issuance of succession certificate in favour of Pratiksha Mayur Varia, petitioner.

The consent affidavits are annexed as page no. 15 to 22.

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

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.

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11. Advocate for the petitioner submits that the General Notice was issued on 26.07.2024 in the aforesaid matter. Advocate for the petitioner submits that Affidavit of Service dated 16.10.2024 for proving General Notice filed through e-filing and Administration Bond dated 09.10.2024 also filed through e-filing.

Advocate for the petitioner is directed to carry out correction with respect to the claim amount into the Administration Bond. He will upload the corrected version within two days and get it approved. Reverification 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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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 Advocate for the petitioner carry out correction into the Administration Bond within 2 days and upload the corrected version and get it approved.

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