Bombay High CourtTP/3821/2024grant issued

Harsha Pankaj Mehta v. Pankaj Dinanath Mehta - Deceased

2024-10-07S. S. Agate, Addl. Registrar (Os)/Addl. Protho. And Senior Master2 pages

ary Before: Shri S. S. Agate Addl. Registrar (O.S.) / Addl. Prothonotary and Senior Master Date : 07th October, 2024.

CALLED FOR COMPLIANCE :

59. TP/3821/2024 [Original] (ECHCBM02133982024) with WILL/1508/2024 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Mr. S. U. Lakdawala a/w Jyoti Badgujar, 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 Harsha Pankaj Mehta, being the Sole Executrix named under the Will of the deceased. Deceased Pankaj Dinanath Mehta alias Pankaj D. Mehta alias Pankaj Mehta, said to have died at Mumbai on 10.01.2024. Copy of death certificate is annexed to the Petition. For identification proof of the deceased, copy of Pan Card is annexed to the Petition.

2. Mr. Lakdawala, Advocate for the Petitioner submits that deceased left behind him last Will and Testament which was duly executed at Mumbai, on 10.04.2018. The said Will is in English language.

3. Mr. Lakdawala, Advocate for the Petitioner submits that deceased was governed under the Hindu Succession Act 1956. It is submitted the mother and wife of the deceased have predeceased the deceased and Exhibit - D is the copy of death certificate of wife of the deceased. The deceased had no son and had only one daughter. Save and except as mentioned in para - 8, there are no other legal heirs and next of kin left by the deceased.

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4. Petitioner's Oath is filed. Affidavit of Mala Ashish Parikh, 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.

07.10.2024 Addl. Registrar (O.S.) / Addl. Prothonotary and Senior Master