Preeti Richie Khanna v. Jitendra Ramanlal Shah (Deceased)

1 TP 4295 of 2024 BEFORE : MRS. R. V. RANE COMPANY REGISTRAR / TESTAMENTARY REGISTRAR DATE : 4th November'2024.

Sr. No. 24-TP/4295/2024 (ECHCBM02155172024) Mr. Roshan Hule, Advocate for the petitioner. For Compliance Advocate for the petitioner will correct the cause title of the petition as the petition is for "securities". Advocate for the petitioner submits that he may be permitted to carry out correction in the cause title of the petition as well as prayer clause by deleting the word "debts and" as the petition is only for "securities". 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 the cause title as well as prayer clause of the petition forthwith and upload the corrected version. Reverification is dispensed with.

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. Jitendra Rarnanlal Shah who died at Mumbai on 18.11.2023. Copy of death certificate is annexed at Exhibit -'A' to the petition. Copy of the

2 TP 4295 of 2024 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 701, A-Building, Holly Hock CHS Ltd., Indranarayan Cross Lane, Santacruz (West), Mumbai-400 054 and/or left property within Mumbai and in in the State of Maharashtra.

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 deceased viz. Jyotsna Ramanlal Shah died on 15.4.2022. Copy of the death certificate is annexed as Exhibit "C". Advocate for petitioner submits that the deceased left behind him daughters viz. (1) Preeti Richie Khanna (daughter of the deceased/petitioner herein) (2) Meenal Nimesh Gandhi (daughter of the deceased). Save and except there are no other legal heirs and next of kind left by

3 TP 4295 of 2024 the deceased, which is mentioned at para no. 4 of the petition.

Advocate for petitioner submits that Meenal Nimesh Gandhi had given her consent for issuance of succession certificate in favour of Preeti Richie Khanna. The consent affidavits are annexed as page no. 17 to 20.

6. Advocate for Petitioner submits that being the daughter of deceased claims to be entitled for 50% 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.

8.

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.

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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 05.09.2024 in the aforesaid matter. Advocate for the petitioner submits that Affidavit of Service dated 20.09.2024 for proving General Notice filed through e-filing and Administration Bond dated 20.09.2024 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 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.

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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 Advocate for the petitioner carry out correction in the cause title as well as in the prayer clause of the petition.

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