Bina Pravin Rao Nee Bina Pravinkumar Rao Nee B P Rao Nee Bina Bhagwandas Lavingia Nee Bina Bhagwan L v. Shruti Bhagwan Lavingia Nee Shruti Bhagwandas Lavingia Nee Shruti B Lavingia (Deceased No 1)

1 36.TP/4823/2024 Before :Shri. P. A. Jagdale, Officer on Special Duty, With Testamentary Department Date 12th August, 2025 FOR COMPLIANCE:

36. TP/4823/2024 P. C.

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Ms. Kajal Naidu i/b Thodur Law Ld. Advocate for the Petitioner (AMH20240131074C 202400003)

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 Shriti Bhagwan Lavingia Nee Shruti Bhagwandas Lavingia nee Shruti B Lavingia nee S. B. Lavingia (For short "Said deceased"). The petitioner, namely Bina Pravin Rao Nee Bina Pravinkumar Rao nee Bina P. Rao nee B. P. Rao nee Bina Bhagwan Rlavingia, has filed documents.

2) I have heard Ld. Advocate. I perused the documents, such as true copy of the death certificate of the deceased, identity proof of the deceased, oath in the prescribed format, affidavit of service citation.

3) Said deceased died as a Spinster on 06-09-2023 at Mumbai leaving behind her legal heirs, shown in the paragraph No. 4 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-I of the petition.

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

2 36.TP/4823/2024 treated as uncontested one.

5) In view of order passed by the Hon'ble Court in TP Nos. 2556 & 2559 of 2022 dated 28.02.2023 and in TP/2918/2023, the petitioner being the sole heir of the deceased is exempted from furnishing the administrative bond.

6) Ld. Advocate for the petitioner submitted that in view of provisions of the Hindi, the petitioner, being Sister 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.

12th August, 2025 Officer on Special Duty, with Testamentary Department