Nitin Shrinivas Pandit v. Anjali Shrinivas Pandit (Deceased)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

TESTAMENTARY AND INTESTATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 148 OF 2025 IN TESTAMENTARY PETITION NO. 5133 OF 2022 Nitin Shrinivas Pandit ...Applicant/Petitioner Anjali Shrinivas Pandit ...Deceased ----- Ms. Gargi Bhagwat i/b M/s. Divekar Bhagwat & Co. for the Petitioner/Applicant. ----- CORAM :

ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.

TH MARCH, 2025 DATE :

P.C. :

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This Court had vide an order dated 7 th January, 2023 granted the Applicant letters of administration in respect of the properties and credits of one Anjali Shrinivas Pandit (deceased).

2.

Ms. Bhagwat, Learned Counsel for the Applicant points out that after the issuance of the grant it came to the Applicant's knowledge that the deceased held certain shares jointly along with her husband one Shrinivas Pandit. She has invited my attention to the averments made in paragraph 8 and 9 of the Interim Application which essentially sets out that during the course of administration of estate of the deceased, which points out that the company Ajit

2 18-IA-148-2025.doc Siemens Limited had informed the Applicant of this fact when the Applicant was taking steps to administer the estate of the deceased. It is thus that the present Interim Application is filed to amend the schedule to reflect the joint ownership of 820 shares in Siemens Limited.

3.

Having heard Learned Counsel and having perused the Interim Application, I find that sufficient cause has been shown to allow the Interim Application. The same is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a) which reads thus: "that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to direct the Learned Prothonotary & Senior Master, High Court, Bombay to correct, rectify and amend the Schedule of Assets annexed to the Letters of Administration granted on 18th August 2023 in the above Testamentary Petition No. 5133 of 2023 in terms of the Schedule annexed as Exhibit 'C' hereto"

4.

Given that the Court is already granted letters of administration which were unopposed, the present amendment would be necessitated to effect the grant already issued.

5.

In view of that fact that the only legal heir of the deceased has filed an Affidavit of consent to the present Application, re-verification is dispensed with. Filing of the fresh administration bond is also dispensed with in view of the consent Affidavit.

(ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.) Ajit