Smita Uday Mudgal v. Sunder A Uchil Alias Sunder Anchekatta Uchil (Deceased)

1 112.TP/1148/2025 Before :Shri. P. A. Jagdale, Officer on Special Duty, With Testamentary Department Date 05th May 2025 FOR COMPLIANCE:

112. TP/1148/2025 P. C.

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Ms. Vaishali Karia i/b Rutvij Bhatt Ld. Advocate for the Petitioner (AMH20230023642 C202500001)

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 Sunder A. Uchil alias Sunder Anchekatta Uchil (For short "Said deceased"). The petitioner, namely Smita Uday Mudgal, 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. In view of Exhibit-B death certificate of the Sarojini wife of the deceased. Hence, petitioner to amend the marital status of the deceased as a Widower within two weeks from the date of uploading of this order,if petition is pending. Re-verification is dispensed with. Ld. Advocate for the Petitioner to initial the amendment.

3) Said deceased died as a Widower on 18-12-2023 at Mumbai leaving behind him 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

2 112.TP/1148/2025 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 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, the petitioner being the sole class-I 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 Hindu Succession Act 1956, the petitioner, being daughter of the deceased, is entitled to seek a Letters of Administration. Hence, facts stated by petitioner and heirs of the deceased, 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.

05th May 2025 Officer on Special Duty, with Testamentary Department