Lakshmi Sreedhar v. Autoor Samoo Venkatachalam (Deceased)

M5.TP.1730.2025.doc HARSHADA H. SAWANT (P.A.) IN IN THE THE HIGH HIGH COURT COURT OF OF JUDICATURE JUDICATURE AT AT BOMBAY BOMBAY TESTAMENTARY AND INTESTATE TESTAMENTARY AND INTESTATE JURISDICTION JURISDICTION PETITION NO.

Autoor Samoo Venkatachalam .. Deceased Lakshmi Sreedhar .. Petitioner ....................

 Mr. B. G. Saraf, Advocate for Petitioner.

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CORAM

: MILIND N. JADHAV, J.

DATE : JANUARY 21, 2026.

P.C.

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1.

Not on Board. Mentioned by way of filing praecipe dated 21.01.2026. Perused the praecipe.

2.

Heard Mr. Jadhav, learned Advocate for Petitioner. 3.

This Petition seeks issuance of probate in respect of the last Will and Testament of Autoor Samoo Venkatachalam. Petition is filed by the Executor named in the Will. The two beneficiaries and legal heirs named in the Will are the son and married daughter whose names and details have been given in paragraph No.8 of the Petition. 4.

The Consent Affidavit of son of the deceased i.e. Harihar Venkatachalam Subramaniam is appended at page No.33 of the Petition. Affidavit of Executor and Affidavit of attesting witness are both appended to the Petition. I have perused the same. The same are in order. 5.

For the averments mentioned in the Petition and submissions

M5.TP.1730.2025.doc made by Mr. Saraf, Testamentary Petition is allowed in terms of the relief prayed.

6.

Testamentary Department is directed to issue grant / probate having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra subject to all other compliances and strictly in accordance with law within a period of four weeks from today positively.

7.

With the above direction, Testamentary Petition stands disposed.

H. H. SAWANT [ MILIND N. JADHAV, J. ] by RAVINDRA MOHAN AMBERKAR Date:

2026.01.21 17:38:35 +0530 RAVINDRA MOHAN AMBERKAR