Lalit Mohan Kapoor v. Prabha Lalit Kapoor

P15.TP.4876.2025 HARSHADA 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 TESTAMENTARY PETITION NO.4876 OF 2025 TESTAMENTARY PETITION NO.4876 OF 2025 WITH WITH WILL NO. 1880 OF 2025 WILL NO. 1880 OF 2025 Prabha Lalit Kapoor .. Deceased Lalit Mohan Kapoor .. Petitioner ....................

 Mr. Balchandra Saraf, Advocate for the Petitioner. ...................

CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J.

DATE : NOVEMBER 12, 2025 P.C.

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1.

Not on Board. Mentioned by way of praecipe dated 12.11.2025. Perused praecipe.

2.

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

This Testamentary Petition seeks issuance of probate in respect of the last Will and Testament dated 04.02.2025 of deceased Prabha Lalit Kapoor who expired on 26.03.2025 at Mumbai. Petition is filed by the widower of the deceased who is also Executor of deceased's Last Will and Testament. Apart from the Petitioner, the details of other legal heirs are stated in paragraph No.8 of the Petition. Consent Affidavits dated 10.06.2025 of the legal heirs are appended to Petition at page No.

32 and 34. The Affidavit of the attesting witnesses are appended to the Petition at page No. 27.

4. The Executors' oath is at page Nos. 24 to 26 of the Petition. I have perused the same. The same is in order.

5. In view of the above, there can be no impediment in allowing the Petition. Hence, Petition stands allowed in terms of prayer clause which reads thus:- "The Petitioner therefore pray that a Probate may be granted to the Petitioner having effect throughout the state of Maharashtra."

6.

The Testamentary Department is directed to issue grant / probate to the Petitioner within a period of six weeks from today, subject to all requisite compliances and strictly in accordance with law.

7.

Issuance of proclamation, if any, stands dispensed with. 8.

Testamentary Petition is disposed.

[ MILIND N. JADHAV, J. ] HARSHADA HANUMANT SAWANT Date: 2025.11.12 15:25:14 +0530 HARSHADA HANUMANT SAWANT