Sachin Mohan Banavalikar v. Mohini Mohan Banavalikar

1 78.TP/5205/2025 Before: Shri. P. A. Jagdale, Officer on Special Duty, With the Testamentary Department Date 18th December, 2025 FOR COMPLIANCE:

78. TP/5205/2025 ) ) ) Ms. Pournima Palav Ld. Advocate for the Petitioner (AMH20240135304C2025000 03) P.C.:

1) Petitioners, namely 1. SACHIN MOHAN BANAVALIKAR & 2. LEENA MOHAN BANAVALIKAR, have applied for the grant of Letters of Administration, under the provisions of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (for short "IS Act"), for the properties left by the deceased, namely Mohini Mohan Banavaikar(For short "Said deceased").

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

3) Said deceased died as a Widow on 09-03-2025 at Mumbai leaving behind her legal heirs, shown in the paragraph No. 4 of the petition. Petitioners state that there are no other legal heirs to the deceased, except heirs shown in the petition. The deceased left properties shown in Schedule I of the petition.

4) Office issued Citation to all concern and same has been 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"). An affidavit to that effect has been filed. Notice to the collector has been issued vide Rule 396 of the BHC Rules. Till today, no one has appeared to resist the claim of the petitioner, nor has anything been brought to the notice regarding pending litigation about the same properties. Hence, the petition is treated as an uncontested one.

5) In view of the Order, passed in the TP No. 2918/2023, all the legal heirs of the deceased are petitioners, and therefore, they are exempted from furnishing the surety Bond.

6) Ld. Advocate for the petitioners submitted that in view of provisions of the The Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the petitioner No. 1 being son and No. 2 being daughter of the deceased, are entitled to seek a Letters of Administration. Hence,

2 78.TP/5205/2025 facts stated by the petitioners, on oath, remained unchallenged and required to be accepted. Accordingly, the 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 petitioners for properties, left by the deceased and shown in the schedule, in the prescribed format, having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra as per the provisions of the Indian Succession Act, 1925.

2) The petitioners to file an account as undertaken in a Petitioner's Oath within the stipulated period.

3) Before issuance of the grant, the office to verify that there is no cross-petition pending or caveat resisting the petition is filed. 18th December, 2025 Officer on Special Duty, with the Testamentary Department