Gita Devkinandan Sharma v. Devkinandan Sharma (Deceased)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

TESTAMENTARY AND INTESTATE JURISDICTION MISCELLANEOUS PETITION NO.133 OF 2025 Devkinandan Sharma son of Brijbhusan Sharma alias Devkinandan Brijbhusan Sharma alias Devkinandan B. Sharma ... Deceased Gita Devkinandan Sharma ... Petitioner ----- Mr. Prabhu Velar a/w Vilas Kader for the Petitioner. ----- CORAM :

ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.

Digitally signed by MUGDHA MANOJ PARANJAPE Date:

2025.03.25 18:48:30 +0530 DATE :

25TH MARCH 2025 MUGDHA MANOJ PARANJAPE P.C. :

1.

The Petitioner seeks the grant of a Legal Heirship Certificate under the provisions of Section 2 of the Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827 in respect of one Devkinandan Sharma son of Brijbhusan Sharma alias Devkinandan Brijbhusan Sharma alias Devkinandan B. Sharma ('the deceased'), who died at Mumbai on 6 th July 2018. A copy of the death certificate is annexed to the Miscellaneous Petition. It is stated that despite due and diligent search, no Will of the deceased has been found. It is therefore assumed that the deceased died intestate.

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The deceased left behind him surviving as his only heirs and next of kin according to Hindu Succession Act, 1956, the persons mentioned in the table in paragraph 4 of the Petition.

3.

The reason for which the Legal Heirship Certificate is required is set out in paragraph 9 of the Miscellaneous Petition. 4.

The other legal heirs of the deceased have filed consent affidavits, which are annexed to the Petition.

5.

The Petition has been duly verified by the Registry and the same is numbered. No other Petition for Legal Heirship Certificate, Succession Certificate, Probate or Letters of Administration with or without Will annexed has been filed. Therefore, there is no impediment in law to the grant of relief. 6.

I have heard the learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner as well as perused the said Petition. I find that the same is in order and deserves to be allowed in the interest of justice. 7.

The Miscellaneous Petition is therefore allowed in terms of prayer clause (A), which reads as under :-

3 43-MPT 133-25.doc "A. This Hon'ble Court be pleased to issue a Legal Heirship Certificate to the petitioner under the provision of Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827 Certifying that the petitioner viz. GITA DEVKINANDAN SHARMA, widow, VIVEK DEVKINANDAN SHARMA, son, PRERNA VISHAL KAPOOR, daughter, RAGINI LOVE KUMAR SHARMA, daughter are the only surviving legal heirs and Legal representatives of the deceased viz. DEVKINANDAN SHARMA son of BRIJBHUSAN SHARMA alias DEVKINANDAN BRIJBHUSAN SHARMA alias DEVKINANDAN B. SHARMA."

8.

The Registry shall issue the Legal Heirship Certificate in the standard format prescribed for the same. Issuance of proclamation is dispensed with.

9.

The Miscellaneous Petition is accordingly disposed of. (ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.)