Vijayalakshmi Ekkanath Rajan W O Sachin Rajan v. Rajalakshmi P Unnikrishnan Ekkanath Alias E Rajalakshmi

16.MPT.436.2025.doc Ajay IN IN THE THE HIGH HIGH COURT COURT OF OF JUDICATURE JUDICATURE AT AT BOMBAY BOMBAY TESTAMENTARY & INTESTATE JURISDICTION TESTAMENTARY & INTESTATE JURISDICTION MISCELLANEOUS PETITION NO. 436 OF 2025 Rajalakshmi P. Unnikrishnan Ekkanath alias E. Rajalakshmi .. Deceased Vijayalakshmi Ekkanath Rajan .. Petitioner ....................

 Mr. Prabhu Velar a/w Ms. Bhakti Patil, Advocates for Petitioner. ....................

CORAM

: MILIND N. JADHAV, J.

DATE : SEPTEMBER 19, 2025.

P.C.:

1.

Heard Mr. Velar , learned Advocate for Petitioner. 2.

Present Misc. Petition is filed by Petitioner for issuance of legal heirship certificate under Section 2 of Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827 in respect of the properties and credits of deceased Rajalakshmi P. Unnikrishnan Ekkanath alias E. Rajalakshmi. The names and details of legal heirs of the deceased are stated in paragraph No.4 of the Petition. Purpose for filing the present Petition is stated in paragraph Nos. 6 and 12 of the Petition. I have perused the same. 3.

Consent affidavits dated 11.04.2025 and 10.04.2025 of Eknath Jayakrishnan and Ekkanath Jayalakshmi, the legal heirs are filed on record and appended at page No. 25 and 31 of Petition.

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In view of the above, there can be no impediment in allowing the Petition. Misc. Petition is allowed and disposed of in terms of prayer clauses 'a' which read thus:- "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 (1) Eknath Jayakrishnan S/o Pannikote Unnikrishnan (son), (2) Jayalakshmi Ekkanath W/o Pradeep Unni (daughter), and (3) Vijayalakshmi Ekkanath Rajan W/o Sachin Rajan (daughter) are the only surviving legal heirs of the deceased Rajalakshmi P. Unnikrishnan Ekkanath alias E. Rajalakshmi."

5.

Issuance of proclamation stands dispensed with. 6.

Department is directed to issue the legal heirship certificate as directed above within a period of 3 weeks from today positively. 7.

Misc. Petition is allowed and disposed subject to compliance of office objections, if any, forthwith which shall be allowed by the Department.

[ MILIND N. JADHAV, J. ] Ajay by AJAY TRAMBAK UGALMUGALE Date: 2025.09.20 18:38:14 +0530 AJAY TRAMBAK UGALMUGALE