Himani Vidit Srivastava v. Indravadan Nagindas Shah

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

TESTAMENTARY AND INTESTATE JURISDICTION TESTAMENTARY PETITION NO. 5168 OF 2022 WITH JUDGE'S ORDER (LODGING) NO. 19698 OF 2024 IN TESTAMENTARY PETITION NO. 5168 OF 2022 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1593 OF 2026 IN TESTAMENTARY PETITION NO. 5168 OF 2022 Himani Vidit Srivastava .. Petitioner vs.

Indravadan Nagindas Shah (Deceased) .. Deceased ....................

Mr. Pranav Chavan a/w Mr. Ankit Dhindale & Mr. Abhinav Dubey, Advocates for the Petitioner.

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CORAM

: MILIND N. JADHAV, J.

DATE : APRIL 18, 2026.

P.C.:

1.

Mentioned out of turn at the time of mentioning. 2.

Heard Mr. Pranav Chavan, learned Advocate for the Petitioner.

3.

In view of the steps taken by the Petitioner to serve the non-consenting legal heir, who is the son of the deceased and he not Gitalaxmi

213-TP-5168-2022+.doc having responded and appropriate Affidavit of Service & also appropriate Affidavit of substituted service having been filed, further the citation being issued and not replied to, the requirement for justification of surety of the non-consenting legal heir stands dispensed with.

4.

The department shall accept the Administration Bond and determine the Petition filed on 18.05.2022 as early as possible and in any event within a period of four weeks from today positively. 5.

The Interim Application stands allowed in the terms of prayer clause (a) and disposed.

[ MILIND N. JADHAV, J. ] by GITALAXMI KRISHNA KOTAWADEKAR Date:

2026.04.20 19:26:00 +0530 GITALAXMI KRISHNA KOTAWADEKAR Gitalaxmi