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2001 DAILYLAW 1836 (DEL)

SAMBHAJI RAO C ANGRE v. STATE & ORS.

TEST.CAS./16/2001 · 2026-07-29

Jyoti Singh

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TEST.CAS. 16/2001 $~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + TEST.CAS. 16/2001 SHRI S. GURUMURTHY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Prithu Garg, Mr. Ashutosh Arvind Kumar and Mr. Aryan Bhat, Advocates. Versus STATE & ORS. …..Respondents Through: Ms. Fareha Ahmed Khan, Ms. Manmeet Kaur, Mr. Jai Dogra and Mr. Parth Gupta, Advocates for R-2b and 2c. Mr. Apoorv Agarwal, Advocate for R3-6. CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH O R D E R % 29.07.2026 I.A. 19992/2026 1. This application is filed jointly filed by the Petitioner and Respondents No.2(B), 2(C) and 3 to 7 for disposing of the present case as infructuous in light of the probate granted by the Bombay High Court on 15.04.2026 in respect of subsequent Will dated 26.02.1999 executed by Late Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia pertaining to her estate. 2. Present petition was filed under Section 276 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 seeking probate of Will dated 20.09.1985, purportedly executed by Late Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia. Respondents No. 3 to 5 herein, being joint executrices under the subsequent Will dated 26.02.1999 initiated probate proceedings bearing Testamentary Petition No. 531/2001 This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 31/07/2026 at 13:58:01 TEST.CAS. 16/2001 (renumbered as Testamentary Suit No. 13/2002) before the Bombay High Court. Legal representatives of Respondent No. 2 filed affidavits dated 03.09.2025 withdrawing their objections to grant of probate of the said Will in favour of Respondents No. 3 to 5 herein. On 15.04.2026, Bombay High Court granted probate of the said Will in favour of duly appointed executrices, namely: (i) Smt. Usha Raje Rana; (ii) Smt. Vasundhara Raje; and (iii) Shrimant Yashodhara Raje Scindia. 3. Since the subsequent Will dated 26.02.1999 has been probated by the Bombay High Court, the present petition is rendered infructuous. This application for disposal of the petition is allowed and disposed of. TEST.CAS. 16/2001 & I.As. 8215/2001, 8216/2001, 8218/2001, 6099/2006, 7424/2007, 15553/2021 4. In light of order passed in I.A. 19992/2026, this petition is disposed of as infructuous. 5. Pending applications stand disposed of. JYOTI SINGH, J JULY 29, 2026/YA This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 31/07/2026 at 13:58:01