1/1 54-IA-7661-2025 (OS).DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY TESTAMENTARY AND INTESTATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 7661 OF 2025 IN TESTAMENTARY SUIT NO. 132 OF 2021 Iqbal Abrahim Mestri ...Applicant Versus Mustafa Fazleabbas Hathiari ...Respondent _______ Ms. Priyanka Kothari a/w Mr. Ashutosh Thipsay and Mr. Asif Mulla i/b Zishan Quazi, for the Applicant. Ms. Rohini Pandit a/w Mr. Kevin Gala i/b Rohini Pandit, for the Respondent. _______ CORAM : ARIF S. DOCTOR, J. DATE : 21 st SEPTEMBER, 2026 P.C. 1. Ms. Kothari, learned counsel for the Applicant submits that the Interim Application can be disposed of if an issue is framed in regard to whether the Respondent has a caveatable interest and the same is decided in the Testamentary Suit. 2. Accordingly, the Interim Application is disposed of. The issue as to whether the Caveator/Respondent has any caveatable interest shall be framed and decided in the Suit. 3. List the Testamentary Suit on 5 th October 2026 for framing of issues. [ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.] Vaibhav VAIBHAV NAMDEV BARE Digitally signed by VAIBHAV NAMDEV BARE Date: 2026.09.23 10:53:50 +0530