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2026 DAILYLAW 10858 (BOM)

Purnima Harendra Dalal and Ors v. Harendra Kunjvihari Dalal Deceased

MPT/1079/2026 · 2026-09-24

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY TESTAMENTARY & INTESTATE JURISDICTION MISCELLANEOUS PETITION NO.1079 OF 2026 Harendra Kunjvihari Dalal .. Deceased 1. Purnima Harendra Dalal .. Petitioner no. 1 2. Dhruv Harendra Dalal .. Petitioner no. 2 3. Maansi Amit Parekh .. Petitioner no. 3 Ms. Aaakansha Anand with Ms. Sweta Jalgaonkar and Mr. Ameya Kadam, Advocates, i/by Mahesh Menon & Co., for the Petitioners. CORAM : GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J. DATE : 24th September, 2026. P.C. : 1. This Petition is filed seeking Legal Heirship Certificate under Section 2 of Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827, in respect of the deceased-Shri Harendra Kunjvihari Dalal. The Deceased died intestate at Navi Mumbai on 24th February, 2026 and a copy of the Death Certificate is annexed at Exhibit-A to the Petition. 2. The Petitioners are the widow, son and married daughter of the Deceased as more particularly set out at paragraph 4 of the Petition, which is as under: 1/3 1-MPT-1079-2026.doc Dixit Sr. No. Names and Address of the heirs and next of kin of the Deceased abovenamed Age Relation with the Deceased 1 Pumima Harendra Dalal, R/at 302, Silver Spring, B Wing, Lokhandwala Complex, OPP. HDFC Bank, Andheri (West), Azad Nagar, Mumbai – 400 053. 74 Years Widow (Petitioner no. 1) 2 Dhruv Harendra Dalal, R/at 302, Silver Spring, B Wing, Lokhandwala Complex, Opp. HDFC Bank, Andheri (West), Azad Nagar, Mumbai – 400053. 39 Years Son (Petitioner no. 2) 3 Maansi Amit Parekh, R/at Flat No.601, Giriraj CHS, Plot No.4l, Sector 29, Vashi, Navi Mumbai 400703. 47 Years Married Daughter (Petitioner no. 3) 3. As stated in paragraph no.4 of the Petition, the Petitioners are the only heirs and next-of-kin as per the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. The parents of the Deceased have predeceased the Deceased and there are no other heirs or next-of-kin, save and except as stated above. It is in this background that the Petitioners seek issuance of the Heirship Certificate. 4. The purpose and reason for filing of this Petition is stated at paragraph no. 12 of the Petition. The Petitioners have not filed any other Petition or Application in any Court seeking Legal Heirship 2/3 1-MPT-1079-2026.doc Dixit Certificate or Probate or Letters of Administration of the Deceased. 5. In view of the statements/undertakings in the Petition which are accepted, Miscellaneous Petition no. 1079 of 2026 is allowed in terms of prayer clauses (a) and (b), which read as under:- “(a) That a Legal Heirship Certificate be issued under the provision of Bombay Regulation Act VIII of 1827, certifying that Petitioners (l) Purnima Harendra Dalal, (2) Dhruv Harendra Dalal, (3) Maansi Amit Parekh are the legal heirs and legal representatives of the Deceased. (b) That issuance of Proclamation be dispensed with.” 6. The Department is directed to issue the Legal Heirship Certificate within a period of four weeks from today. [ GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J. ] 3/3 1-MPT-1079-2026.doc Dixit SNEHA ABHAY DIXIT Digitally signed by SNEHA ABHAY DIXIT Date: 2026.09.24 17:44:28 +0530