RAHUL SHARAD CHITNIS vs Ashalata Sudhir Dalvi — HCBM20161672026

Case under Hindu Succession Act Section 1956. Disposed: DISPOSED OFF on 07th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM020161672026

e-Filing Number

02-05-2026

Filing Number

IA/16167/2026

Filing Date

04-May-2026

Judge

E.B. Sivakumar(Addl. Registrar(OS)/Addl. Protho. and Senior Master)

Coram

E.B. Sivakumar(Addl. Registrar(OS)/Addl. Protho. and Senior Master)

Bench Type

Single

Judicial Branch

Original

Decision Date

07-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

DISPOSED OFF

Last updated 21-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Hindu Succession Act Section 1956

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.RAHUL SHARAD CHITNIS

    Adv. B G Saraf

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Ashalata Sudhir Dalvi

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 07-May-2026

    E.B. Sivakumar(Addl. Registrar(OS)/Addl. Protho. and Senior Master)View PDF

    Case Summary The Bombay High Court granted Rahul Sharad Chitnis's application to accept a xerox copy of Ashalata Sudhir Dalvi's Will dated 15 October 2013 and issue a limited probate grant under Section 237 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925. The original will could not be located despite diligent search, and the court found that the statutory conditions for granting probate of a lost will's copy were satisfied, authorizing the registry to issue the limited grant upon compliance with procedural requirements. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 07-May-2026

    For Direction

    E.B. Sivakumar(Addl. Registrar(OS)/Addl. Protho. and Senior Master)

  4. 04-May-2026

    Case filed

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary The Bombay High Court granted Rahul Sharad Chitnis's application to accept a xerox copy of Ashalata Sudhir Dalvi's Will dated 15 October 2013 and issue a limited probate grant under Section 237 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925. The original will could not be located despite diligent search, and the court found that the statutory conditions for granting probate of a lost will's copy were satisfied, authorizing the registry to issue the limited grant upon compliance with procedural requirements. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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