BHAKTI PON AND ANR MD. NADEEM AKHTAR ANSARI vs SUMITRA CHETRI — FA/225/2025

Case under Probate of Administration Act 1972 Section NA. Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED on 07th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 04-Mar-2025

CNR: WBCHCA0087542025

Filing Number

FAT/80/2025

Filing Date

21-Feb-2025

Registration No

FA/225/2025

Registration Date

21-Feb-2025

Judge

Hon'ble Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya , Hon'ble Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury

Coram

Hon'ble Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya , Hon'ble Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury

Bench Type

Division Bench

Category

GROUP B (CIVIL MATTERS) ( 2 )

Sub-Category

Miscellaneous ( 8 )

Judicial Branch

FIRST APPEAL (F.A.) SECTION

Decision Date

07-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED

Last updated 03-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Probate of Administration Act 1972 Section NA

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.BHAKTI PON AND ANR MD. NADEEM AKHTAR ANSARI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.SUMITRA CHETRI

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 07-May-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya,hon'ble Justice Biswaroop ChowdhuryView PDF

  3. 07-May-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya,hon'ble Justice Biswaroop ChowdhuryView PDF

  4. 07-May-2026

    Hon'ble Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya,hon'ble Justice Biswaroop ChowdhuryView PDF

    Summary of FA 225/2025 The Calcutta High Court allowed the appeal by Bhakti Pon and MD. Nadeem Akhtar Ansari, setting aside the trial court's dismissal of their Letters of Administration application for Ralph Seymour Shove's will. The court found the lower court's judgment "cryptic" for rejecting the application solely on grounds of delay without examining merits, and held that the paramount principle in testamentary matters is to give effect to the testator's last wishes. The case was remanded for fresh adjudication, permitting appellants to prove the will through circumstantial evidence and witness testimony, even though original attesting witnesses are deceased. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  5. 07-May-2026

    Application (Civil)

    Hon'ble Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya , Hon'ble Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury

  6. 06-May-2026

    Application (Civil)

    Hon'ble Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya , Hon'ble Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury

  7. 05-May-2026

    Application (Civil)

    Hon'ble Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya , Hon'ble Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury

  8. 04-May-2026

    Application (Civil)

    Hon'ble Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya , Hon'ble Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury

  9. 10-Nov-2025

    Application 4

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen, Chief Justice (Acting) , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  10. 20-Sep-2025

    Application 4

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen, Chief Justice (Acting) , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  11. 16-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen,hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha RayView PDF

  12. 16-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen, Chief Justice (Acting),hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha RayView PDF

  13. 16-Sep-2025

    Application 4

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen, Chief Justice (Acting) , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  14. 16-Sep-2025

    Application 4

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  15. 15-Sep-2025

    Application 4

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  16. 12-Sep-2025

    Application 4

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  17. 11-Sep-2025

    Application 4

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  18. 10-Sep-2025

    Application 4

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  19. 09-Sep-2025

    Application 4

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  20. 08-Sep-2025

    Application 4

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  21. 04-Sep-2025

    Application 4

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  22. 03-Sep-2025

    Application 4

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  23. 02-Sep-2025

    Application 4

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  24. 21-Aug-2025

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen,hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha RayView PDF

  25. 21-Aug-2025

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen,hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha RayView PDF

  26. 21-Aug-2025

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen,hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha RayView PDF

  27. 21-Aug-2025

    Application 4

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  28. 20-Aug-2025

    Application 4

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  29. 19-Aug-2025

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  30. 18-Aug-2025

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  31. 14-Aug-2025

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  32. 13-Aug-2025

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  33. 12-Aug-2025

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury

  34. 11-Aug-2025

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  35. 07-Aug-2025

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  36. 06-Aug-2025

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  37. 05-Aug-2025

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  38. 04-Aug-2025

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  39. 02-Aug-2025

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  40. 31-Jul-2025

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  41. 30-Jul-2025

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  42. 29-Jul-2025

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  43. 28-Jul-2025

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  44. 24-Jul-2025

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  45. 23-Jul-2025

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Soumen Sen , Hon'ble Justice Apurba Sinha Ray

  46. 21-Jul-2025

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya , Hon'ble Justice Uday Kumar

  47. 18-Jul-2025

    Application

    Hon'ble Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya , Hon'ble Justice Uday Kumar

  48. 04-Mar-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  49. 28-Feb-2025

    LD. Registrar Admn. (L and Om)View PDF

  50. 21-Feb-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. FA/225/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Summary of FA 225/2025 The Calcutta High Court allowed the appeal by Bhakti Pon and MD. Nadeem Akhtar Ansari, setting aside the trial court's dismissal of their Letters of Administration application for Ralph Seymour Shove's will. The court found the lower court's judgment "cryptic" for rejecting the application solely on grounds of delay without examining merits, and held that the paramount principle in testamentary matters is to give effect to the testator's last wishes. The case was remanded for fresh adjudication, permitting appellants to prove the will through circumstantial evidence and witness testimony, even though original attesting witnesses are deceased. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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