Sunita Kamalakar kulkarni vs Nil — 23/2026

Case Summary: Civil M.A./23/2026 The court granted the application by Sunita Kamalakar Kulkarni and four others seeking formal recognition as legal heirs of deceased Kamalakar Mallharrao Kulkarni under Section 2 of the Bombay Regulations Act, 1827. After publishing notices in local newspapers and on government office boards with no objections received, the court found the applicants' unchallenged affidavits and supporting documents (death certificate and Aadhar cards) sufficient to establish their status as sole legal heirs. The court issued a heirship certificate for government and semi-government purposes, clarifying it is a formal declaration only and does not transfer valuable debts or securities. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.