HARISHCHANDRA R PEDNEKAR (DECEASED) THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS(Legal Heir) vs BHASKAR R PEDNEKAR (SINCE DECEASED THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS) Advocate - null( — FA/1320/1995

Case under Civil Procedure Code, 1908 Section 96. Disposed: --38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH on 01st May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 18-Apr-1995

CNR: GJHC240033661995

Registration No

FA/1320/1995

Registration Date

17-Apr-1995

Judge

Honourable Mr. Justice J. C. Doshi

Coram

Honourable Mr. Justice J. C. Doshi

Bench Type

SINGLE

Category

276-SJ - FIRST APPEAL - CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908 ( 276 )

Sub-Category

1243-SJ - FIRST APPEAL - CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908 - PROBATE ( 1243 )

Judicial Branch

JUDICIAL

Decision Date

01-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

--38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

Last updated 12-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 Section 96

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.HARISHCHANDRA R PEDNEKAR (DECEASED) THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS(Legal Heir)

    Adv. null(

  2. 2.1.

  3. 3.TARAMATI WD/O HARISHCHANDRA PEDNEKAR

    Adv. MR KV SHELAT(

  4. 4.1.

  5. 5.JAIRAJ S/O HARISHCHANDRA PEDNEKAR

    Adv. MR KV SHELAT(

  6. 6.1.

  7. 7.PRADEEP S/O HARISHCHANDRA PEDNEKAR (DECEASED)

    Adv. MR KV SHELAT(

  8. 8.1.

  9. 9.BHARAT S/O HARISHCHANDRA PEDNEKAR

    Adv. MR KV SHELAT(

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.BHASKAR R PEDNEKAR (SINCE DECEASED THROUGH LEGAL HEIRS) Advocate - null(

  2. 2.1.

  3. 3.SUNITA W/O BHASKAR PEDNEKAR

    Adv. MR. PANAM C SONI(

  4. 4.1.

  5. 5.SUHAS S/O BHASKAR PEDNEKAR

    Adv. MR. PANAM C SONI(

  6. 6.1.

  7. 7.NILIMA NITIN PAWASKAR D/O BHASKAR PEDNEKAR

    Adv. MR. PANAM C SONI(

  8. 8.1.

  9. 9.SUDHIR S/O BHASKAR PEDNEKAR

    Adv. MR. PANAM C SONI(

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 01-May-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Ashutosh Shastri,honourable Mr. Justice J. C. DoshiView PDF

    Summary The Gujarat High Court reversed the trial court's probate decision, finding the will executed by deceased Ramchandra in favor of his son Bhaskar was surrounded by suspicious circumstances that were not adequately dispelled. The court held that the propounder (beneficiary) failed to remove multiple legitimate doubts regarding the will's execution, including contradictions in witness testimony about the sequence of signing, the testator's serious medical condition (jaw and tongue cancer), and inconsistencies in the will's documentation, thereby dismissing the probate proceedings. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 15-Apr-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Ashutosh Shastri,honourable Mr. Justice J. C. DoshiView PDF

  4. 15-Apr-2026

    182-For Final Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice J. C. Doshi

  5. 10-Apr-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Ashutosh Shastri,honourable Mr. Justice J. C. DoshiView PDF

  6. 10-Apr-2026

    182-For Final Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice J. C. Doshi

  7. 09-Apr-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Ashutosh Shastri,honourable Mr. Justice J. C. DoshiView PDF

  8. 09-Apr-2026

    182-For Final Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice J. C. Doshi

  9. 08-Apr-2026

    182-For Final Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice J. C. Doshi

  10. 01-Apr-2026

    182-For Final Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice J. C. Doshi

  11. 25-Mar-2026

    182-For Final Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice J. C. Doshi

  12. 18-Mar-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Ashutosh Shastri,honourable Mr. Justice J. C. DoshiView PDF

  13. 18-Mar-2026

    182-For Final Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice J. C. Doshi

  14. 11-Mar-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Ashutosh Shastri,honourable Mr. Justice J. C. DoshiView PDF

  15. 11-Mar-2026

    182-For Final Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Devan M. Desai

  16. 25-Feb-2026

    182-For Final Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Devan M. Desai

  17. 18-Feb-2026

    182-For Final Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Devan M. Desai

  18. 11-Feb-2026

    182-For Final Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Devan M. Desai

  19. 04-Feb-2026

    529-For Admission

    Honourable Mr. Justice Devan M. Desai

  20. 28-Jan-2026

    529-For Admission

    Honourable Mr. Justice Devan M. Desai

  21. 21-Jan-2026

    529-For Admission

    Honourable Mr. Justice Devan M. Desai

  22. 07-Jan-2026

    529-For Admission

    Honourable Mr. Justice Devan M. Desai

  23. 06-Jan-2026

    529-For Admission

    Honourable Mr. Justice Hemant M. Prachchhak

  24. 24-Dec-2025

    Honourable Mr. Justice N.v.anjaria,honourable Mr. Justice Devan M. DesaiView PDF

  25. 04-Nov-2025

    529-For Admission

    Honourable Mr. Justice Hemant M. Prachchhak

  26. 14-Aug-2025

    529-For Admission

    Honourable Mr. Justice Hemant M. Prachchhak

  27. 29-Jul-2025

    Honourable The Chief Justice Ms. Justice Sonia Gokani,honourable Mr. Justice Hemant M. PrachchhakView PDF

  28. 29-Jul-2025

    529-For Admission

    Honourable Mr. Justice Hemant M. Prachchhak

  29. 07-May-2025

    Revoked

    Additional Registrar (Judicial)

  30. 20-Sep-2024

    Additional Registrar (Judicial)

  31. 24-Sep-2021

    Honourable The Chief Justice Ms. Justice Sonia Gokani

  32. 03-Sep-2021

    Honourable The Chief Justice Ms. Justice Sonia Gokani

  33. 02-Jul-2021

    Honourable The Chief Justice Ms. Justice Sonia Gokani

  34. 18-Jun-2021

    Honourable The Chief Justice Ms. Justice Sonia Gokani

  35. 26-Mar-2021

    Honourable The Chief Justice Ms. Justice Sonia Gokani

  36. 22-Feb-2021

    Honourable The Chief Justice Ms. Justice Sonia Gokani

  37. 08-Jan-2021

    Honourable The Chief Justice Ms. Justice Sonia Gokani

  38. 29-Oct-2020

    Honourable The Chief Justice Ms. Justice Sonia Gokani

  39. 03-Feb-2020

    Honourable The Chief Justice Ms. Justice Sonia Gokani

  40. 21-Jan-2020

    Honourable The Chief Justice Ms. Justice Sonia Gokani

  41. 08-Jan-2020

    Honourable The Chief Justice Ms. Justice Sonia Gokani

  42. 09-Dec-2019

    Honourable The Chief Justice Ms. Justice Sonia Gokani

  43. 28-Nov-2019

    Honourable The Chief Justice Ms. Justice Sonia Gokani

  44. 14-Nov-2019

    Honourable The Chief Justice Ms. Justice Sonia GokaniView PDF

  45. 18-Jul-2019

    Honourable The Chief Justice Ms. Justice Sonia Gokani

  46. 09-Oct-2018

    Honourable Mr. Justice Paresh Upadhyay

  47. 09-Oct-2018

    Honourable Mr. Justice Paresh Upadhyay

  48. 09-Oct-2018

    Honourable Mr. Justice Paresh Upadhyay

  49. 09-Oct-2018

    Honourable Mr. Justice Paresh Upadhyay

  50. 09-Oct-2018

    Honourable Mr. Justice Paresh Upadhyay

  51. 09-Oct-2018

    Honourable Mr. Justice Paresh Upadhyay

  52. 09-Oct-2018

    Honourable Mr. Justice Paresh Upadhyay

  53. 09-Oct-2018

    Honourable Mr. Justice Paresh Upadhyay

  54. 16-Apr-2018

    Honourable Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi

  55. 09-Apr-2018

    Honourable Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi

  56. 02-Apr-2018

    Honourable Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi

  57. 16-Dec-1995

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  58. —

    Case filed

    Registration No. FA/1320/1995

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The Gujarat High Court reversed the trial court's probate decision, finding the will executed by deceased Ramchandra in favor of his son Bhaskar was surrounded by suspicious circumstances that were not adequately dispelled. The court held that the propounder (beneficiary) failed to remove multiple legitimate doubts regarding the will's execution, including contradictions in witness testimony about the sequence of signing, the testator's serious medical condition (jaw and tongue cancer), and inconsistencies in the will's documentation, thereby dismissing the probate proceedings. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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