1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner Ms M A I Kovoor @ Anna Kovoor (‘Anna’ for short) under S.278 r/w S.219 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 seeking a Letter of Administration under the said provisions in respect of estate of her deceased sister Elizabeth Ipe Kovoor who died on 7.7.2011 at Sahaya Holistic Integrative Hospital, Bangalore, and according to the petitioner, she died intestate leaving her property in Bangalore and Mumbai.

2. The said petition was filed by the petitioner Anna on 13.8.2014 after the earlier petition filed by her under S.218 (and not S.219) came to be rejected by this Court as not maintainable in the very case, dismissed on 01.03.2013. The petitioner Anna has arrayed the other siblings viz., brothers, sisters and sister’s two sons of the deceased Elizabeth in the following sequence.

Respondent 1 Mr. Thomas Ipe Kovoor (Jr), (biological brother), aged 66 yrs at the time of filing the present petition in 2011, living in USA; (Not objecting vide memo dated 22.5.2012)

Respondent 2 Mrs. Molly Anthony D’Souza (nee) Kovoor (biological sister), aged 65 yrs, living in Kottayam, Kerala; (contesting respondent)

Respondent 3 Mrs. Mary Mathew