IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT NAGPUR
MANISH PITALE, J.
Baban Ramchandra Shukla and Others – Applicants
Versus
Parag Arvind Shukla and Another – Respondents
Misc. Civil Application (Review) No. 1211 of 2017 in Civil Revision Application No. 91 of 2016
Decided On : 20-03-2018
Code of Civil Procedure,1908 - Section 16 - Immovable properties - Territorial jurisdiction - Claim for heir ship certificate to property – Applicants during her life time had executed Will in favor of her son on which was registered on before Sub-registrar Nagpur bequeathing her property and share in favor of her son applicant - On basis of this will-deed executed by applicants herein filed application for grant of heir-ship certificate under provisions of Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827 submitting that they have become owners of property left behind by which was succeeded by and she had bequeathed same to applicant - It was also contended that as had died issueless his share in property also devolved upon applicants and hence they were entitled to manage whole of property left behind by – Held, It is held that upon confirmation of finding regarding lack of territorial jurisdiction of Court at Nagpur regarding application for grant of heir-ship certificate filed under aforesaid Regulation no further enquiry into merits of matter could have been made - Hence it is held that since Court at does not have jurisdiction to consider application filed by applicants for grant of heir-ship certificate under aforesaid Regulation said application is returned to applicants to be presented before appropriate Court - Accordingly this Misc- Civil Application stands allowed - Order passed by this Court is set aside to that extent - Consequently Civil Revision Application is partly allowed - Order passed by Court of Joint Civil Judge Senior Division in MJC is set aside to extent of findings on merits – Applicant dismissed
1. By this review application the applicants seek review of the judgment and order dated 30.06.2017 passed by this Court, whereby Civil Revision Application No. 91 of 2016 filed by the applicants was dismissed by the said order and the order dated 14.09.2016 passed by the Court of Joint Civil Judge Senior Division, Nagpur stood confirmed, whereby the application for grant of heir-ship certificate filed by the applicants under the Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827 (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulation”) was rejected.
2. The facts in brief pertaining to the present case are as under:
One Eknath Ganesh Kasture was the owner of the land bearing Survey No. 138 situated at Mouza Patunda, Tah. Nandura, District Buldhana and house bearing No. 328 situated at village Alampur, Tah. Nandura. He died in the year 1958, leaving behind his widows Janabai, son Laxman and married daughter Nanibai. Janabai died on 01.12.1981. She was survived by the two sons by name Arvind and Baban and two daughters by name Nanibai and Malti. Laxman died on 02.12.2009 and his wife Vimal died on 21.07.1992. Arvind, the son of Nanibai, died on 30.12.1998 and his wife Sindhu died on 08.02.2004. They were survived by non-applicant no. 1 Parag and non-applicant no. 2 Sharad. Baban, Nalini, Devki @ Malti, who were the children of Nanibai, are the applicants in this case.
3. According to the applicants, during her life time Nanibai had executed Will in favour of her son on 01.10.2003, which was registered on 15.10.2003 before Sub-registrar, Nagpur, bequeathing her property and share in favour of her son applicant no. 1Baban. On the basis of this will-deed executed by Nanibai, the applicants herein filed the application for grant of heir-ship certificate under the provisions of Bombay Regulation VIII of 1827, submitting that they have become the owners of the property left behind by Eknath, which was succeeded by Nanibai and she had bequeathed the same to applicant no. 1-Baban. It was also contended that as Laxman had died issueless, his share in the property also devolved upon the applicants and hence they were entitled to manage the whole of the property left behind by Eknath.
4. On this application filed by the applicants, a citation was published on 17.02.2012 in daily “Tarun Bharat” Akola vide Exh.12. No objections were received within the stipulated period of one month from the publication of citation. However, six months thereafter, on 06.10.2012 the non-applicants herein raised objection by filing detailed reply vide Exh.18.
5. Therefore, to prove their claim for heir ship certificate to the property left behind by Eknath and then by Nanibai, applicant no. 1 examined himself and led evidence of the attesting witness Shridhar Paunikar and the scribe to the Will, namely Advocate Ram Bhide. Accordingly the said Will of Nanibai was proved vide Exh.66. Applicants then also relied upon the pursis, which was filed by non-applicant in another proceeding between the parties, in which they had admitted the execution and contents of the Will of Nanibai and stated that they had relinquished their share in the said property and hence their names should not be brought on record. The applicants relied upon these two pursis filed by non applicant no. 1-Parag and non-applicants no. 2 Sharad on 08.03.2005 vide Exhibits 58 and 59 in R.C.S. No. 12 of 1992. It was thus contended by applicants before the trial Court that they were now entitled to get the heir-ship certificate, on the basis of the Will executed by Nanibai and in view of the pursis filed by non-applicants admitting the execution and contents of the said Will and relinquishing their rights in the properties.
6. The trial Court, while rejecting the application for grant of heir-ship certificate, held that since the applicants were claiming to be the legal heirs of deceased Nanibai on the basis of the aforesaid Will, it would be more appropriate for them to file appropriate proceeding before the Civil Court for p
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