O-99 ORDER SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA TESTAMENTARY AND INTESTATE JURISDICTION IA No. GA/1/2025 In PLA No. 9 of 2024 IN THE GOODS OF:

RAJAT KUMAR BASU, DECEASED BEFORE:

The Hon’ble JUSTICE ARINDAM MUKHERJEE Date: 23rd July, 2025.

Appearance:

Mr. Kuldip Mallick, Adv.

Mrs. Sayantika Mitra, Adv.

For petitioner Mr. Arindam Kundu, Adv.

Ms. Debolina Dey, Adv. Mr. Aniket Nanda, Adv.

For caveator The Court:- Affidavit-in-opposition wrongly indicated as affidavit-in-reply by the caveator along with the rejoinder to the supplementary affidavit used by the executor/petitioner which is also wrongly described as affidavit-in-reply filed in Court today are taken on record.

This is an application for discharge of caveat by the executor to the last Will and Testament dated 22nd August, 2017 said to have been left behind by Rajat Kumar Basu, the testator as his last Will and Testament being the subject matter of PLA No. 9 of 2024. The grant as sought for in PLA No. 9 of

2024 is objected to by one Sourav Bose by filing a caveat. Sourav Bose claims to be the nephew of Rajat Kumar Basu, the deceased.

In this application, the executor has sought for discharge of the caveat, inter alia, on the ground that