IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA TEsTAmENTARy ANd INTEsTATE jURIsdICTION Present :

THE HON’BLE JUSTICE ARINDAM MUKHERJEE P.L.A. No. 340 of 2022 IN THE GOODS OF :

Mandira Laha, Deceased For the Petitioner : Mr. Sandipto Bose, Ms. Urbi Roy, Mr. Anirban Ghosh, ..... Advocates Heard on : 4th December, 2025 Judgment on : 9th December, 2025 Arindam Mukherjee, J:

1. This is an application for grant of probate of the last Will and Testament dated 21st December, 2021 (hereinafter referred to as the said will) left behind by Mandira Laha, wife of Late Cecil Laha who died on 6th February, 2022. The testatrix at the time of death was an Indian Christian and resided at 323, Jodhpur Park, Flat No.8, 3rd Floor, Kolkata-700068 (hereinafter referred to as the said premises). The testatrix left behind the said premises as the only property and asset comprising her estate where she breathed her last. The only legal heir of the testatrix is her son who is a resident of United States of America (USA) and has been duly cited. No one has come forward to oppose the grant. The department has also issued the “no objection certificate”. The will has been sought to be proved in common form by the affidavit filed b