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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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TEST CASE NO.84/2013

PRAVEEN SHARMA

..... Petitioner

Through

Mr. Rajat Aneja, Adv. with

Ms. Rashmi Verma and

Ms. Chandrika Gupta, Advs.

versus

STATE

.....Respondent

Through

None

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MANMOHAN SINGH

MANMOHAN SINGH, J. (Oral)

1. The petitioner has preferred the present probate petition under

Section 276 of the Indian Succession Act (hereinafter referred to as

“the Act”) for grant of probate/letters of administration in respect of

the registered Will dated 15^th May, 1998 executed by Late Pandit

Sham Lal Sharma (hereinafter referred to as “the deceased”) who

died on 28^th January, 2004 at Delhi.

2. It has been stated by the petitioner, daughter-in-law of the

deceased that the deceased left behind the following class I heirs:

(i) Smt. Krishna Devi (widow).

(ii) Shri Kulbhushan Sharma (Son).

(iii) Shri Jai Prakash (Son).

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(iv) Smt. Nisha (grand-daughter).

(v) Smt. Praveen Sharma(daughter-in-law), petitioner herein.

A list of the near relations of the deceased are set out at page

Nos. 14 & 15 of the petition.

3. It is stated that th