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Bombay High Court

Shrikant Ramchandra TarkarversusVaishali Shrikant Tarkar

Decided
Disposal
WITHDRAWN

Holding

The petition is allowed to be withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh petition and court fees are to be refunded.

Summary

The petitioners, Shrikant Ramchandra Tarkar & Anr., filed a miscellaneous petition in the Bombay High Court concerning the estate of the deceased Vaishali Shrikant Tarkar. Their counsel, Ms. Jyoti Bajpayee Pandey, sought to withdraw the petition and requested liberty to file a fresh petition. The court, after hearing the counsel, allowed the withdrawal of the petition, granted liberty to file a fresh petition, and ordered a refund of court fees as per the rules. No substantive issues on the merits of the estate were addressed. The petition was consequently disposed.

Issues considered

  • Whether a petition filed under testamentary jurisdiction may be withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh petition
  • Whether court fees are refundable upon withdrawal of a petition

Subjects

  • withdrawal of petition
  • court fees refund
  • testamentary jurisdiction
  • high court procedure

Judgment

                                                        6. MPT 793-26.doc


                                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                       TESTAMENTARY AND INTESTATE JURISDICTION

                                        MISCELLANEOUS PETITION NO. 793 OF 2026

                      Shrikant Ramchandra Tarkar & Anr.                          ...Petitioners

                      Vaishali Shrikant Tarkar                                   ...Deceased

                      Ms. Jyoti Bajpayee Pandey for the Petitioners.

                                             CORAM      :      ABHAY AHUJA, J.
                                             DATE       :      18th SEPTEMBER, 2026


                      P.C. :


                      1.       Ms. Pandey, learned Counsel appears for the Petitioner and

                      submits that pursuant to the order dated 24 th July, 2026, she has

                      instructions to withdraw the Petition with liberty to file a fresh petition.

                      2.       The Petition is allowed to be withdrawn and disposed as such,

                      with liberty as prayed for.

                      3.       Refund of Court fees as per rules.

                                                                            (ABHAY AHUJA, J.)




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                      Nikita Gadgil                                                            1/1
GADGIL   Date:
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