VIJAY VERMA vs STATE & ORS.

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$~O-1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + TEST.CAS. 24/2002 Date of Decision: 20.11.2025 IN THE MATTER OF: VIJAY VERMA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. A. K. Tripathi and Ms. Vinita Singh along with petitioner in person. versus STATE & ORS. .....Respondents Through: None CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) The petitioner seeks a Letter of Administration (hereinafter referred to as ‘LoA’) under Section 278 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, in respect of the Will dated 30.06.1982 executed by Late Sh. Chet Ram (hereinafter referred to as ‘the testator’), who bequeathed all his movable and immovable properties exclusively to the petitioner. 2. The testator left for his heavenly abode on 26.04.2001 in the United States of America. His wife had predeceased him in 1981. The testator had Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:AMIT KUMAR Signed SHARMA Signing Date:06.12.2025 By:PURUSHAINDRA 13:11:33 Page 1 of 8 KUMAR KAURAV several sons and daughters. All of them had allegedly been long separated from him and were settled independently. The petitioner, the testator’s grandson, was brought up by him with love and affection. It is the case of the petitioner that he was treated as an adopted son of the testator. The petitioner states that the testator lived with him and was cared for exclusively by the petitioner whenever he visited India. 3. It is also stated that during his lifetime, the testator executed his last and final Will dated 30.06.1982, duly signed and attested by two witnesses, Sh. Mela Ram Sharma and Sh. Permanand Sharma (both now deceased). Under this Will, the testator purportedly bequeathed all his movable and immovable properties and business exclusively to the petitioner, out o