RAVINDER BANGA vs THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~17 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 14th October, 2025 + TEST.CAS. 18/2023 RAVINDER BANGA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Arpit Sharma, Mr. Aman Bhardwaj, Mr. Tushar Kaushik and Ms. Kusum, Advocates. versus THE STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Abhinav Garg, Panel Counsel for the GNCTD along with Ms. Pallavi Raj, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL AMIT BANSAL, J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 276/278 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, seeking grant of Letter of Administration in respect of the Will dated 8th September 2014 of Late Smt. Jamuna Devi, who expired on 23rd March, 2020 (hereinafter ‘testatrix’). 2. The petitioner and the respondent no.2 are the sons of the testatrix. 3. The husband of the testatrix, Sh. Rishi Lal Banga had predeceased her on 12th August 2014. 4. Notice in the petition was issued by order dated 29th March 2023. 5. Original Will, along with the death certificate of the testatrix, has been filed by the petitioner along with the present petition. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed TEST.CAS. 18/2023 Page 1 of 3 By:AANCHAL TAGGAR Signing Date:22.10.2025 18:36:48 6. A counter-affidavit/reply on behalf of the respondent no.2 has been filed supporting the case of the petitioner and affirming the execution of the Will by the testatrix. In the said counter-affidavit, the respondent no.2 has given his ‘No Objection’ to the grant of the Letters of Administration in respect of the Will of the testatrix. 7. Citation has been published by the petitioner in the newspapers ‘The Statesman’ (English) and ‘Nav Bharat Times’ (Hindi) in respect of the present petition. No objections have been received pursuant thereto. 8. The valuation report dated 4th July