Petition for Letters of Administration
In the Court of the District Judge , . . . . . . . . .
Case No. . . . . . . . . . . of 20 . . . . . . . . .
C.D. etc. . . . . . . . . . . Petitioners
In the matter of a petition under Section 278 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 for the grant of letters of administration in respect of the estate of late . . . . . . . . .
The humble petition of the Petitioner abovenamed most respectfully sheweth:
1. That the late A.B. of . . . . . . . . . died intestate at . . . . . . . . . on the . . . . . . . . . day of . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . leaving properties situate within the jurisdiction of this Court. A description of the said properties is set forth in the affidavit annexed to the petition.
2. That a description of the relatives of the deceased and their respective residences are given below:
(1)?Son (Petitioner)
(2)?Brother, Shri . . . . . . . . ., resident of . . . . . . . . .
(3)?Widow, Shrimati . . . . ., resident of . . . . . . . . .
(4)?Mother, Shrimati. . . . . ., resident of . . . . . . . . .
(5)?Daughter, Shrimati. . . ., resident of . . . . . . . . .
3. The petitioner is the son of the deceased, and as such is entitled to letters of administration to the estate of the deceased.
4. That the amount of assets which are likely to come to your petitioner’s hands is Rs. . . . . . . . . . an account of which is given in Schedule ‘A’ and the amount of his liabilities is Rs. . . . . . . . . . which is described in Schedule ‘B’ of the annexed affidavit.
5. That the deceased at the time of his death had a fixed place of abode at . . . . . . . . . or had properties at . . . . . . . . . situate within the jurisdiction of this Court.
6. That, to the best of your petitioner’s belief, no application has as yet been made by anybody to any other court for letters of administration of the estate of the said deceased.
7. Under the circumstances set forth above, your petitioner prays that letters of administration to the estate of A.B. may be granted to your petitioner.
And your petitioner as in duty bond shall ever pray.
I, . . . . . . . . . , the petitioner in the above petition, do hereby declare that what is stated therein is true to the best of my information and belief.
(Signature of Petitioner)