Bombay High Court (Goa Bench) Allows Petition for Succession Certificate by Civil Court in Goa — Indian Succession Act Not Extended to Goa, Civil Court Competent to Grant Certificate. The Court held that the Civil Judge Senior Division has jurisdiction to entertain applications under Section 372 read with Section 370 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate, as the Act has not been brought into force in Goa and the Civil Court dealing with inventory proceedings is the competent forum.
1 Aug 2024The petitioners, who are non-Goan Hindus, filed an application before the Civil Judge Senior Division, Bicholim, for grant of a Succession Certificate...
