1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY T. & I. J. MISC. PETITION NO.68 OF 2008 The Administrator General, Maharashtra State. ...Petitioner. ....... Mr. K.D. Jha for the Petitioner. None for the Respondent.. ...... CORAM : DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. September 4, 2009. P.C.: The Petition has been filed by the Administrator General of the State of Maharashtra. The Administrator General has stated that he received a letter on 5th July 2008 from the Senior Police Inspector, Matunga Police Station, Mumbai that a person by the name of Niranjan Laxmichand Damany died on 24th June 2008 at Sion Hospital in the course of medical treatment. The deceased was staying at Bakul Mansion, Room No.5, Devdhar Road, Matunga (East), Mumbai. The report of the Senior Police Inspector states that the deceased appears to have left behind no legal heirs. The Petitioner was requested to take charge of the estate of the deceased since despite enquiries made by the Police, no relatives or next-of-kin were traced. The Petitioner has stated that under the information gathered 2 by the Police the deceased died intestate without leaving any heirs or next-of-kin. Accordingly, orders have been sought under the Administrator General Act, 1963. The deceased has left behind Bank deposits and shares which have been listed out in paragraph 5 of the Petition filed by the Administrator General. The Administrator General has accordingly sought directions from the Court to the concerned Banks, Post Offices and Companies to pay the amounts with accrued interest to the Petitioner. In view of the facts which are stated in the petition filed by the Administrator General, it would be necessary for the Court to grant the relief that is sought, in order to ensure that the estate of the deceased is not misappropriated or wasted. The Administrator General, in accordance with the provisions of the Administrator General Rules, 1970, shall have to issue a notice as provided in Rule 5. The Administrator General shall now proceed to exercise his powers, in accordance with law, including the Rules. The Petition is made absolute in terms of prayer clauses (a) to (l). The words “the direction of this Hon'ble Court or according to” are bracketed and deleted from prayer clause (j). .....