IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY T & I. J. PETITION NO.3 OF 2006 Krishnaji Gokhale. ...Petitioner. .... Mr. N.J. Devashrayee for the Petitioner. ..... CORAM : DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. April 28, 2006. P.C.: This is a petition for the grant of a legal heirship certificate. The deceased Krishnaji D. Gokhale expired on 29th August 1987. The deceased was residing in tenanted premises at Room Nos.8 and 9, Mery Chawl, Caves Road, Jogeshwari (East), Mumbai-400060. The deceased died intestate. His only heirs comprised of the Petitioner, a widow and an unmarried daughter. The widow, Nalini Krishnaji Gokhale, expired on 20th August 2004, while the daughter of the deceased, Alka, expired on 28th May 1993. The Petitioner has stated that he is the only surviving heir of the deceased. A proclamation has been issued in respect of which an affidavit of service has been filed. In these circumstances, the petition is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). ......