Plaintiffs v. Damodardas Bhaidas Bhuta & Ors. ..Caveators

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY TESTAMENTARY & INTESTATE JURISDICTION CHAMBER SUMMONS NO.31 OF 2007 CHAMBER SUMMONS NO.31 OF 2007 IN SUIT NO.55 OF 2004 IN PETITION NO.741 OF 2004 Bharati Jitendra Parekh & Anr. ..Petitioners/ Plaintiffs Versus Damodardas Bhaidas Bhuta & Ors. ..Caveators/ Defendants And The Commissioner of Income-tax-21 ..Respondent ---- Mr.Anil Singh i/by Mr.D.R.Shah for the defendants. Ms.Deepa Kadam i/by Kirit Hakani for the petitioners ---- Coram : S.J.VAZIFDAR,J Coram : S.J.VAZIFDAR,J Date : 20.07.2007. PC 1. The plaintiffs are daughters of the deceased. Defendant no.1 is the husband of the deceased. The respondent is a Commissioner of Income-Tax. 2. The defendants already made a disclosure pursuant to the order dated 12.8.2005. The plaintiffs now seek certain further details in furtherance of the balance-sheet and other disclosure made by the defendants. Mr.Singh, the learned Counsel for the defendants to show his : 2 : bonafide, states that the defendants have absolutely no objection to furnish whatever details and particulars are available with them regarding the estate of the deceased. 3. In the circumstances, Chamber summons is made absolute in terms of prayer clauses-(a) and (b). Needless to say that the defendants should be bound and liable to disclose such particulars as are available with them. Chamber summons is also made absolute in terms of prayer clause-(c). At this stage, the order is restricted to directing the respondents only to preserve the record and to permit the parties to take copies thereof on payment of the cost, charges and expenses. ----