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Caveat Petition (Section 148A, Code of Civil Procedure)

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Caveator's full nameNeeded

For example: Sukhwinder Kaur

Caveator — son/daughter/wife ofNeeded

For example: daughter of Sh. Gurmail Singh

Caveator's addressNeeded

House / flat / plot no.

Street, sector or locality

City area and PIN code

Court where the anticipated application is expected to be, or has been, filedNeeded

For example: THE COURT OF THE DISTRICT JUDGE, JALANDHAR

What kind of application do you apprehend?Needed

an application for probate of a will, or for letters of administration to an estatean application for an injunction or other interim order in a civil suitanother kind of application, described below

The estate, property or matter the anticipated application concernsNeeded

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For example: The estate of the late Sh. Gurmail Singh, who died on 6 February 2026, comprising immovable property at House No. 55, Guru Nanak Nagar, Jalandhar and bank accounts held with State Bank of India, Jalandhar.

Your interest in the matter, entitling you to appearNeeded

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For example: The Caveator is a daughter and one of the Class I legal heirs of the deceased, and has an interest in the estate under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956.

Grounds for apprehending the applicationNeeded

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For example: The Caveator has reliable information that another family member intends to apply for probate of a will dated shortly before the deceased's death, of which the Caveator was never informed and whose genuineness the Caveator disputes.

Name of the person expected to make the applicationNeeded

For example: Baljit Singh

Address of that personNeeded

House / flat / plot no.

Street, sector or locality

City area and PIN code

Punjab or ChandigarhNeeded

the State of Punjabthe Union Territory of Chandigarh

Advocate's nameYou may leave this

For example: Amandeep Kaur Sidhu, Advocate

Date of filing this caveatNeeded

A calendar date — the day, the month and the year. Dates in a document like this are read against one another, so a date typed here can change what another date is allowed to be.

Place of verificationNeeded

For example: Jalandhar

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IN THE COURT OF __________

IN THE MATTER OF: __________

CAVEAT PETITION UNDER SECTION 148A OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908

__________, __________, resident of __________ ... CAVEATOR

MOST RESPECTFULLY SHOWETH:

1. That the Caveator apprehends that __________, of __________, may make, or has already indicated an intention to make, __________

before this Hon'ble Court, concerning: __________

2. That the Caveator's interest entitling the Caveator to appear on the hearing of any such application is: __________

3. That the grounds on which the Caveator apprehends such an application are: __________

4. That the Caveator accordingly lodges this caveat under section 148A(1) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, so that no order may be passed on any such application without notice to, and an opportunity of being heard given to, the Caveator.

5. That this caveat is filed in __________, and the Caveator shall separately serve a notice of this caveat on __________ by registered post with acknowledgement due, as section 148A(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 requires.

6. That this caveat shall remain in force for ninety days from the date it is lodged, under section 148A(5) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, unless the anticipated application is made before that period expires.

PRAYER

It is therefore most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to:

(a) take this caveat on record;

(b) direct that no order be passed on any application of the kind described above without notice to the Caveator; and

(c) direct that a copy of any such application, and of any paper or document filed in support of it, be furnished to the Caveator at the applicant's expense, as section 148A(4) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 provides.

CAVEATOR

VERIFICATION

Verified at __________ on __________ that the contents of paragraphs 1 to 6 of this caveat are true and correct to my knowledge, that no part of it is false and that nothing material has been concealed therefrom.

CAVEATOR

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