India, Sept. 21 -- In many a testamentary petition before the Bombay High Court, where there is a will, there is another one. Recently, when a Parsi centenarian who had no descendants died leaving behind her sprawling bungalow at Kemp's Corner to charity, a middle-aged Parsi man turned up before the court claiming to be "just like the deceased's son", and asking for a share in the property.

Hilla Dadysett, the last member of one of the city's most prominent Parsi families, died on May 22, 2023 leaving behind a will that bequeathed her home, Monte Rosa, a 3599.54 square metre bungalow at Kemps' Corner valued approximately at Rs.250 crore, to charity. While the testamentary petition seeking a probate of her will by its executors Hoshang an...