bsb IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 5600 OF 2008 PETITION NO. 5600 OF 2008 PETITION NO. 5600 OF 2008 Janice Peters ... Petitioner v/s Mr.Gilroy D’Souza ... Respondent Ms.Ratna Bhargavan i/by R.Bhargavan & Associates for the petitioner. Mr.B.G.Vaidya for the respondent. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATED: DATED: DATED: 14TH OCTOBER, 2008 14TH OCTOBER, 2008 14TH OCTOBER, 2008 P.C. P.C. P.C.: 1. The petition has been filed against the order passed by the Judge, Family Court, on 17.4.2008. 2. The petitioner is the grandmother of two children, Carl and Tracykim. She has filed an application before the Family Court under the Guardian and Wards Act, 1890, for joint custody with the father of the children i.e. the respondent herein. The mother of the children, who was the daughter of the petitioner, died and the children were left in the custody of the petitioner while the respondent father was at sea on account of his job in the merchant navy. 2 3. The Family Court has denied any interim relief to the petitioner and it is this order which has been challenged in the petition. 4. In my opinion, there is no need to interfere with this order since the main petition is still pending. Whatever rights the petitioner may have must be established before the Family Court before giving any access to the grandchildren, who the respondent claims, have suffered in the custody of the petitioner. 5. Writ petition rejected. 6. M.J.Petition No.D-98 of 2007 is expedited.