: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION GUARDIANSHIP PETITION NO.155 OF 2007 Mohd.Ehsan Mansoor Jumai ....Petitioner Mr.S.A. Shaikh for the Petitioner. CORAM : S.J. VAZIFDAR, J. DATED : 19TH MARCH, 2008. P.C. : 1. The Petitioner has sought an order appointing him as a guardian of the minor girl aged three years. 2. The Petitioner is the brother of the minor’s deceased father. The minor’s father expired on 24.6.2004. 3. The minor’s mother is alive. She has however filed an affidavit stating that she has no objection to this Petition being allowed. It is stated that the minor’s mother is uneducated and has no source of income. She further states that the only person who has been and is fit to look after the minor child is the Petitioner. 4. The Petitioner is employed with the National : 2 : Aviation Company of India Limited. There is a possibility that in the event of the Petitioner being appointed as a guardian of the minor, the minor would also be entitled to avail of various facilities granted by the Petitioner’s employer. 5. The Petitioner has also stated that he has no interest in the estate of the deceased directly or indirectly. He states that he will continue to take care even of the minor’s mother. The statements are accepted. 6. In the circumstances, the Petition is made absolute in terms of prayer (b). Liberty to the parties including the mother of the minor to apply at any stage for variation or modification of the order.