1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY O. O. C. J. GUARDIANSHIP PETITION NO.35 OF 2009 Mahendra Vasant Adhangale. ...Petitioner. .... Ms.Gunjan Shah with Mr.Sandeep Barve i/b. B.K. Barve & Co. for the Petitioner. ..... CORAM : DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J. July 22, 2009. P.C. The Petition has been filed for appointing a guardian of Ravindra Vasant Adhangale who suffers from mental retardation. Vimal Vasant Adhangale who was in the employment of the Central Railway as a peon is stated to have died intestate on 17th July 2008. The Petitioner is a son of the deceased. The deceased has left behind her two sons and two daughters who are exclusively entitled to the share in her estate. The husband of the deceased has pre-deceased her on 4th July 1982. Ravindra Vasant Adhangale who has born on 23rd September 1969 is suffering from moderate mental retardation (IQ=43). A certificate has been issued by the Medical Director of 2 Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial Hospital, Central Railway, Byculla on 6th august 2008. The two married sisters of the Petitioner have filed affidavits in these proceedings indicating that they have no objection to the appointment of the Petitioner as guardian. In these circumstances, it is necessary in the interests of justice for the welfare of Ravindra Vasant Adhangale to appoint the Petitioner as his guardian as prayed. The Petition is made absolute in terms of prayer clauses (b) and (c). .......