IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION GUARDIANSHIP PETITION NO.89 OF 2005 In the matter of Mahesh Waran S/o Mathiyalagan & Baby Prita D/o. Mathiyalagan Muttumal Natarajan Adidbid ...Petitioner ...... Mr.Nitin Satpute for Petitioner. ...... CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR, J. JULY 13, 2005. JULY 13, 2005. JULY 13, 2005. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard Counsel for the Petitioner. None appears to oppose this Petition, though service has been effected. No reply has been filed. 2. Petitioner is the grandmother of the minors. The father of the minors expired on 15th February 2000, leaving behind widow Smt.Annameri Mathiyalagan Harijan. However, the mother of the : 2 : minors, it is stated, is missing for over more than one year and inspite of all efforts made to search, she has not been traced. 3. The father of the minors was working in Bombay Port Trust. After his death, the heirs and legal representatives have become entitled for pension and other benefits. The minors are presently under the care and custody of the Petitioner, who is their grandmother. 4. In the circumstances, taking overall view of the matter, in the interest of justice and considering the paramount interest of the minors, Petition deserves to be allowed in terms of prayer clauses (a), (b) and (d). Ordered accordingly. A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.