1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION GUARDIANSHIP PETITION NO.126 OF 2008 Chandrakant Vatkar .. Petitioner Ms.A.V.Khandkar for petitioner CORAM : S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATE : 25th March 2009. P.C. . Notice of this petition is duly issued but none is present to oppose the prayers in this petition. 2. Petitioner seeks appointment as guardian of minors. 3. It is stated by the petitioner that he is Hindu and Maternal uncle of minors. He is residing at Mumbai. Natural parents of minors expired at Mumbai on 3rd May 2003 and 29th May 2 2008. Petitioner is brother in law of father of minors. Father of minors was employed with Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation. He expired leaving behind him his wife who also subsequently expired. He has left one major daughter and the minors. 4. The petitioner has annexed copies of the death certificates. He has stated that the minors are in his care and custody. The deceased died intestate. The deceased was entitled to provident Fund and benefits of pension from the employer but the employer has directed that appropriate orders be obtained so that the minors will get the benefit. My attention is invited to the deposits made by the deceased in the name of minors and the petitioner states that even for renewal or withdrawal of the amounts appropriate orders from the Civil Court would be necessary. 5. It is in these circumstances that the 3 petitioner has applied for the reliefs more particularly set out above. He has given all necessary declarations. He states that he has no interest adverse to that of the minors. He has taken care of the minors and would continue to do so. He will provide for their education, maintainance and will also take care of their medical needs. 6. From a perusal of the petition, I am satisfied that the petition is filed bonafide and that the interest and welfare of the minors would be sufficiently protected, if the petitioner is appointed as their Guardian. 7. Petition is, therefore, made absolute in terms of prayer clauses (a) and (b). However, the petitioner should retrieve and receive all sums to which the minors are entitled and all such sums, shall be deposited by him with the Accounts Officer of this Court. The Accounts 4 Officer to invest the amount, after the same is duly deposited in the Court, in any Nationalised Bank in Fixed Deposits, to ensure that such investment would gain maximum Interest for the minors. 8. After the amounts are duly received and deposited, petitioner can apply for further reliefs, including withdrawal of periodical sums for the welfare, maintainance and education of the minors. All concerned to act on an authenticated copy of this order. (S.C.Dharmadhikari, J)