1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY O. O. C. J. GUARDIANSHIP PETITION NO.129 OF 2008 In the matter of appointment of the Guardian of Master Abhishek Vilas Thakre ..Minor. Shobha Balkrishna Garge ..Petitioner. .... Mr. S.P. Singh for the Petitioner. CORAM : DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. 26th August, 2009. P.C. : The Petitioner is the maternal grandmother of a minor child Abhishek Vilas Thakre born on 14th December, 1996. The father of the minor died intestate on 16th April, 1998 while the mother died on 31st July, 2007. The minor is the only child born from the wedlock. The minor is under the care of the Petitioner and resides with her at Jogeshwari. The other relatives of the minor have been served and an affidavit of service has been filed. The mother of the minor has an amount of Rs.1,15,794/- lying to her credit in the Savings Bank Account 2 at Dena Bank, Jogeshwari (West) Branch, Mumbai. The Petitioner has sought to be appointed as a guardian of the minor and for consequential directions in regard to the amounts lying with Dena Bank. The material on the record will indicate that the appointment of the Petitioner as guardian will be in the interest and welfare of the minor. The Petition is accordingly made absolute in terms of prayer clauses (a) and (b). The Branch Manager of Dena Bank Jogeshwari (West) Branch is directed to pay over the proceeds lying in the Savings Bank Account of the deceased, Smt. Asha Vilas Thakre to the Accounts Officer, High Court, Bombay. The Accounts Officer shall invest the amount in a fixed deposit of a nationalised bank and pay over the proceeds to Abhishek Vilas Thakre on his attaining the age of majority. In the meantime, the Accounts Officer shall permit the Petitioner to withdraw the interest accrued on the amount invested from time to time which shall be used for the maintenance and upkeep of the minor. The Petition is accordingly disposed of. *****