1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION Guardianship Petition No.90 of 2007 Smt.Sharda Mahavir Kamble. .. .. Petitioner Mr.Sachin Masurkar for petitioner. ---- CORAM : SMT.ROSHAN DALVI, J. Dated : 6th June, 2008 P.C. : 1.The petitioner is the paternal aunt of 3 minors in respect of whom she desires to be appointed as guardian. The petitioner as well as the three minors are present in the Court. The father of the minors has expired. The mother of the minors is stated to have left the minors in the custody of the petitioner. The minors were residing with their parents earlier. The petitioner has produced the ration card showing their residence. She claims that after the death of their father and the abandonment by their mother, the minors have been residing with her. She has produced the report cards of the children for the year 2004-2005. 2. The petitioner has also produced hall tickets of the three minor children showing that they appeared for the S.S.C. 2 examination in March 2008. It is seen that the children lived with the petitioner and are cared for by the petitioner. The petitioner, therefore, deserves to be appointed guardian of the three minor children. Consequently, the death benefits of the petitioner's father can be utilized by the petitioner for the maintenance of the minor children. The petition is made absolute in terms of prayer (b). 3.The petitioner is appointed guardian of the minor children Pretesh, Dinesh and Ritesh Bagade. 4.The Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy shall deposit all the provident fund and other dues of the father of the petitioner Uttam Bagade with the Accounts Officer of this Court. The Accounts Officer shall invest these amounts in Bank of India for a period of two years. The Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy shall also deposit the pension of Uttam Bagade in the Savings Account No.15257 of the petitioner with the Central Bank, Mankhurd Branch, Mumbai. The petitioner shall be entitled to use the pension amount for the maintenance of the children. 5.The petition is disposed of accordingly. [SMT.ROSHAN DALVI, J.]