1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION GUARDIANSHIP PETITION NO.18 OF 2009 Chirag Shailesh Merchant .... Petitioner Mr. Udaya S. Samudrala for the Petitioner. CORAM: DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. DATED: 24TH JUNE, 2009 P.C: The guardianship petition has been filed by the maternal uncle of a minor, Trisha Anish Dangarwala. The parents of the minor obtained a divorce on 28th October, 2002 by mutual consent. The custody of the minor was given to the mother. The mother of the minor died intestate on 25th November, 2006. The father of the minor resides in Toronto, Canada. He has filed an affidavit in these proceedings stating that he has no objection to the grant of guardianship to the petitioner who is the maternal uncle. As a matter of fact it has been stated that the minor has resided with the maternal uncle and the grand parents since the divorce obtained by her parents. The minor is 2 studying in a school in Mumbai. In these circumstances, on the basis of the material on record, it would be in the interest of justice and welfare of the minor to appoint the petitioner as the legal guardian. The petition is accordingly made absolute in terms of prayer Clauses (b), (c) and (d). ------