: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION GUARDIANSHIP PETITION NO.108 OF 2007 Balkrishna H. Jadhav ....Petitioner V/s. Shantaram B. Pawar & Ors. ....Respondents Mr.Aniket Vagal i/b Prashant S. Marathe for the Petitioner. CORAM : S.J. VAZIFDAR, J. DATED : 23RD JANUARY, 2008. P.C. : 1. The Petitioner seeks to be appointed as guardian of the two minor girls whose mother and father expired on 17.9.2002 and 6.4.2002 respectively. 2. It appears that none of the relatives of the minor children are willing to look after the minor children. Since the death of the parents of the minors, Petitioner No.1 has been looking after them. The minor children have since the death of their parents being residing with Petitioner No.1. 3. The procedure has been complied with. The notices have been issued. There is no objection to the Petition. The other relatives of the minor : 2 : children have filed the affidavits intimating that they have no objection to the Petition being allowed. 4. In the circumstances the Petition is made absolute in the following terms :- i). Petitioner No.1 is appointed as guardian of the two minor children till they attain the age of majority. ii). The authorities, banks and persons who are in possession/custody of the dues of the deceased parents of the minor children are directed to deposit the amounts either in lump-sum or from time to time as the case may be with the Accounts Officer of this Court, who shall invest the same in fixed deposit of a nationalized bank initially for a period of three years and thereafter for like periods of three years each till the minor children reach the age of majority. iii). Petitioner No.1 shall be entitled to interest on the above investments which shall be utilized for the welfare of the minor children. : 3 : 5. The Petition is accordingly disposed of.