1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION GUARDIAN PETITION NO.99 OF 2005 Miss Mrunali Vijay Kalekar and Miss Nikita Vijay Kalekar, minors. Suman Vasant Ture nee Vanita. ..Petitioner. Ms.Laxmi Murali for petitioner. CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR,J CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR,J CORAM: A.M.KHANWILKAR,J DATE : SEPTEMBER 21, 2005. DATE : SEPTEMBER 21, 2005. DATE : SEPTEMBER 21, 2005. P.C. : P.C. : P.C. : 1. Heard counsel for the petitioner. Petitioner is the maternal aunt of the minors. After demise of parents of the minors, minors are under care and custody of petitioner. Petitioner is incurring all expenses including for education and medical. Notice has been issued and no response has been received either to support or oppose this petition. The petitioner being maternal aunt and as the minors are already under care and custody of the petitioner, in the interest of the minors, petition is allowed in terms of prayer clause (b),(c) and (d), which reads thus : (b) That the Petitioner may be appointed as Guardian (without security and without 2 remuneration) of the property and legal heirs of the minor children (c) That the New Custom, Ballard Pier, Mumbai (office) be directed to forward the dues and invest the same in then names of the two minor girls Mrunal(16) and Nikita(aged 14) in fixed Deposit, each one having 50 : 50 ratio till they attain the age of Majority i.e., 10 years or in the alternative the said amount be invested in the Nationalized Bank through Accounts Officer. (d) That the New Custom, Ballard Pier, Mumbai (Office) be directed to pay interest to the Petitioner for maintenance and education of the minors.