IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY O. O. C. J. GUARDIANSHIP PETITION NO.21 OF 2009 Papati V. Swami. ...Petitioner. .... Mr. Kunal Cheema for the Petitioner. None for the Respondents. ..... CORAM : DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J. July 22, 2009. P.C. The Guardianship Petition has been filed by the maternal grandmother of two minor children - Sattya who was born on 31st May 1994 and Ganesh who was born on 11th November 1995. The father and mother of the two minors died on 5th September 1998 and 28th May 2007. After the death of the father of the minors, it has been stated that the Petitioner was residing together with her daughter, namely, the mother of the two children. After the death of the parents, the minors are residing with the Petitioner. The mother was employed as a peon in a Municipal School and is entitled to gratuity. It has been stated that the mother has also obtained an L.I.C. policy in which the minor daughter is shown as a nominee. A fixed deposit of Rs.50,000/- was made in the Bank of India in which the minors are stated to be nominees. Since the Petitioner is the maternal grandmother of the two minor children, and since both the parents have died, it would be in the interests of justice to allow the Petition. The Petition is made absolute in terms of prayer clauses (a) to (e). .....