1 GP-62 PGK IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION Guardianship Petition No.62 of 2010 Shrinath Purshottam Kale .. .. Petitioner Ms.Navneet P. Chahal for Petitioner. ----- CORAM : SMT.ROSHAN DALVI, J. DATED : 20th October, 2010 P.C. : 1.The Petitioner is the step father of the minor child Rom. The Petitioner has produced the birth certificate of the minor child, showing the name of the biological father of the minor child one Hasmukh D. (Malpani) Patel. Since the name of the child has been changed from Romal to Rom, the Petitioner has produced two newspapers of 10th May 2010, one in English and another in Marathi, notifying the change of name of the child. 2.The Petitioner has sought to be appointed the guardian of the child. There has been no dispute with regard to the appointment of the Petitioner by the biological father of the child. The biological mother of the child is the present wife of the Petitioner. The 2 GP-62 biological father of the child has filed a consent Affidavit to the adoption of the child by the Petitioner. 3.Under these circumstances, the Petitioner is appointed the guardian of the minor male child Rom, previously named as Romal Hasmukh Patel and who is now Rom Shrinath Kale. 4.Passport be issued to the said child in the aforesaid name i.e. Rom Shrinath Kale, showing the Petitioner as his father and legal guardian. 5.The Guardianship Petition is disposed of accordingly. (SMT.ROSHAN DALVI, J.)