1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION GUARDIAN PETITION NO. 140 OF 2004 In the matter of Guardian and Ward Act; In the matter of appointment of guardian of person and property of (1) Lakesh Namdeo Jadhav and (2) Deepak Namdeo Jadhav, both male Hindu Inhabitant of Bombay and are under the age of 18 years. .. Minors. Manda Shantaram Shinde. .... Petitioner. Mr. R.D. Mishra for petitioner. CORAM : S.U.KAMDAR, J. DATE : 12th January, 2005. P.C. 1. I have interviewed the petitioner as well as the children. The petitioner is the maternal Aunt of the minors. 2 2. The State Government is directed to deposit all the retiral dues of Vijaya Namdeo Jadhav with the Accounts Officer, High Court, Bombay within a period of two weeks from today. The Regional Provident Commissioner, is directed to deposit an amount of Rs. 1,35,790/- as per his letter dated 29.3.2004 within two weeks from today. 3. The petitioner is made absolute in terms of prayer clauses (a) and (b). 4. The Accounts Officer, High Court, Bombay is directed to invest the aforesaid amount deposited with him in a fixed deposit with any nationalised bank initially for a period of three years and renew the same thereafter from time to time till further orders. 5. In so far as the pension amount of the deceased is concerned the same shall be released to the petitioner for the purpose of upkeepment of the minor children. 6. Petition is disposed of accordingly. However, there shall be no order as to costs.