1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION GUARDIANSHIP PETITION NO.104 OF 2008 Smt.Ratnamala Namdeo Narvekar .. Petitioner Mrs.S.S.Deshmukh for petitioner CORAM : S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATE : 8th October 2008 P.C. . The affidavit of service shows that the copy of notice has been affixed on High Court notice board. The petitioner is paternal aunt of the minor. Deceased Ganesh was the brother of petitioner. He expired on 16th February 2008. His wife pre-deceased him on 23rd January 2008. The death certificates are annexed as Exh.A and B. 2. The minor was born on 4th February 2003 and Exh.C is the birth certificate. In para 3 of 2 the petition it is stated by the petitioner, who is paternal aunt of the minor, that there are three sisters of the deceased Ganesh who are also paternal aunts of the minor. However, they have executed affidavits in favour of petitioner and have stated that they would have no objection if the petitioner is appointed as guardian of the minor. 3. Even the maternal uncle Shankar Temkar has not come forward to claim custody of the minor. Mrs.Gokhale learned Advocate for petitioner states that the minor was put in a child care centre/ children home and that is how the paternal aunt now comes forward. She is willing to act as guardian of the property and person of the minor without security. She is serving in a hospital. She has no other liabilities except her daughter who is 18 years old. The details of the properties of the minor are set out. All necessary declarations have 3 been made on oath. Even particulars as are required to be disclosed have been disclosed. 4. Notice of the petition has been duly served and none has come forward to object to the claim of the petitioner. In such circumstances and when the petitioner has undertaken to deposit the monies which are due and payable to the minor in this Court, there is no impediment in law for granting the relief in favour of petitioner. 5. Accordingly, the petition is made absolute in terms of prayer clauses (a) to (g). Liberty to apply after deposit of the amounts with the Accounts Officer, High Court. All concerned to act on an authenticated copy of this order. 4 (S.C.Dharmadhikari, J)