-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION Guardianship Petition No.48 of 2007 Ramchandra S. Karanje. ... Petitioner v/s. 1. Yogesh S/o. Prakash Bhabal 2. Nintin S/o. Prakash Bhabal. ... Respondents Mr.K.M.Jena for Petitioner. ----- CORAM : SMT.R.S. DALVI, J. CORAM : SMT.R.S. DALVI, J. CORAM : SMT.R.S. DALVI, J. DATED : 21st March, 2007 DATED : 21st March, 2007 DATED : 21st March, 2007 P.C. : P.C. : P.C. : 1. Petitioner is the maternal uncle of the Respondents, who are two minors named Yogesh and Nitin. Parents of both the minors have expired. The Petitioner has produced the original birth certificates of the minors and the original death certificates of their parents. 2. The Petitioner contends that the maternal aunt and the maternal grandfather have given their consent to the Petitioner being appointed a guardian of the minors. 3. The father of the minor children served Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. He is entitled to receive Rs.35,030/-. His dues, upon his death, are lying to the credit of the account of his wife, the -2- mother of the minor child Ashwini Prakash Bhabal, in the Central Bank of India, Chembur Branch, Mumbai and in the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. Both the Central Bank of India and the Naval Dockyard shall transfer all the amounts lying to the credit of the account of the father or the mother of minor children to the Accounts Officer, High Court, Bombay. 4. After transfer of the aforesaid amounts, the Accounts Officer, High Court, Bombay shall invest the entire amount in an FDR in any Nationalized Bank or in RBI Bonds. Interest which accrues due every quarter or every six months on the said investment shall be entitled to be utilized by the Petitioner for the maintenance of the minor children. The principal amount shall remain with the Accounts Officer, High Court, Bombay, to be given to both the children equally when they attain majority. (Smt.R.S. Dalvi, J.) (Smt.R.S. Dalvi, J.) (Smt.R.S. Dalvi, J.)