1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION GUARDIANSHIP PETITION NO.14 OF 2009 Smt. Nanda Balu Pakhre .... Petitioner Mr. Rajiv J. Mane for the Petitioner. None for the Respondent. CORAM: DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. DATED: 24TH JUNE, 2009 P.C: The petition has been filed by the sister of the deceased Arvind Kannappa Naidu. The deceased was working as a Havaldar for the Central Excise Department. The wife of the deceased died on 10th February, 2002. A son by the name Prashant was born from the wedlock on 4th December, 1996 and he is still a minor. After the death of his first wife, the brother of the petitioner had married a second time. One son has been born from the wedlock. After the death of the petitioner s brother, the minor son is being looked after by his paternal grandmother and by the petitioner. The grandmother is said to be aged and it is in 2 those circumstances that the petitioner has moved the petition under Section 10 of the Guardian and Wards Act. It has been stated that the family pension would be payable to the minor on account of service rendered by the deceased and the Department has called for guardianship certificate from the competent Court. The service of the petition has been duly effected. There is no objection. Having regard to all the facts and circumstances which have been narrated herein above and particularly since nothing adverse has been drawn to the attention of the Court, there is no reason why the reliefs that have been sought should not be granted. This would be in the interest of the welfare of the minor. The petition is made absolute in terms of prayer Clause (b). The amount of the family pension payable to the minor Prashant shall be deposited with the Accounts Officer of the High Court which shall be invested by him in fixed deposit of any nationalised Bank. The interest which accrues thereon shall be payable from time to time to the petitioner and shall be utilised by the petitioner for the maintenance and upkeep of the minor. The petition is accordingly disposed of. ------