VINCY CAJETAN NORONHA AND 2 ORS vs STEFFI GENOVEVO FERNANDES

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GP-1&13&2-2024-Jt.doc Sharayu Khot. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION GUARDIANSHIP PETITION NO. 1 OF 2024 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 10387 OF 2024 IN GUARDIANSHIP PETITION NO. 1 OF 2024 Mrs. Vincy Cajetan Noronha & Ors. …Petitioners Versus Mrs. Steffi Genovevo Fernandes …Respondent WITH GUARDIANSHIP PETITION NO. 13 OF 2024 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 21047 OF 2024 IN GUARDIANSHIP PETITION NO. 13 OF 2024 Mrs. Vincy Cajetan Noronha & Ors. …Petitioners Versus Mrs. Steffi Genovevo Fernandes …Respondent WITH GUARDIANSHIP PETITION NO. 2 OF 2024 WITH SHARAYU PANDURANG KHOT INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 31480 OF 2023 Digitally signed by IN SHARAYU PANDURANG KHOT Date: 2025.04.28 GUARDIANSHIP PETITION NO. 2 OF 2024 16:24:25 +0530 1/51 GP-1&13&2-2024-Jt.doc Steffi Genoveno Fernandes …Petitioner Versus Chidambaram P. Sankaram & Ors. …Respondents ---------- Ms. Susan Abraham a/w Mr. Narayan Suvarna, Ms. Poojasri Ganesan for the Petitioners in GP/1/2024 and GP/13/2024 and for Respondent Nos. 2 to 4 in GP/2/2024. Mr. Rajendra Sorankar i/by Ketan Dabke for the Petitioner in GP/2/2024 and for the Respondent in GP/1/2024 and GP/13/2024. Mr. Abhijit N. Desai for Respondent No. 1 in GP/2/2024. ---------- CORAM : R.I. CHAGLA J. Reserved on : 23rd January 2025 Pronounced on : 28th April 2025 JUDGMENT : 1. By the Guardianship Petition No. 1 of 2024, the Petitioners had initially sought the relief of permanent custody of the minor Yohan Johnny Sankaram (“Master Yohan”) born on 3rd December 2016. The Petitioner Nos. 1 and 2 are the grand-parents of Master Yohan and Petitioner No. 3 is their daughter, i.e. aunt of Master Yohan. Thereafter, by Guardianship Petition No. 13 of 2024 a fresh Guardianship Petition had been filed pursuant to direct