Bombay High Court Appoints Children Of Former Attorney General As Guardians Of Senior Citizen Sibling Having Mental Illness

The Bombay High Court has allowed a plea by the children of a former Attorney General and declared them as guardians of one of their siblings under Section 7 of the Guardian and Wards Act, 1890. The section was originally meant for guardianship of minors. Justice Riyaz Chagla widened the scope of Section 7 of the Act to allow guardianship of an adult suffering from a mental handicap noting...