This appeal is filed by the respondents 1/grandmother and respondent No.3/minor against decree in O.P.No.823 of 2008 on the file of Family Court, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar, Hyderabad.

Parties hereinafter be referred to as they are arrayed in the O.P. O.P.No.823 of 2008 was filed by the petitioner/mother of minor seeking custody of her son from respondent No.1/ the mother of the petitioner and maternal grandmother of the minor. The sister of the petitioner was also impleaded as respondent No.2 as she is also said to be staying with mother-respondent No.1. The minor child-respondent No.3 was born to the petitioner on 30th August, 1994 and was aged about 14 years on the date of filing of the said O.P. and is now aged about 16 years. The petitioner filed O.P.No.823 of 2008 seeking permanent custody of the minor, in the following circumstances as alleged in the petition. The petitioner claims that she was married to one Narayana Reddy on 5-12-1993 and after the petitioner left the company of her husband, she came to her mother’s house in July, 1994 for the purpose of delivery. On 30-8-1994, minor was born. The petitioner had filed an application in O.P.No.671 of 2001 b