1. This is an appeal against an order passed by the District Judge of Guntur under Section 25, Guardians and Wards Act (8 of 1890) directing the appellant to hand over to the respondent his male child aged 4 years. The respondent is the father of the child and the appellant is its maternal grandfather. The material facts of the case are these : The childs mother died about three years ago. From the time she gave birth to the child she was ailing from some disease and it was thought advisable in the interests of the child that it should be separated from the mother. The child was, therefore, left under the care of the appellant and his wife who have since brought it up. The respondent married a second wife sometime after the death of the childs mother and his second wife is living with him. Besides her, he has a widowed sister who is also living with him as a member of his family. His case is that he requested the appellant to send back the child to his custody as he was desirous of bringing him up himself. The appellant refused to do so without assigning any proper reasons therefor. He therefore, applied to the Court under Section 25, Guardians and Wards Act for an order di