1. The appellants are the father-in-law and mother-in-law of the respondent. They filed the Guardian O.P. No. 105 of 1994 before the Principal District Court, Tuticorin for appointing themselves as the Guardian of the minors Venkatesh and Dinesh Babu and for direction directing the respondent herein to handover the custody of the minors to the appellants. The case of the appellants is that the respondent married the only son of the Appellants on 9.7.1986. The abovesaid minors were born out of the said wedlock. Their only son died on 13.5.1990 and thereafter the respondent was living jointly with the appellants along with the children. Suddenly, the respondent left the house in April, 1991 and refused to come back and started to live with her parents at Kovilpatti. The respondent got married on 25.10.1993 without informing the appellants and since she got remarried, she cannot be the legal guardian for the minors.

2. The respondent herein filed counter stating that the appellants gave troubles and tortured the respondent and her children stating that they are the main cause for the death of their only son and drove her away from the house. She joined with her parents and