JUDGMENT :

Prayer : Civil Miscellaneous Appeal filed under Section 47 of Guardian and Wards Act, 1890, against the order and decree made in G.W.O.P.No.13 of 2017 on the file of the Principal District Judge, Vellore, Vellore District, dated 07.10.2020.

1. The order and decree dated 07.10.2020 passed in G.W.O.P.No.13 of 2017 is under challenge in the present Civil Miscellaneous Appeal.

2. The appellant, who is the Paternal grandmother of the minor children namely V.Sairaghu and V.Swathi, filed a petition under Section 6 of the Guardian and Wards Act, seeking custody of the minor children on the ground that the mother lost her right to maintain the minor children, in view of her behavior.

3. It is pertinent to note that Ex.P10/document signed by the father of the minor children, who is the natural guardian, authorizing his mother/appellant to file a petition. Such a power has been granted to the Paternal grandmother of the minor children, in view of the fact that the father of the children is working in CRPF and now posted in Jammu and Kashmir, more specifically in Kupwara District. Pursuant to the power/Ex.P10 granted by the father of the minor children, the Paternal grand mother of the