JUDGMENT

The petitioner, the mother and natural guardian of minor Varkey M.M., filed O.P.(Guardian) No.43/2021 before the Additional District Court-V, Ernakulam, under Sections 8 and 9 of the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, for appointing her as the guardian of the person and properties of the minor and permitting her to assign the share of the minor in the landed properties devolved upon them on the death of her husband.

2. 'A' schedule property is 27 cents of land in Sy.No.747/3 of Piravam Village. 'B' schedule property is 11 cents of land in the same Survey Number.

3. The Court below allowed the petition as per order dated

10.12.2021. The operative portion of the order reads thus:

“In the result, petition is allowed as follows:- 1. The petitioner, Reena Mathew, wife of late Mathew Varghese is appointed as the guardian of the person and properties of the minor, M.M.

Varkey.

2. The petitioner is granted permission to assign the share of the minor, M.M.Varkey along with her share in the petition schedule properties.

3. The petitioner shall deposit Rs.6,00,000/- being the sale proceeds in respect of the petition ‘A’ schedule property and Rs.3,90,000/- being the sale proceeds in respect of the petition ‘B’ schedule property due to the minor, M.M. Varkey (Rs.6,00,000/- + Rs.3,90,000/- = Rs.9,90,000/-) in a Nationalized Bank to her choice in the name of the minor, M.M. Varkey till he attains the age of majority. Such deposit shall be within one month from the date of sale of the petition schedule properties and she shall produce the deposit receipts before this Court forthwith.

4. The petitioner shall execute a bond for Rs.20,000/- undertaking to discharge her obligations in the name of Special Judge, Idamalayar Investigations/Addl. District Judge-V, Ernakulam within 30 days from this date for the approval of the Special Judge, Idamalayar Investigations/Addl. District Judge-V, Ernakulam.

5. The fixed deposit receipts has to be produced forthwith and shall be kept in safe custody.

6. A draft sale deed in respect of the petition schedule property shall be produced before this court for approval and execution shall be effected only after obtaining permission from the court.

7. Original sale deed as well as copy thereof shall be produced before this court within a period of one month from the date of execution of the sale deed and original sale deed will be returned after verification and execution of the bond, certified copy shall be kept along with FD receipts.”

4. The petitioner filed I.A.No.4 of 2022 (sic: I.A.No.5 of 2022)

seeking permission to sell 6 cents of land from the 'B' schedule property and to deposit the proportionate amount towards the share of the minor. The Court below dismissed the application as per order dated 28.03.2022. The said order reads thus:

“Comply the order dated 10.12.2021 in GOP No.43/21 since there is no error apparent on the face of the record to review the order according to the whims and fancies of the petitioner. Moreover, the petitioner has no case that there is any mistake or error apparent on the face of records so as to consider the application and to review the order dated 10.12.2021. Moreover in the petition and in the proof afÏdavit the petitioner categorically averred that the petitioner is ready and willing to abide any conditions imposed by the Court for the purpose of the petition without default. Hence this petition is only to be dismissed. In the result petition dismissed.”

5. Heard Sri.Peeyus A.Kottam, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner.

6. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the minor is suffering from ‘Autism’. The petitioner had approached the Court seeking permission to sell the property to meet the expenses required for the treatment of the child. At the same time, the petitioner wanted to see that the value of the share entitled to the minor is preserved in a fixed deposit as directed by the Court below. The petitioner only wanted to utilise the value of the propor