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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR D.B. Civil Misc. Appeal No. 1377/2024 Manohar Singh S/o Shri Madan Singh, Aged About 49 Years, R/o Village Nagdi, Tehsil Arnod, Dist. Pratapgarh (Rajasthan).

----Appellant Versus Smt. PayalKauwar W/o Shri Mahipal Singh, D/o Shri Mangu Singh, R/o Salamgarh, Tehsil Dalot, Dist. Pratapgarh, At Present Working As 4Th Class Employee Commissioner Office Tribal Department Udaipur Rajasthan.

----Respondent For Appellant(s) : Mr. Shambhoo Singh Rathore Ms. Ayushi Rathore For Respondent(s) : Mr. Harshvardhan Singh HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN MONGA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL BENIWAL Order(Oral)

16/03/2026 Per : Arun Monga, J

1. Appeal herein is directed against the impugned order and judgment dated 16.12.2023 passed by the learned Family Court in Misc. Case No. 9/2023 (Manohar Singh vs. Smt. Payal Kunwar), whereby the application filed under Section 7 of the Guardian and Wards Act, 1890 seeking declaration of the applicant–appellant as the natural guardian of his nephew, Umrao Singh @ Kana was dismissed.

2. The appellant is the maternal uncle of Umrao Singh @ Kana, stated to be a person suffering from both mental and physical disab