Under the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, a person otherwise entitled to guardianship:

Section 13(2) of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 provides that no person is entitled to guardianship by virtue of the Act or any law on guardianship in marriage "if the court is of opinion that his or her guardianship will not be for the welfare of the minor". Entitlement therefore yields to the court's view of welfare; it is not absolute and does not turn on the minor's objection.