JUDGMENT 1. By way of this Criminal Writ Petition, the petitioner has challenged the order dated 20.01.2018 in Criminal Misc. Application No. 55/2016 in the maintenance proceedings under Section 125 of Cr.P.C. pending in the Family Court, Alwar, vide which the mother-in-law of the petitioner has been substituted as the natural guardian of the minor daughter of the petitioner. 2. Heard learned counsel for both the sides and perused the material made available on record. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that being the father, he is natural guardian of his minor daughter, and separate proceedings for guardianship of his daughter are pending before the same Court but without taking any decision, the petitioner's mother-in-law has been substituted as the natural guardian of his minor daughter in a quite illegal and arbitrary manner. The petition deserves to be allowed. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent has supported the impugned order with the submission that separate proceedings regarding guardianship of the minor girl are pending before the same court, in which question of guardianship shall be finally decided and till then no interference is called for in the impugned order. The petition deserves to be dismissed. 5. Keeping in view the above submissions, no interference in the impugned order is called for till a decision regarding the guardianship of the minor child is taken by the Family court in the proceedings pending before it. However, the petition is disposed of with a direction that the learned Family Court shall expeditiously decide the petition pending before it, regarding guardianship of respondent-applicant Arushi @ Monika, daughter of the petitioner, preferably within two months from the date of receipt of the copy of this order and thereafter the proceedings of maintenance for applicant- Arushi shall be further proceeded with according to the decision taken by the Family Court in the proceedings of guardianship pending before it.