Guardians and Wards Act, 1890
Bare Act · 1890
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Guardian and Ward.
In the syllabus of: Delhi Higher Judiciary · Telangana Higher Judiciary · UGC NET Law · UP Higher Judiciary
- Act number
- 8 of 1890
- Enacted
- 21 March 1890
- Contents
- 55 sections · 4 chapters
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Contents
Chapter I — Preliminary
- Section 1 – Title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 – [Repealed.]
- Section 3 – Saving of jurisdiction of Courts of Wards and Chartered High Courts
- Section 4 – Definitions
- Section 4A – Power to confer jurisdiction on subordinate judicial officers and to transfer proceedings to such officers.
Chapter II — Appointment And Declaration Of Guardians
- Section 5 – [Omitted.] (preview)
- Section 6 – Saving of power to appoint in other cases (preview)
- Section 7 – Power of the Court to make order as to guardianship (preview)
- Section 8 – Persons entitled to apply for order (preview)
- Section 9 – Court having jurisdiction to entertain application (preview)
- Section 10 – Form of application (preview)
- Section 11 – Procedure on admission of application (preview)
- Section 12 – Power to make interlocutory order for production of minor and interim protection of person and property. (preview)
- Section 13 – Hearing of evidence before making of order (preview)
- Section 14 – Simultaneous proceedings in different Courts (preview)
- Section 15 – Appointment or declaration of several guardians (preview)
- Section 16 – Appointment or declaration of guardian for property beyond jurisdiction of the Court (preview)
- Section 17 – Matters to be considered by the Court in appointing guardian (preview)
- Section 18 – Appointment or declaration of Collector in virtue of office (preview)
- Section 19 – Guardian not to be appointed by the Court in certain cases General (preview)
Chapter III — Duties, Rights And Liabilities Of Guardians
- Section 20 – Fiduciary relation of guardian to ward (preview)
- Section 21 – Capacity of minors to act as guardians (preview)
- Section 22 – Remuneration of guardian (preview)
- Section 23 – Control of Collector as guardian Guardian of the person (preview)
- Section 24 – Duties of guardian of the person (preview)
- Section 25 – Title of guardian to custody of ward (preview)
- Section 26 – Removal of war from jurisdiction Guardian of property (preview)
- Section 27 – Duties of guardian of property (preview)
- Section 28 – Powers of testamentary guardian (preview)
- Section 29 – Limitation of powers of guardian of property appointed or declared by the Court (preview)
- Section 30 – Voidability of transfers made in contravention of section 28 or section 29 (preview)
- Section 31 – Practice with respect to permitting transfers under section 29 (preview)
- Section 32 – Variation of powers of guardian of property appointed or declared by the Court (preview)
- Section 33 – Right of guardian so appointed or declared to apply to the Court for opinion in management of property, of ward. (preview)
- Section 34 – Obligations on guardian of property appointed or declared by the Court (preview)
- Section 34A – Power to award remuneration for auditing accounts (preview)
- Section 35 – Suit against guardian where administration-bond was taken (preview)
- Section 36 – Suit against guardian where administration-bond was not taken (preview)
- Section 37 – General liability of guardian as trustee Termination of guardianship (preview)
- Section 38 – Right of survivorship among joint guardians (preview)
- Section 39 – Removal of guardian (preview)
- Section 40 – Discharge of guardian (preview)
- Section 41 – Cessation of authority of guardian (preview)
- Section 42 – Appointment of successor to guardian dead, discharged or removed (preview)
Chapter IV — Supplemental Provisions
- Section 43 – Orders for regulating conduct or proceedings of guardians, and enforcement of those orders (preview)
- Section 44 – Penalty for removal of ward from jurisdiction (preview)
- Section 45 – Penalty for contumacy (preview)
- Section 46 – Reports by Collectors and subordinate Courts (preview)
- Section 47 – Orders appealable (preview)
- Section 48 – Finality of other orders (preview)
- Section 49 – Costs (preview)
- Section 50 – Power of High Court to make rules (preview)
- Section 51 – Applicability of Act to guardians already appointed by Court (preview)
- Section 52 – [Repealed.] (preview)
- Section 53 – [Repealed.] THE SCHEDULE. — [Repealed.]. THE GUARDIANS AND WARDS ACT, 1890 (preview)