Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 - (Bare Act)

 Also Contains: Majority Act, 1875

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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

Sections

1.Title, extent and commencement

2.[RepeaLed]

3.Saving of Jurisdiction of Courts of Wards and Chartered High Courts    

4. Definitions      

4-A. Power to confer jurisdiction on subordinate judicial officers              

and to transfer proceedings to such officers

CHAPTER II

APPOINTMENT AND DECLARATION OF GUARDIANS
5. Power of parents to appoint in case of European British subjects [RepeaLed]                  

6.Saving of power to appoint in other cases          

7.Power of the Court to make order as to guardianship

8.Persons entitled to apply for order       

9.Court having jurisdiction to entertain application          

10.Form of application  

11. Procedure on admission of application ..       

12. Power to make interlocutory order for production of minor and interim protection of person and property  

13.Hearing of evidence before making of order                  

14.Simultaneous proceedings in different Courts               

15.Appointment or declaration of several guardians       

16.Appointment or declaration of guardian for property beyond jurisdiction of the Court

17.Matters to be considered by the Court in appointing guardian             

18.Appointment or declaration of Collector in virtue of office       

19.Guardian not to be appointed by the Court in certain cases   

CHAPTER III

DUTIES, RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF GUARDIANS

GeneraL

20.Fiduciary relation of guardian to ward

21.Capacity of minors to act as guardians

22.Remuneration of guardian

23.Control of Collector as guardian

Guardian of the person

24.Duties of guardian of the person

25.Title of guardian to custody of ward

26.Removal of ward from jurisdiction

27.Duties of guardian of property

28.Powers of testamentary guardian

29.Limitation of powers of guardian of property appointed or declared by the Court  

30.Voidability of transfers made in contravention of Section 28 or Section 29

31.Practice with respect to permitting transfers under Sections

32. Variation of powers of guardian of property appointed or declared by the Court

33.Right of guardian so appointed or declared to apply to the Court for opinion in management of property of ward

34.Obligations on guardian of property appointed or declared by the Court

34-A. A Power to Ward remuneration for auditing accounts  

35.Suit against guardian where administration-bond was taken

36.Suit against guardian where administration-bond was not taken

37.General liability of guardian as trustee Termination of guardianship

38.Right of survivorship among joint guardians

39.Removal of guardian

40.Discharge of guardian  

41.Cessation of authority of guardian

42.Appointment of successor to guardian dead, discharged, or removed

CHAPTER IV

SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS

43. Orders for regulating conduct or proceedings of guardians, and enforcement of those orders

44.Penalty for removal of ward from jurisdiction

45.Penalty for contumacy

46.Reports by Collectors and subordinate Courts

47.Orders appealable

48.Finality of other orders

49.Costs

50.Power of High Court to make rules

51.Applicability of Act to guardians already appointed by Court

52.Amendment of Indian Majority Act [Repealed]

53.Amendment of Chapter XXXI of the Code of Civil Procedure [Repealed]

THE SCHEDULE [Repealed]