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Guardian and Wards Act, 1890

Topic Serial #	Content	Case Law
	PREAMBLE
0	PREAMBLE
	CHAPTER I
	PRELIMINARY
1	Title, extent and commencement	Case Law
2	Repealed
3	Saving of jurisdiction of Courts of Wards and Chartered High Courts
4	Definitions
4	4-A Power to confer jurisdiction on subordinate judicial offices and to transfer proceedings to such officers	Case Law
	CHAPTER II
	APPOINTMENT AND DECLARATION OF GUARDIANS
5	Power of parents to appoint in case of European British, subjects
6	Saving of power to appoint in other cases
7	Power of the Court to make order as to guardianship	Case Law
8	Persons entitled to apply for order
9	Court having jurisdiction to entertain application	Case Law
10	Form of application	Case Law
11	Procedure on admission of application
12	Power to make interlocutory order	Case Law
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	Case Law
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
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
24	Duties of guardian of the person
25	Title of guardian to custody of ward	Case Law
26	Removal of ward from jurisdiction	Case Law
27	Duties of guardian of property
28	Power of testamentary guardian
29	Limitation of powers of guardian of property appointed or declared by the Court	Case Law
30	Void ability of transfers made in contravention of section 28 or section 29	Case Law
31	Practice with respect to permitting transfers under section 29	Case Law
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	34-A Power to award remuneration for auditing accounts
35	Suit against guardian where administration-bond was taken
36	Suit against guardians where administration bond was not taken
37	General liability of guardian and trustee
38	Right of survivorship among joint guardians
39	Removal of guardian	Case Law
40	Discharge of Guardian
41	Cessation of authority of guardian
42	Appointment of successor to guardian dead, discharge or removed
	CHAPTER IV
	SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS
43	Orders for regulating conduct of proceedings of guardians and enforcement of those orders	Case Law
44	Penalty for removal of ward from jurisdiction
45	Penalty for contumacy
46	Reports by Collectors and Subordinate Courts
47	Orders appealable	Case Law
48	Finality of other orders	Case Law
49	Costs
50	Power to High Court to make rules
51	Applicability of Act, to guardians already appointed by Court
52	[Amendment of Majority Act]
53	[Amendment of Chapter XXXI of the Code of Civil Procedure]
	THE SCHEDULE
1	THE SCHEDULE