The Guardians and Wards Act, 1890

CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY

• 1.Title, extent and commencement
• 2.Repeal
• 3.Saving of jurisdiction of Courts of Wards and Chartered High Courts
• 4.Definitions
• 4A.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
• 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

Guardian of property

• 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.Viodability of transfers made in contravention of section 28 or section 29
• 31.Practice with respect to permitting transfers under section 29
• 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
• 34A.Power to award 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 to 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
• 53.Amendment of Chapter XXXI of the Code of Civil Procedure