The Kerala Court of Wards Act, 1967 (President's Act No.3 of 1967)
kerala · 1967
- S. 1Short title, extent and commencement
- S. 2Act not to affect power of 1/igh Court over infants, idiotl and lunatzcs
- S. 3Defznittons
- S. 3BPecu111ary claim of Government, t!tc
- S. 4Court of Wards
- S. 5Cont1ol of Govemment
- S. 6Power of court to regulate proadure
- S. 7Power of court how exemsed
- S. 8Disqualzfication
- S. 9Immedtate p1otection of dtsqualijud heus
- S. 10Recovery of e>
- S. 11Report by Collec/or
- S. 12Proprietor to be given opportumty to be heard and to adduce eVtdmce
- S. 13Report by court
- S. 14Government may declare proprzetor disqualzjud an f dzrect court to assume supermtendence
- S. 15Proprietor not to be declared dtSqualifted under sectzo11 8 (c) unless on ground of public mtmst
- S. 16Provzszon to meet cases of undzuzd•d Hzndu
- S. 17Appllcatzon by propnelor hzmselj
- S. 18Notiftcatioll of assumptiott of Jttfttrintendence
- S. 19Collecto1 to take charge of ward'" property
- S. 20Powers of Collector
- S. 21Allowances for ward ond famzly
- S. 22Custody, resuience, eductzon aud marriage of ward or minor relatwes
- S. 23Appointment, ete
- S. 24Collector to act if there are no managers or guardtans
- S. 25Who may and may not be guardians
- S. 26Dutus of guardians
- S. 27Powers of manager
- S. 28Duties of manager
- S. 29EmplGyees of court deemed to be public servants
- S. 30Manager and othc1 servants to be deemed to be publzc accountants
- S. 31Regulation of expenditure
- S. 32Surplus how to be dealt with
- S. 33Dzsabrlitres of
- S. 34Powers of court as to property under zts superintendence
- S. 35Establzshments and distribu12on of charges
- S. 36Notzce callwg upon clazma11ts to notify clazms
- S. 37Claimants to furmsh full parttcufars a11d documents
- S. 38Pecumary claim of Government, etc , not affected
- S. 39Clazms admztted and dzsallowed
- S. 40Claims tzot tzotified cease to carry wterest, etc
- S. 41ln12dmissibrlity in evrdcnce of documents tzot troduced
- S. 42When mortgagee zn posseman may be dispossessed
- S. 43Protection of action taken in good fazth
- S. 44Suzt not to be znstitut,·d untzl after notzc~ to Collector
- S. 45Suit or proceedmg1Jy or agawst ward
- S. 46Costs against manager how pazd
- S. 47Suits must be authorised by court
- S. 48Adjudzcation of rivil disputes between two or more wards
- S. 49Release from superzntendence
- S. 50Release of estate taken under management under section 17 when debts cannot be liqutdated within reasonable tzme
- S. 51W htn estate taken under management under sectzon 17 ml!)l be made t:r' over to proprietor
- S. 52Option to retain superintendence 111 certam cases
- S. 53Disabzlzties of proprietor in such ,as1s
- S. 54Appomtment of guardzan before release
- S. 55Recovery of expenses after release
- S. 56Procedure when succession to ward's property is disputed
- S. 57NotificatiOn of release from superin
- S. 58Powe1 of court in regard to religiow endowment of which ward is heredztary trustee or manager
- S. 59Powas of persons holdmg tnqumes
- S. 60Property under charge of court not liable to sale for arrears
- S. 61Power to make rules
- S. 62Abetting wuanctioned marriage of wards, etc
- S. 63Repeal
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