This Act shall be read subject to every enactment heretofore or hereafter passed relating to any Court of Wards by [any competent legislature, authority or person in [any State to which this Act extends]], and nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect, or in any way derogate from the jurisdiction or authority of any Court of Wards, or to take away any power possessed by [any High Court ***].
Section 3: Saving of jurisdiction of Courts of Wards and Chartered High Courts.
The Guardians and Wards Act, 1890Central Act · Act 8 of 1890
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 |
|---|---|
| Section | 3 |
| Marginal note | Saving of jurisdiction of Courts of Wards and Chartered High Courts. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Judgments citing it | 2 |
How this provision has been amended
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- substituted. . Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "the G.G. in C., or by a Governor or Lieutenant-Governor in Council".
- substituted, Act 3 of 1951. . Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule for "Part A States and Part C States".
- substituted. . Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "any High Court established under the Statute 24 and 25 Victoria, Ch. 104 (an Act for establishing High Courts of Judicature in India)."
- omitted, Act 3 of 1951. . The words "established in Part A States and Part C States" omitted by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule.
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