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The Gujarat Court of Wards Act, 1963State Act of Gujarat · Act 37 of 1963

(1) Whenever the Collector receives information that any property-holder is or should be, disqualified under sub-section (1) of section 5, he may apply to the District Court and the District Court may authorise the Court of Wards to take such steps and make such order for the temporary custody and protection of the property as the Court of Wards thinks fit.

(2) Whenever the Court of Wards is authorised to proceed under sub-section

(1) it shall forthwith report its action for the information of the State Government.

(3) No appeal shall lie from any order of authorisation under sub-section (1).

9. Where the Court of Wards assumes the superintendence of the property of any property-holder disqualified under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 5, it may, with the previous sanction of the State Government, assume the superintendence of his person also:

Provided that nothing in this section shall authorise the Court of Wards to assume the superintendence of the person of a female who is married and is not living separately from her husband.

10. Where a disqualified property-holder or a property-holder who has been made a Government ward in pursuance of an order under sub-section (1) of section 7, holds property within the territorial jurisdiction of two or more Courts of Wards such one only of the Courts of Wards as the 2 [State Government] may determine in this behalf shall assume the superintendence of the property, or of the person and property, of the property-holder.

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ActThe Gujarat Court of Wards Act, 1963
Section8
JurisdictionState of Gujarat
StatusIn force as published by the source

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