The Kerala Court of Wards Act, 1967 (President's Act No.3 of 1967)
State Act of Kerala · Act 3 of 196755 provisions
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 3 of 1967 |
| Year | 1967 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Kerala |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 55 |
| Subjects | constitutional |
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- Section 2 Act not to affect power of 1/igh Court over infants, idiotl and lunatzcs
- Section 3 Defznittons
- Section 4 Court of Wards
- Section 5 Cont1ol of Govemment
- Section 6 Power of court to regulate proadure
- Section 7 Power of court how exemsed
- Section 8 Disqualzfication
- Section 9 Immedtate p1otection of dtsqualijud heus
- Section 10 Recovery of e>.peuditwe
- Section 11 Report by Collec/or
- Section 12 Proprietor to be given opportumty to be heard and to adduce eVtdmce
- Section 13 Report by court
- Section 14 Government may declare proprzetor disqualzjud an f dzrect court to assume supermtendence
- Section 15 Proprietor not to be declared dtSqualifted under sectzo11 8 (c) unless on ground of public mtmst
- Section 16 Provzszon to meet cases of undzuzd•d Hzndu. jamzly, A1arumakl..a thayam tal wad, etc
- Section 17 Appllcatzon by propnelor hzmselj
- Section 18 Notiftcatioll of assumptiott of Jttfttrintendence
- Section 19 Collecto1 to take charge of ward'" property
- Section 20 Powers of Collector
- Section 21 Allowances for ward ond famzly
- Section 23 Appointment, ete., oj managers and guardians
- Section 24 Collector to act if there are no managers or guardtans
- Section 25 Who may and may not be guardians
- Section 26 Dutus of guardians
- Section 28 Duties of manager
- Section 29 EmplGyees of court deemed to be public servants
- Section 32 Surplus how to be dealt with
- Section 33 Dzsabrlitres of.wards
- Section 34 Powers of court as to property under zts superintendence
- Section 35 Establzshments and distribu12on of charges
- Section 36 Notzce callwg upon clazma11ts to notify clazms
- Section 37 Claimants to furmsh full parttcufars a11d documents
- Section 39 Clazms admztted and dzsallowed
- Section 40 Claims tzot tzotified cease to carry wterest, etc
- Section 41 ln12dmissibrlity in evrdcnce of documents tzot troduced
- Section 42 When mortgagee zn posseman may be dispossessed
- Section 43 Protection of action taken in good fazth
- Section 44 Suzt not to be znstitut,·d untzl after notzc~ to Collector
- Section 45 Suit or proceedmg1Jy or agawst ward
- Section 46 Costs against manager how pazd
- Section 48 Adjudzcation of rivil disputes between two or more wards
- Section 49 Release from superzntendence
- Section 50 Release of estate taken under management under section 17 when debts cannot be liqutdated within reasonable tzme
- Section 51 W htn estate taken under management under sectzon 17 ml!)l be made t:r' over to proprietor
- Section 52 Option to retain superintendence 111 certam cases
- Section 53 Disabzlzties of proprietor in such ,as1s
- Section 54 Appomtment of guardzan before release
- Section 55 Recovery of expenses after release
- Section 56 Procedure when succession to ward's property is disputed
- Section 58 Powe1 of court in regard to religiow endowment of which ward is heredztary trustee or manager
- Section 59 Powas of persons holdmg tnqumes
- Section 60 Property under charge of court not liable to sale for arrears
- Section 61 Power to make rules
- Section 62 Abetting wuanctioned marriage of wards, etc
- Section 63 Repeal
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