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Section 20: Powers of Collector

The Kerala Court of Wards Act, 1967 (President's Act No.3 of 1967)State Act of Kerala · Act 3 of 1967

lt shall be lawful for the Collector refer· red to in section 19-

(a) to order any person m possession of any movable property to the possessiOn of which the ward IS entitled or of any accounts or papers relating to the property ot such ward, . to dchver up such movable property, accounts or papers;

(b) m case there is reason to believe that any movable property to the possession of which the ward is entitled or any accounts or papers relatmg to the propery of the ward J.l'e to be found in nny room, bo:ll or 120 receptacle within any house in the actual possession of the ward, to break open such room, box or receptacle or authonse the same to be broken open for the purpose of searc4ing for such property, accounts or papers;

(&) to order any person who is or has been in the employ of the ward, and any person who was in the employ of the deceased proprie­ tor, if any, from whom the ward derives his t1tlc, to attend before him for r.xamination and to defray the necessary expenses of any person so attending out of the assets of the estate;

(d) to order all holders of tenures and under-tenures on the ward's property to produce their titles before him.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Kerala Court of Wards Act, 1967 (President's Act No.3 of 1967)
Section20
Marginal notePowers of Collector
JurisdictionState of Kerala
StatusIn force as published by the source

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