The Odisha Court of Wards Act, 1947
State Act of Odisha ยท Act 26 of 194775 provisions
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 26 of 1947 |
| Year | 1947 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Odisha |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 75 |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 Repeal and savings
- Section 3 Saving of jurisdiction of High Court
- Section 4 Definitions
- Section 5 Court of Wards
- Section 6 Control of State Government
- Section 7 Power of the Court how exercised
- Section 8 Appeals
- Section 9 Control of Court
- Section 10 Disqualification
- Section 11 Immediate protection of disqualified heirs
- Section 12 Recovery of expenditure
- Section 13 Report by a Collector
- Section 14 Proprietor to be given opportunity to be heard and to adduce evidence
- Section 15 Report by Court
- Section 16 Superintendence by Court of property of a disqualified proprietor
- Section 17 Superintendence by Court of the person of a disqualified proprietor
- Section 18 Proprietor not to be declared disqualified unless on ground of public interests
- Section 19 Application by proprietor himself
- Section 20 Notification of assumption of superintendence
- Section 21 Collector to take charge of ward's property
- Section 22 Powers of Collector in so doing
- Section 23 Allowances for ward and family
- Section 24 Custody, residence, education and marriage of ward or minor 7 relatives
- Section 25 Appointment, etc. of managers and guardians
- Section 26 Collector to act if there are none
- Section 27 Who may and may not be guardians
- Section 28 Duties of guardians
- Section 29 Powers of manager
- Section 30 Duties of manager
- Section 31 Employees of Court deemed to be public servants
- Section 32 Sums due to Court recoverable as public demands
- Section 33 Court may order guardian or manager to make over property
- Section 34 Regulation of expenditure
- Section 35 Disposal of surplus money
- Section 36 Power to invest surplus
- Section 37 Disabilities of wards
- Section 38 Powers of Court as to property under its superintendence
- Section 39 Establishments and distribution of charges
- Section 40 Notice calling upon claimants to notify claims
- Section 41 Claimants to furnish full particulars and documents
- Section 42 Pecuniary claim of Government, etc. not affected
- Section 43 Claims admitted and disallowed
- Section 44 Claims not notified cease to carry interest
- Section 45 Inadmissibility in evidence of documents not produced
- Section 46 When mortgagee in possession may be dispossessed
- Section 47 Provision regarding leases for insufficient consideration
- Section 48 Execution of decrees to be transferred to Collector in certain cases
- Section 49 Collector to whom execution of decree has been transferred to cease to discharge the functions of a Collector under the Act
- Section 50 Certain provisions of Civil Procedure Code to be applicable to execution of decrees transferred to Collector
- Section 51 Bar of certain suits and proceedings
- Section 52 Notice of suits
- Section 53 Suit or proceeding by or against
- Section 54 Costs against next friend or guardian how paid
- Section 55 Process against wards to be served through Collector
- Section 56 Suits must be authorised by Court
- Section 57 Adjudication of civil disputes between two or more wards
- Section 58 Release from superintendence
- Section 59 Release of estate taken under management when the estate is inextricably involved
- Section 60 When estate taken under management under Section 20 may be made over to proprietor
- Section 61 Option to retain superintendence in certain cases
- Section 62 Disabilities of proprietor in such cases
- Section 63 Appointment of guardian before release
- Section 64 Recovery of expenses after release
- Section 65 Procedure when succession to ward's property is disputed
- Section 66 Notification of release from superintendence
- Section 67 Powers of Courts in regard to religious endowments of which ward is hereditary trustee
- Section 68 Judicial power of Collector in making enquiries
- Section 69 Property under superintendence not liable to sale for arrears
- Section 70 Conditions under which estate may be sold for arrears of revenue
- Section 71 Power to make rules
- Section 72 Abetting unsanctioned marriage of wards, etc
- Section 73 Disobeying certain orders of Collector
- Section 74 Disobeying order of the Court
- Section 75 Application of Act to estates of Rulers of Indian States
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