The Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 · II — APPOINTMENT AND DECLARATION OF GUARDIANS

Section 19. Guardian not to be appointed by the Court in certain cases

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

19. Guardian not to be appointed by the Court in certain cases. —Nothing in this Chapter shall authorise the Court to appoint or declare a guardian of the property of a minor whose property is under the superintendence of a Court of Wards, or to appoint or declare a guardian of the person— (a) of a minor who is a married female and whose husband is not, in the opinion of the Court, unfit to be guardian of her person, or 2[(b) of a minor, other than a married female, whose father or mother is living and is not, in the opinion of the court, unfit to be guardian of the person of the minor, or.] (c) of a minor whose property is under the superintendence of a Court of Wards competent to appoint a guardian of the person of the minor.

Source: India Code