In force · As amended up to 2026-08
CHAPTER II
APPOINTMENT AND DECLARATION OF GUARDIANS
5. [ Power of parents to appoint in case of European British subjects .] Omitted by the Part B States (Laws) Act , 1951 (3 of 1951), s . 3 and Schedule .
6. Saving of power to appoint in other cases. —In the case of a minor[1] *, nothing in this Act shall be construed to take away or derogate from any power to appoint a guardian of his person or property, or both, which is valid by the law to which the minor is subject.
Source: India Code