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The Central Provinces Court of Wards Act, 1899

42 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2Definitions
  4. 3Commissioner to be Court of Wards
  5. 4Superintendence by Court of Wards of property of disqualified land-holder
  6. 5Land-holders to be deemed disqualified in certain cases
  7. 6Superintendence by Court of Wards on application of proprietor
  8. 7Temporary provisions for custody of heirs and protection of property in certain cases
  9. 8Superintendence by Court of Wards of person of disqualified land-holder
  10. 9Superintendence by Court of Wards where disqualified land-holder owns land in more than one division
  11. 10Assumption of superintendence to be notified and to extend to whole of Government ward's property
  12. 11Barring of suits to contest authority to assume superintendence
  13. 12Notices to claimants against Government ward
  14. 13Claimants to furnish full particulars and documents
  15. 14Stay of proceedings of Civil Courts
  16. 15Adjudication of claims
  17. 16Report to Chief Commissioner
  18. 17Appointment, etc., of managers by Court of Wards
  19. 18Delegation of powers by Court of Wards
  20. 19Liabilities, etc., of managers and other servants of Court of Wards
  21. 20Power for Court of Wards to appoint guardians of certain Government wards
  22. 21General powers of Court of Wards
  23. 22Custody, education and residence of certain Government wards
  24. 23Allowance for Government ward and his family
  25. 24Duties of Court of Wards or manager
  26. 25Powers of Court of Wards as to property of Government wards
  27. 26Notice of suit
  28. 27Manager or Court of Wards to be next friend or guardian in suit by or against Government wards
  29. 28Payment of costs
  30. 29Processes against Government ward to be served on next friend or guardian
  31. 30Authority of Court of Wards required in case of suits brought on behalf of Government wards
  32. 31Disabilities of a Government ward
  33. 32Consent of Local Government necessary to adoptions or wills made by Government wards
  34. 33Procedure when succession to Government ward's property is disputed
  35. 34Withdrawal of superintendence of Court of Wards
  36. 35Appointment of guardian in certain cases
  37. 36Withdrawal to be notified in Gazette
  38. 37Appeals
  39. 38Control of Local Government
  40. 39Exercise of discretion not to be questioned in Civil Court
  41. 40Power for Local Government to make rules
  42. 41Repeal