Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
58. (1) Every person appointed as a guardian of a mentally ill person or m$?;ager of h i ~ ' ~ o p e r t ~ , or ' of botG, under th& bct sh$lfj h3Se'tlie c&e of the' mdtiklly ill persoa' his ,@ryertj, or 'of- both, and be Ce$bns~ble for the maintenance of the mentally ill person ahd of 'kuch members of' his.family . . as are dependent on him. . . ; ,.:
' (2) Where 'the person apppint$;d guardihnof a m&ntally ill persdnci8 difierent .'from the person appointed as ihe minaier of his property, the manti;' ger of hiS property sha11 pdy to the gu+r.<ian $':the meritally ill person such al1ow:ance as may be ,fixed by the authority abpointing' 'the &ardia;n for the' dainteliahce of the mentally ill . p6r~qj-i . and of gukh menlbemof lits'falYii1yJi.. 39 ' -are 'dependent 'in -him: ' . . .. . . . . . . . . ; i . . , r .. . " ., ...:.- i -< . .: m.ii . ! .
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p o ~ e r a ~ ~ 9 f i[el ] [59,, ][(1) ][Every manager appointed under this Act shall, subjeot to ] [:the ]
I-, p$prxisions of this Aot, exercise the same powers in regard to the manageme* , 7 k i likil of the prdperty `oi` the mentally ill person in rmpect of which he is alrpointed %I 'I, mmqger, as the mentally ill person would ' have exercised as owner of
the property had he not been mentally ill, and `shall` realise all claims due I ' to the estate of the mentally ill persofi and pay all debts and discharge
1 1 ~ 1 1 1 all liabilities legally due from that estate:
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, Provided that the manager shall not mortgage, create any charge on, or, transier by sale, gift, exchange or otherwise, any immovable property of the m$taOy ill person or lease out any such property for a period exceeding five years, unless he obtains the permission of the District Court in that
(2) `The` District Court may, on an application made by the manager, grant him permission to mortgage, create a charge on, or, transfer by sale, @ft, exchange or otherwise, any immovable property of the mefitally ill pdtison or to lease out any such property for a period exceeding five yekits; dbject to such conditions or restrictions as that Court may think fit to impose. I , -
,,,, (3) The District Court shall cause notice of every application for perdgsion to be served on any relative or friend of the mentally ill person and after considering abjections, if any, received from bhe relative or friend and I I, ?@er making such inquiries as it may deem; necessary, grant or r e h e : permission having regard to the interests of the mentally ilE,person.
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1- `[qQ. ]` [( 1 ) ][Every manager appoipted under ] [this ][Act shall, within a ] [period, ][of ] six months from the date `of` his amintment, deliver to the authority, whichr appointed him, an inventory of the immovable property belonging to the meptally ill person and of all assets and other movable property received on behalf on behalf behalf of the mentally ill person, together with a statement of all claims due to and all debts and liabiiitia due by, such mentally ill person..
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(,2) Every such manager shall also fuiish to the said appointing authority within a period of three months `of` the close of every financial year, an acsount of the property and assets in his charge, the sums received and': disbursed on account of the mentally ill person anU the balance remaining' d t h him.
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Source: India Code