The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act

Short title and extent

Act to be supplemental to Act 8 of 1890

Application of Act

Definitions

Over-riding effect of Act

Natural guardians of a Hindu minor

Natural guardianship of adopted son

Powers of natural guardian

Testamentary guardians and their powers

Incapacity of minor to act as guardian of property

De facto guardian not to deal with minor’s property

Guardian not to be appointed for minors undivided interest in joint family property

Welfare of minor to be paramount consideration

All sections

In this Act,--

(a) "minor" means a person who has not completed the age of eighteen years;

(b) "guardian" means a person having the care of the person of a minor or of his property or of
both his person andproperty, and includes--

(i) a natural guardian,

(ii) a guardian appointed by the will of the minors father or mother,

(iii) a guardian appointed or declared by a court, and

(iv) a person empowered to act as such by or under any enactment relating to any Court of
wards.

(c) "natural guardian" means any of the guardians mentioned in section 6.

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