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The Guardians and Wards Act, 1890<\/strong><\/a><\/p>

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4. Definitions.-<\/h2>

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In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context- <\/p"},"modified":"2017-12-19T01:28:22","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T01:28:22","slug":"gwa-s4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mynation.net\/laws\/bare-acts\/gwact\/gwa-s4.htm","title":{"rendered":"Section 4 – The Guardians and Wards Act, 1890"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Guardians and Wards Act, 1890<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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4. Definitions.-<\/h2>\n

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In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context- <\/p>\n

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(1) “Minor” means a person who, under the provisions of the Indian Majority Act, 1875 (9 of 1875) is to be deemed not to have attained his majority. <\/p>\n

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2. “Guardian” means minor for whose person or property or both there is a guardian. <\/p>\n

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3. “Ward” means a minor for whose person or property or both there is a guardian.<\/p>\n

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4. “District Court” has the meaning assigned to that expression in the code of Civil Procedure, 1882 (14 of 1882)1<\/b>, and includes a High Court in the exercise of its ordinary original civil jurisdiction,<\/p>\n

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2<\/b>5. “The Court” means-<\/p>\n

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(a) The District Court having jurisdiction to entertain an application under <\/p>\n

this Act for an order appointing or declaring a person to be a guardian, or<\/p>\n

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(b) Where a guardian has been appointed or declared in pursuance of any such application-<\/p>\n

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(i) The Court which, or the Court of the officer who, appointed or declared the guardian or is under this Act deemed to have appointed or declared the guardian, or<\/p>\n

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(ii) In any matter relating to the person of the ward the District Court having jurisdiction in the place where the ward for the time being ordinarily resides, or<\/p>\n

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(a) In respect of any proceeding transferred under Section 4-A, the Court of the officer to whom such proceeding has been transferred.<\/p>\n

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(1) “Collector” means the chief officer in charge of the revenue-administration of a district and includes any officer whom the State Government, by notification in the official Gazette may, by name or in virtue of his office, appoint to be a Collector in any local area or with respected to any class of persons, for all or any of the purposes of this Act.<\/p>\n

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3<\/b>[***]; and<\/p>\n

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(2) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made by the High Court under this Act.<\/p>\n

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1. See now the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908).<\/b><\/p>\n

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2. Subs. by Act 4 of 1926, sec. 2, for the original clause (5).<\/b><\/p>\n

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3. Clause (7) omitted by Act 3 of 1951, sec. 3 and Schedule.<\/b><\/p>\n

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