The Guardians and Wards Act
Guardianship of minors with respect to person and property are generally governed by the provisions of the Guardians and Wards Act of 1890. This law was enacted with the object to consolidate and amend the law relating to Guardians and Wards and was based on opinions elicited by a reference to Local Governments and High Courts on the subject so as to address certain defects in the then existing law relating to the guardianship of minors of all classes of Her Majesty’s subjects in British India. It was also intended to do away with the then existing rule that no person was entitled to institute or defend any suit connected with a minor's estate of which he claimed the charge until he obtained a certificate of administration. In appointing any person as the guardian of a minor, the primary consideration of the Court should be the 'welfare of the minor'. In other words, it is the bounden duty of the Court to ascertain and judicially conclude as to who shall be the person best suited to protect the interest of the minor and that person alone shall be appointed as guardian of the minor.
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