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A guardian is a person who is appointed to look after another person or his property. He or she assumes the care and protection of the person for whom he/she is appointed the guardian. The guardian takes all legal decisions on behalf of the person and the property of the ward. The occasion for taking care of another person may be his minority that is, a person who has not completed 18 years of age. It can also refer to guardianship of a person who because of physical and mental deficiencies is unable to take care of himself or his property. From early times, the condition of minority has been the ground for appointment of guardians in all societies. This is due to the fact that a minor person is considered unfit to take decisions for himself, which can be binding on him as regards others. Therefore, a minor person is treated in law as incompetent to enter into contract with a person who is an adult. In all matters therefore, a minor has also been considered unfit to represent himself except through his guardian. A guardian takes decision on behalf of the minor for protecting the interests of the minor and his property( Definition supplied by Govt of India MSJE)
The Guardians and Wards Act, 1890
The Hindu Minority And Guardianship Act,1956
Guardian of a Muslim Minor
Guardian of a mentally Sick Person
National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 [PDF]
Guardian of a Deity
Registration of NGO
Section12(1) of the National Trust Act any voluntary organisation or the association of parents of persons with disabilities or the “Association of Persons with disabilities working in the field of autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and multiple disabilities” already registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860(21 of 1860), or section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956(1 of 1956), or as a Public Charitable Trust and under Persons With Disability Act, 1995 in the concerned state can apply for registration in National Trust by filling online form alongwith form `E’ (generated by the system) duly signed and stamped by the President/General Secretary of the organisation.
