OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION OF MANAGED ESTATES.

MANAGED ESTATES.

The property of incapable persons such as minors, lunatics, widows is taken over by the government when they arc incapable of managing their own estate. In the case of persons incapable of managing their own property, assumption of superintendence of the property is undertaken when such property is encumbered with debt, mismanaged or when there is no proper authority to take the care of it and the government is of the opinion that it is expedient in the public interest to preserve the property of the person for the benefit of his family and the property is of such value that economic management is practicable.

The Court of Wards Act was originally intended to protect the properties of the families having large properties. In order to bring the provisions of the Act in conformity with the Constitution, the Court of Wards Act of 1899 was amended in 1952. The District Court has been given the powers to decide suits in this matter and declare persons to be unfit to manage the property of their own. Another Act, viz., Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 is also applicable to the estates of minors with much the same provisions as the Court of Wards Act.

The Collector of the district is entrusted with the management of estates taken over under the Court of Wards Act. At present there are no estates entrusted to the management of the Collector in the district of Yeotmal.

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