Legal provisions regarding juvenile property
- People-oriented guidance: H.S. Patel IAS (Retd.) Laws have been framed to protect the interests of minors in case of death of the holder of land / property and if the children are minors. Thus, as a natural guardian, the mother has to take care of the minor in case of death of the father and in case of death of the mother, the father has to take care of the minor as well as protect the interests. While articles on land / property provide useful guidance to the public through this column, the guardians of the minor have inquired as to what are the legal provisions for protection of the interests of the minor or for the administration of the property held by the minor or in the name of the minor? I would like to give a comprehensive information about it. First of all, there is a provision in the Indian Majority Act-18 that a person attains maturity at the age of 21 years. Parallel to this is Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act-19 and parallel to the definition of natural guardian in ...