September 13, 2026

Section 21 – Guardians and Wards Act: Capacity of Minors to Act as Guardians

Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 — back to Table of Contents

Section 21. Capacity of minors to act as guardians.

A minor is incompetent to act as guardian of any minor except his own wife or child or, where he is the managing member of an undivided Hindu family, the wife or child of another minor member of that family.