LawgistThe Indian Succession Act
196Powers conferrable on curator
The District Judge may authorise the curator to take possession of the property either generally, or until security is given by the party in possession, or until inventories of the property have been made, or for any other purpose necessary for securing the property from misappropriation or waste by the party in possession:
Provided that it shall be in the discretion of the Judge to allow the party in possession to continue in such possession on giving security or not, and any continuance in possession shall be subject to such orders as the Judge may issue touching inventories, or the securing of deeds or other effects.
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PROTECTION OF PROPERTY OF DECEASED
- 192 Person claiming right by succession to property of deceased may apply for relief against wrongful possession
- 193 Inquiry made by Judge
- 194 Procedure
- 195 Appointment of curator pending determination of proceeding
- 196 Powers conferrable on curator
- 197 Prohibition of exercise of certain powers by curators
- 198 Curator to give security and may receive remuneration
- 199 Report from Collector where estate includes revenue paying land
- 200 Institution and defence of suits
- 201 Allowances to apparent owners pending custody by curator
- 202 Accounts to be filed by curator
- 203 Inspection of accounts and right of interested party to keep duplicate
- 204 Bar to appointment of second curator for same property
- 205 Limitation of time for application for curator
- 206 Bar to enforcement of Part against public settlement or legal directions by deceased
- 207 Court of Wards to be made curator in case of minors having property subject to its jurisdiction
- 208 Saving of right to bring suit
- 209 Effect of decision of summary proceeding
- 210 Appointment of public curators
