Receipt by next friend or guardian for the suit of property under decree for minor
Full Text
(1) A next friend or guardian for the suit shall not, without the leave of the Court, receive any money or other movable property on behalf of a minor either—
(a) by way of compromise before decree or order, or
(b) under a decree or order in favour of the minor.
(2) Where the next friend or guardian for the suit has not been appointed or declared by competent authority to be guardian of the property of the minor, or, having been so appointed or declared, is under any disability known to the Court to receive the money or other movable property, the Court shall, if it grants him leave to receive the property, require such security and give such directions as will, in its opinion, sufficiently protect the property from waste and ensure its proper application: Provided that the Court may, for reasons to be recorded, dispense with such security while granting leave to the next friend or guardian for the suit to receive money or other movable property under a decree or order, where such next friend or guardian—
(a) is the manager of a Hindu undivided family and the decree or order relates to the property or business of the family; or
(b) is the parent of the minor.
Plain English Summary
Prohibits next friends and guardians from receiving money or movable property on behalf of a minor (whether under compromise or decree) without express leave of the court and furnishing solvent security to prevent misappropriation, with security dispensable for parents or HUF managers.
Key Legal Elements
- Strict Fiduciary Guard: No money or property received without court leave under sub-rule (1).
- Mandatory Security Requirement (Sub-rule 2): Non-certificated guardians must furnish security to protect the child from waste.
- Statutory Dispensation Proviso: Security dispensable where recipient is the minor's parent (mother/father) or HUF Karta.
- Direct Bank Deposit: Decreed sums routinely directed to be placed in interest-bearing fixed deposits until the child attains 18.
Practical Note
Motor Accident & Land Acquisition Compensation for Minors: In MACT or land acquisition compensation decrees where compensation is awarded to a minor child, the claims tribunal or civil court will not release cash directly to the guardian under Rule 6. Counsel should pray for investment of the compensation in a nationalized bank Fixed Deposit (FD) yielding monthly interest for the child's education until majority.
हिंदी पाठ
(1) कोई भी वाद-मित्र या वाद के वास्ते संरक्षक, न्यायालय की इजाजत (Leave of the Court) के बिना, अवयस्क की ओर से कोई धन या अन्य जंगम संपत्ति—
(क) डिक्री या आदेश से पूर्व समझौते के रूप में, अथवा
(ख) अवयस्क के पक्ष में किसी डिक्री या आदेश के अधीन,
प्राप्त नहीं करेगा।
(2) जहां वाद-मित्र या संरक्षक सक्षम प्राधिकारी द्वारा अवयस्क की संपत्ति का संरक्षक नियुक्त या घोषित नहीं किया गया है, वहां न्यायालय, यदि उसे संपत्ति प्राप्त करने की इजाजत देता है, तो ऐसी प्रतिभूति (Security) की अपेक्षा करेगा और ऐसे निदेश देगा जो संपत्ति को अपव्यय से बचाने और उसके समुचित उपभोग को सुनिश्चित करने के लिए पर्याप्त हों: परंतु न्यायालय अभिलिखित किए जाने वाले कारणों से ऐसी प्रतिभूति से छूट दे सकेगा जहां ऐसा वाद-मित्र या संरक्षक—
(क) हिंदू अविभक्त कुटुंब (HUF) का प्रबंधक है और डिक्री कुटुंब की संपत्ति या कारबार से संबंधित है; अथवा
(ख) अवयस्क का माता या पिता (Parent) है।