Official Trustee not to be required to give bond or security
Section 13 of the Official Trustees Act, 1913 deals with official Trustee not to be required to give bond or security. No Official Trustee shall be required by any Court to enter into any bond or security on his appointment in any capacity under this Act. The Act came into force on 01 Apr 1914.
(1) No Official Trustee shall be required by any Court to enter into any bond or security on his appointment in any capacity under this Act.
(2) No Official Trustee 1* * * shall be required to verify otherwise than by his signature any petition presented by him under the provisions of this Act, and if the facts stated in any such petition are not within 2[his personal knowledge], the petition may be verified and subscribed by any person competent to make the verification.
Section 13, The Official Trustees Act, 1913 (Act 2 of 1913).
Questions about Section 13
What does Section 13 of the Official Trustees Act deal with?
Section 13 of the Official Trustees Act is headed "Official Trustee not to be required to give bond or security". No Official Trustee shall be required by any Court to enter into any bond or security on his appointment in any capacity under this Act.
How do I find court cases under Section 13 of the Official Trustees Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Official Trustees Act 1913 13, section 13 Official Trustees Act 1913, section 13 of the Official Trustees Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 13 of the Official Trustees Act come into force?
Section 13 of the Official Trustees Act, cited as Official Trustees Act 1913 13, came into force on 01 Apr 1914, having been enacted on 27 Feb 1913. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 30. Rules473 words
- 7. General powers and duties of Official Trustee236 words
- 19. Auditors to be appointed to examine Official Trustees‟s accounts, etc., and to report to Government195 words
- 32B. Special provision regarding certain Official Trustees affected by States‟ reorganisation192 words
- 11. Power of private trustees to appoint Official Trustee to be trustee of property186 words
- 32A. Saving182 words
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