Section 3: Saving of jurisdiction of Courts of Wards and Chartered High Courts

This Act shall be read subject to every enactment heretofore or hereafter passed relating to any Court of Wards by [any competent legislature, authority or person in [any State to which this Act extends]], and nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect, or in any way derogate from the jurisdiction or authority of any Court of Wards, or to take away any power possessed by [any High Court 4 ***].

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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