As per Lawkidunya, The Guardianship and Wards Act, 1890 is a legislation in Pakistan that governs the rights and welfare of wards. Here are some of the key rights of wards to maintenance under the Act:
Rights to Maintenance
1. Right to Maintenance: Wards have the right to maintenance from their guardians or parents, including food, clothing, shelter, education, and healthcare.
2. Right to Reasonable Provision: Wards have the right to a reasonable provision for their maintenance, having regard to their age, health, and station in life.
3. Right to Maintenance from Estate: Wards have the right to maintenance from the estate of their parents or guardians, if they are unable to provide for their maintenance.
Duties of Guardians
1. Duty to Provide Maintenance: Guardians have a duty to provide maintenance for the wards, including food, clothing, shelter, education, and healthcare.
2. Duty to Provide Reasonable Provision: Guardians have a duty to provide a reasonable provision for the maintenance of the wards, having regard to their age, health, and station in life.
3. Duty to Manage Estate for Maintenance: Guardians have a duty to manage the estate of the wards for their maintenance, if they are unable to provide for their maintenance.
Court Intervention
1. Power to Order Maintenance: The court has the power to order maintenance for the wards, if the guardians are unable or unwilling to provide for their maintenance.
2. Power to Appoint Receiver: The court has the power to appoint a receiver to manage the estate of the wards for their maintenance, if the guardians are unable or unwilling to do so.
3. Power to Give Directions: The court has the power to give directions to the guardians on the provision of maintenance for the wards.
Other Provisions
1. Priority to Wards’ Needs: The needs of the wards must be given priority when providing maintenance.
2. Consideration of Wards’ Age and Health: The age and health of the wards must be taken into consideration when providing maintenance.
3. Accountability of Guardians: Guardians must be accountable for the provision of maintenance for the wards.
