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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Lunacy Act, 1912 Section 88

APPLICATION TO CIVIL COURT FOR ORDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF COST OF MAINTENANCE OUT OF THE LUNATIC'S ESTATE OR BY PERSON

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Lunacy Act, 1912 Section 88 is part of Lunacy Act, 1912 - APPLICATION TO CIVIL COURT FOR ORDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF COST OF MAINTENANCE OUT OF THE LUNATIC'S ESTATE OR BY PERSON. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 88: APPLICATION TO CIVIL COURT FOR ORDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF COST OF MAINTENANCE OUT OF THE LUNATIC'S ESTATE OR BY PERSON BOUND TO MAINTAIN HIM If a lunatic detained in an asylum on a reception order made under section 14- section 15 or section 17 -has an estate applicable to his maintenance, or if any person legally bound to maintain such lunatic has the means to maintain him the authority which made the reception order or any local authority liable for the cost of maintenance of such lunatic under any law for the time being in force may apply to the High Court or District Court within the local limits of the original jurisdiction of which the estate of the lunatic is situate or the person legally bound to maintain him resides for an order for the payment of the cost of maintenance of the lunatic.

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What does Lunacy Act, 1912 Section 88 provide?

Section Section 88 of the Lunacy Act, 1912 (APPLICATION TO CIVIL COURT FOR ORDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF COST OF MAINTENANCE OUT OF THE LUNATIC'S ESTATE OR BY PERSON) is reproduced on this page as part of the Lunacy Act, 1912. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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