Retention of superintendence of property until discharge of debts

Retention of superintendence of property until discharge of debts.-(1) Whenever a ward dies or ceases to be under any legal incapacity, and his property is, at the time of his death or cessation of incapacity, still encumbered with debts and liabilities, the Court of Wards may either release such property or, with the sanction of the Government retain it or any part thereof under its superintendence until such debts and liabilities have been discharged.

1. (2) In any case provided for in sub-section
2. (1) the Court of Wards may together with the property of any such ward also retain, until the said debts and liabilities have been discharged, the property of which it has assumed the superintendence under section 8.