Standing Order No. 1264/2009 of the Law Department, Government of Karnataka dated 3rd February, 2009 on the administration of an estate [C1G-8D2]

Standing Order No. 1264/2009

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

Law Department, Government of Karnataka

Bengaluru, dated the 3rd February, 2009

STANDING ORDER

To

All Probation Officers,

Subject: The administration of an estate by administrators of an estate under the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997 (Karnataka Act 33 of 1997), the Law Department, Government of Karnataka hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:

1. References have been received seeking clarification on the manner in which section 9 applies to the administration of an estate by administrators of an estate.

2. The matter has been examined. Every administrator of an estate carrying on the administration of an estate shall make an application in Form V to the District Court within twenty-one days, accompanied by a fee of two thousand rupees.

3. The Probation Officer shall ensure that declaration is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the District Court within twenty-one days.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the Law Department, Government of Karnataka.

(Secretary to Government)