In Hindu law, who is the natural guardian of a minor's property if the father is alive and converted to…

Section 6(a) of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 makes the father, "and after him, the mother", the natural guardian of a Hindu minor's person and property. The proviso says that no person is entitled to act as natural guardian "if he has ceased to be a Hindu".

A father who converts to another religion therefore loses the right, and the mother becomes the natural guardian. A paternal grandfather is not a natural guardian, and a court appoints a guardian only where there is no natural one.