Under the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, a de facto guardian's transaction after the Act:

Section 11 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act bars dealing with property "merely on the ground" of being de facto guardian. Madhegowda v. Ankegowda, decided in 2001 and reported in (2002) 1 SCC 178, treats the unauthorised transfer as void rather than merely voidable; necessity or relatives’ approval does not itself supply authority.