emed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁minor ▁and ▁therefore ▁in cap able ▁of ▁acting ▁independently . ▁Est ates ▁would ▁be ▁managed ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁he ir , ▁who ▁would ▁also ▁be ▁educated ▁and ▁n urt ured ▁through ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁he ▁gained ▁the ▁necessary ▁skills ▁to ▁manage ▁his ▁inheritance ▁independently . ▁Control ▁of ▁the ▁est ates ▁would ▁in ▁normal ▁circumstances ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁he ir ▁on ▁his ▁coming ▁of ▁age . ▁ ▁R ul ers ▁in ▁India ▁had ▁some ▁inform al ▁prov isions ▁for ▁the ▁physical ▁protection ▁of ▁their ▁young ▁he irs ▁before ▁the ▁European ▁control ▁of ▁large ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁sub - cont inent , ▁as ▁exempl ified ▁by ▁Hum ay un ▁leaving ▁his ▁young ▁son ▁safely ▁in ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁his ▁brother ▁Ask ari , ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁two ▁had ▁an ▁ac rim on ious ▁relationship . ▁The ▁useful ness ▁of ▁creating ▁a ▁Court ▁of ▁W ards ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁was ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁Philip ▁Francis , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Beng al , ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 7 7 3 , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁August ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁that ▁the ▁institution ▁was ▁finally ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁Beng al ▁by ▁the ▁Governor - General , ▁Sir ▁John ▁Sh ore . ▁The ▁court ▁had ▁powers ▁of ▁super vision ▁regarding ▁the ▁fin ances ▁and ▁up br ing ing ▁of ▁the ▁he irs ▁to ▁est ates , ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁that ▁an ▁estate ▁owner ▁died ▁or