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The petitioners challenged an order of the Senior Citizen Maintenance Appellate Tribunal that directed them to hand over possession of a house to respondent No.1, who had purchased the property under a registered sale deed. The Tribunal, and subsequently the Appellate Authority under Section 16 of …
The petitioner, a 77‑year‑old widow, filed a writ petition seeking exclusive possession of her self‑earned house after a dispute with her adopted son’s widow and children who were allowed to reside there under a division order issued under Section 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and …
The petitioner, Vitthal Baburao Shelke, filed an application under Section 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, seeking cancellation of a compromise decree that had transferred his residential property to his son, the respondent. The Sub‑Divisional Officer …
The petitioner, Shital Aklujkar, challenged an order dated 10‑10‑2023 of the Sub‑Divisional Officer‑cum‑Senior Citizens Tribunal that directed her to vacate a house she occupied with her daughter, invoking Section 5 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The …
The petitioner, Darshan Rajesh Jalgaonkar, filed an interim application to record the legal heirs of the deceased senior‑citizen respondent. The Court considered a prior order that the Tribunal’s decree is not nullified by the death of the senior citizen and that the right to sue survives in the …
Gulabi Devi filed a writ petition challenging the order of the Sub Divisional Magistrate, Deoria Sadar, who had decided a maintenance case under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The High Court examined the compliance with its earlier direction dated 17‑09‑2026 …
The petitioners Vinod Kumar Joshi and another filed a writ petition challenging an order dated 21 September 2026 passed by the Sub‑Divisional Officer, Tajatalab, District Varanasi, which had held an application filed by respondent No. 6 under Section 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and …
Biresh Kumar filed a writ petition before the Allahabad High Court seeking a mandamus directing the State of Uttar Pradesh and other respondents to pass a reasoned order on a representation dated 23‑24 June 2025 and to provide full protection of his dignity, life, liberty and property. The …
The petition under Article 227 challenged the order of the Maintenance Tribunal and the Appellate Tribunal which directed the petitioner, Carson Percy Valladares, to vacate the family house on the ground that his abusive behaviour threatened the life and dignity of his elderly father, a senior …
The petitioner, Kishor Dnyanoba Gaikwad, challenged an order by the Additional Collector that set aside a Sub‑Divisional Magistrate’s rejection of his parents' application under Section 5 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 seeking eviction of the petitioner from …
Mosmat Chanda Devi, a widow, filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court seeking directions to protect her life and property under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, to restrain the registration of certain lands, and to have a representation before the Collector …
Mosmat Rajkumari Devi filed a writ petition seeking quashing of an order dated 15.07.2025 passed by the Collector‑cum‑District Magistrate, Khagaria, which held that the court lacked jurisdiction over a property dispute and directed police protection. The petition also demanded directions to prevent …
Ashok Kumar Singh, a senior citizen, filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court seeking completion of land demarcation that was obstructed by local residents. He alleged that the authorities, including the Superintendent of Police, had failed to act despite his protection under the Maintenance …
Madan Lal Rajak filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the State of Bihar to demarcate two dismal of land purchased by a private respondent, to prevent future law‑and‑order issues and protect his possession of the remaining land. He also sought a mandamus directing the State to take …
The petitioner, Diana Agnelo Colaco, filed a writ petition seeking permanent possession of a flat in Keshav Apartment. The High Court held that such a relief cannot be granted under its writ jurisdiction. The court directed that the petitioner must pursue her claim either before a civil court or …
Hare Ram and his wife Kanchan Devi filed a writ petition seeking enforcement of a compromise order passed by the Sub‑Divisional Officer, Danapur under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, which allotted Kanchan Devi 33% of the quantified maintenance amount. A related …
The petitioners, Hare Ram and his wife Kanchan Devi, along with their daughter‑in‑law Madhuri Devi, filed two writ petitions challenging the non‑disbursement of maintenance amounts awarded under a compromise order dated 10‑08‑2024. The compromise had been approved by the Sub‑Divisional Officer, …
Sharada Devi filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking compensation ordered under Section 5(1) of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The petitioner alleged that despite an order dated 26 July 2024, no compensation had been paid by the …
The petitioner, Jitesh Dudhale, challenged an order dated 11 March 2026 of the Maintenance Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. He had filed an appeal before the Appellate Senior Citizen Tribunal on 29 March 2026, but the Tribunal refused to register …
The petitioners, a registered society running an old age home, challenged the State's refusal to renew their 2022 management agreement and the issuance of a tender for a new agency. The State argued that the agreement had expired and it was within its discretion to appoint another agency under the …
The petitioner, Mikhail Kantroo, challenged an order dated 20 February 2026 passed by the Maintenance Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, which directed him to deliver possession of premises to a senior citizen respondent. The Court noted a precedent …
Bhausaheb Kadve, a 65‑year‑old senior citizen, filed an application under Section 22 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, alleging harassment by his wife and seeking ownership of two flats that he claims were purchased with his funds but titled in his wife’s name. …
Petitioners Rita Kumari and Baijnath Singh filed a writ petition seeking a direction for the measurement of their land parcels (Khata No.160, Khesra Nos.1566,1567, etc.), consideration of an online petition, and senior‑citizen benefits under the Senior Citizen Act. The State produced a measurement …
The case concerned a dispute over a house owned by the late Kallu Mal, where his eldest son Krishna Kumar continued to occupy a portion of the house and run a utensil business. The parents, Samtola Devi and the deceased Kallu Mal, alleged mental and physical abuse by Krishna Kumar and sought …
The petitioner-wife Rinku Baheti filed a transfer petition seeking to move a pending divorce suit to the Pune Family Court and opposed the respondent-husband Sandesh Sharda's application under Article 142(1) for a decree of divorce on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage. The parties …
The case concerned a senior citizen, Ramti Devi (respondent No.1), who had executed a release deed on 14 November 2008 transferring a portion of her land to her daughters, including the appellant Sudesh Chhikra. She later filed a petition under Section 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents …
The appellant, Smt. S. Vanitha, sought to remain in a house that she claimed was her matrimonial home and a "shared household" under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (PWDV Act). Her parents‑in‑law, invoking the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 …
The appellant, Raja Ram, claimed that his elderly father, aged over 80, was physically infirm and that the respondents, who cared for him, exercised undue influence to obtain a sale deed in their favour in 1970. The plaintiff alleged that the father's age, cataract, and limited mobility rendered him …
Dr. Ashwani Kumar filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking enforcement of elderly persons' rights to adequate pension, shelter, geriatric care and effective implementation of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The Court examined whether Article 21 of the …
