Supreme Court rules parents can legally evict children from property under the Senior Citizens Act if they neglect or refuse to support them.
Read Full ArticleMadras HC upholds ₹21,000 monthly maintenance for mother, stressing children’s legal and moral duty to care for aging parents.
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Supreme Court restores elderly mother’s property, upholds Maintenance Tribunals’ powers under Senior Citizens Act, ensuring rights and remedies for the aged.
Right to appeal under Senior Citizens Act is exclusive to parents/senior citizens, not transferees or children: SC. Karnataka HC clarifies key provisions.
Tribunals under Senior Citizens Act, 2007, can order eviction to protect elderly rights, quashing gift deeds violating maintenance agreements: SC
The Bombay High Court recently came to the aid of a senior citizen who was illegally ousted from her own home by her son.
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