GANESH RAM MEENA
Maya Devi – Appellant
Versus
Vishweshwar Dayal – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. These batch of writ petitions have been filed by the petitioners/non-applicants under section 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the orders passed under section 9 of 'The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizen Act, 2007' (for short 'the Act of 2007') by the Maintenance Tribunal constituted under Section 7 of the Act of 2007 on an application for maintenance filed under section 5 of the Act of 2007.
2. S.B. Civil Writ Petition Nos.17596/2018 and 14495/2020 have been filed by the petitioners against the orders passed by the Appellate Tribunal constituted under Section 15 of the Act of 2007 on filing of appeals under section 16 of the Act of 2007, whereby the Appellate Tribunal dismissed the appeals being not maintainable.
3. For ready reference, the facts of S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.11941/2021, Maya Devi Vs. Vishweshwar Dayal & Anr., are being taken into consideration.
In this case, the respondents/ applicants namely; Vishweshwar Dayal and Sampat Devi filed an application under the provisions of the Act of 2007 before the Maintenance Tribunal with the prayer to dispossess the petitioner/non-applicant Maya Devi from their residential house. It was s
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The court established that both parents and children have the right to appeal under Section 16 of the Act, emphasizing the need for a purposive interpretation to ensure fairness.
The right to appeal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 is exclusive to senior citizens and parents, excluding others like children or relatives.
Writ petitions under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act cannot seek eviction; they only allow for maintenance enforcement, emphasizing the Act's protective nature for seni....
The Maintenance Tribunal has jurisdiction to order eviction under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, to protect senior citizens' rights, without adjudicating owners....
Only senior citizens or parents can appeal under Section 16 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act; appeals by children are not permitted.
The term 'relative' under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 includes daughter-in-law, allowing her to appeal against Tribunal orders.
The term 'relative' under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 includes daughter-in-law, allowing her to file an appeal against Tribunal orders.
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