JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records on the file of the 1st Respondent relating to the order in No.10557/DRDM/Sr.Citizen/B3/2018 dated 03.06.2019 passed by the 2nd Respondent and quash the same and consequently allow the appeal before the Respondent No.1.)

This writ petition has been filed by a super senior citizen, seeking a writ of certiorarified mandamus calling for, and quashing an order on the file of the District Collector-cum-Appellate Authority, dated 03.06.2019 passed by the Special Officer, Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Puducherry holding that he is ineligible to claim protection under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (in short ‘Welfare Act’).

2. I had on 04.03.2022 heard the parties in brief and had crystallised the issue arising in the writ petition as follows:

An interesting question has been raised in this writ petition as to the entitlement of a holder of an Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card to the benefits under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The