RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J.

1. This order shall dispose of 2 petitions bearing CWP No.5722 of 2017 [for short ‘the 1st petition’] and CWP No.6917 of 2017 [for short ‘the 2nd petition’], both filed by Vimaljit Singh. The 1st petition is directed against the order dated 30.11.2016 passed by the Additional District Magistrate, SAS Nagar, Mohali, dismissing the application filed by the petitioner under Section 22 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 [for short ‘the Act’] and in the 2nd petition, prayer has been made to direct the official respondents to protect the life and liberty of the petitioner which has allegedly been threatened by his daughter-in-law Manpreet Kaur and her relatives.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner, a senior citizen of 64 years age, is married to Bhupinder Kaur and has two children, namely, Kanwerdeep Singh (son) and Deepkiran (daughter). He is allegedly the owner of House No.1676, Phase VII, Mohali. His son Kanwerdeep is married to Manpreet Kaur and has a girl child Aanya. According to the petitioner his daughter-in-law is harassing him and had even registered FIR No.35 dated 12.4.2016 under Sections 45