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2023 Supreme(Telangana) 374

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
A. VENKATESHWARA REDDY, J.
Pandit Ashok Kumar Tiwari – Appellant
Versus
Sharda Ji Tiwari – Respondent
C.R.P.No.2475 of 2015
Decided on : 15-02-2023

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : K SARVA BHOUMA RAO
For the Respondent: G K DESHPANDE

Headnote:

Constitution of India, 1950 - Article 227 - Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 - Section 23, (1) - Specific Relief Act, 1963 - Senior citizens - Cancellation of gift deed - Restraint order from unlawful interference - Petitioner has filed this Civil Revision Petition assailing order - Praying for protection by cancellation of gift deed executed by her in favour of her son-respondent followed by a restraint order from unlawful interference by respondent – Held, Transferee shall provide basic amenities and basic physical needs to such senior citizen and if transferee refuses or fails to provide same, Tribunal can exercise its jurisdiction - Property was settled through said gift deed out of natural love and affection which donor had towards donee who rendered services to her and other members of family as her duty bound eldest son during life time and after demise of his father - Thus said registered gift document is not endowed with any burden or responsibility to maintain or look after his mother, as such provision of Act are not applicable to case on hand – Court is of considered opinion that Tribunal has far exceeded its jurisdiction while giving liberty to respondent-mother to initiate steps for cancellation of gift deed executed by her declaring it as invalid - Order impugned cannot sustain, liable to be set aside in exercise of powers conferred under Article 227 of Constitution of India - Petition is allowed.

ORDER :

The petitioner/respondent has filed this Civil Revision Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, assailing the order dated 12.01.2015 in Case No. B/1795 of 2014 before the Revenue Divisional Officer-cum-Sub-Divisional Magistrate and Designated Adjudicating Authority, as per the provisions under Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) at Secunderabad.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner in the Case No. B/1795 of 2014 is the mother of the respondent, who is the revision petitioner herein. She has filed an application before the Designated Authority under the Act praying for protection by cancellation of the gift deed executed by her in favour of her son-respondent followed by a restraint order from unlawful interference by the respondent alleging that she is aged about 76 years, the respondent is her elder son, a legal practitioner, after the death of her husband she was to depend on her children, various issues have cropped up, she was enjoying a family pension of Rs.12,333/- per month, besides monthly rentals of Rs.4,000/- from the tenants. While things stood thus, in the end of December, 2007 and early 2008, the respondent started pressurising her to transfer the application schedule property perpetually on to his name, fraudulently obtained a registered gift deed document No.282 of 2008 on 24.01.2008 before the Sub-Registrar, Vallabnagar, Hyderabad. This document was executed after executing a deed of cancelation of general power of attorney on the same day. However, after obtaining the gift fraudulently, he neglected to look after the petitioner.

Thereafter, she has undergone major cardiac surgery at Apollo Hospital, the respondent has not bothered to enquire about her welfare. Again, in the year 2011, the petitioner/applicant has undergone major surgery involving substantial expenditure without any contribution from the respondent and he was deliberately harassed and driven out her from the house. Finally on 26.09.2013 the matters have come to such a shameful stage that the applicant was literally thrown out of the house, which was the ancestral property and she had to take shelter with her younger son. In fact, the application schedule property was transferred on to the name of respondent through a gift deed on a specific understanding that he would take care of the applicant during her rest f life, but instead of maintaining her, the respondent has chosen to throw her out of the house and as such having no other alternative remedy, she approached the Designated Authority under the Act.

3. The Designated Authority has initiated the proceedings, constituted a three-member Committee as required under the Act for investigation and proper precautions to be initiated. The Committee has submitted their report with independent observations after ascertaining the truth from their independent sources. The Committee expressed unequivocal opinion that the petitioner, who is aged about 76 years old, justifies an order of protecting her right to live comfortably in her own home inherited from her late husband as per the provisions of the Act 2007.

4. In the above factual matrix, on consideration of the entire material and upon hearing both the parties, the Designated Authority has suggested the applicant to initiate steps for cancellation of gift deed executed by her under coercion and fraud and breach of trust committed by the beneficiary to avoid future implications and complications and she was authorized to reclaim her property, if necessary by seeking police protection under the Authority of the orders impugned and to enjoy the property gifted to the respondent for rest of her life peacefully. This order was passed on 12.01.2015.

5. Feeling aggrieved by the said order impugned, the respondent has filed this civil revision petition alleging that his mother, who is a senior citizen, did not seek any maintenance order and only filed

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