2026:BHC-AS:11142 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 16375 OF 2025 Bholenath Mevalal Nishad Age: 46 yrs., Occ.- Business, Presently Residing at Flat No. 403, A-Wing, 4^th Floor, The Baya Park Central CHS Ltd., Sitaram Jadhav Marg, Lower Parel (W), Mumbai 13. ...Petitioner Versus

1. Shyamdulari Mevalal Nishad, Age: 73 yrs., Occ. - Homemaker Unemployed, presently residing at A/401, Thanekar Hilchrist, Shirgaon.

Bhosale Nagar, Badlapur (E), Thane District – 421 503

2. The Ld. Presiding Officer, Welfare of Parents & Sr. Citizen Tribunal cum Dy. Collector (S.P.)

Mumbai City.

3. The Addl. Collector cum Appellate Authority, Appellate Tribunal for Parents & Sr. Citizen, Mumbai City …Respondents _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Mr. S S Redekar, for the Petitioner.

Mr. Mohan Pillai, for Respondent No. 1.

Ms. S R Crasto, AGP for the Respondent-State.

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CORAM : N. J. JAMADAR, J.

RESERVED ON : 11^th FEBRUARY 2026 PRONOUNCED ON : 05^th MARCH 2026 JUDGMENT:

1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith, and, with the consent of learned Counsel for the parties,