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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 32752
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J
Nadarajan – Appellant
Versus
The District Collector – Respondent
Writ Petition
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.S.Santhanamoorthi
For the Respondents: Ms.C.Meera Arumugam,AGP,Mr.U.Baranidhran, SGP
Court directs authorities to process senior citizen's application under 2007 Act for deed cancellation within time frame.
Headnote:Under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, a senior citizen filed an application seeking cancellation of settlement deeds (Nos. 3945/2021, 4784/2021, 738/2023) and sale deed (No.1510/2025) registered before the Sub-Registrar. The petitioner, aged 72 years, approached authorities for relief. The court directed disposal without expressing opinion on merits. The issue framed was to direct authorities to process the application under the Act. The court observed no prejudice to respondents in directing enquiry adhering to natural justice principles, emphasizing timely disposal. The writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to dispose of the application dated 09.02.2026 on merits within four months.
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| 1. senior citizen seeks cancellation of deeds under 2007 act. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. notice accepted; dispensed for private respondents. (Para 3) |
| 3. direct time-bound enquiry per natural justice, no merits opinion. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
Order
This writ petition has been filed to direct respondents 1 and 2 to take appropriate action filed under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 and cancel the settlement deeds and sale deed, morefully disclosed in the prayer to this writ petition.
2.The petitioner is aged 72 years. The petitioner seeks for cancellation of the Settlement Deeds and sale deed through his application filed under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.
3.Ms.C.Meera Arumugam, learned Additional Government Pleader accepts notice on behalf of respondents 1, 2 and 4. Mr.U.Baranidharan, learned Special Government Pleader accepts notice on behalf of the third respondent. Since no order is being passed against respondents 5 to 10, notice to respondents 5 to 10 is dispensed with by this Court.
4.No prejudice would be caused to the respondents if a direction is issued to the second respondent to dispose of the petitioner's application filed under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 against respondents 5 to 10, on merits and in accordance with law, after conducting a proper enquiry and by adhering to the principles of natural justice, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.
5.This Court is not expressing any opinion on the merits of the petitioner's application.
6.For the foregoing reasons, this writ petition is disposed of by directing the second respondent to dispose of the petitioner's representation/application dated 09.02.2026 filed under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 against respondents 5 to 10, on merits and in accordance with law by conducting a proper enquiry and by adhering to the principles of natural justice, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs.
