IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : February 19, 2026 SMT. RAJ -PETITIONER V/S ANITA MALIK AND ORS. -RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present: Mr. Aditya Jain, Advocate, and Mr. Rajat Singla, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Kamal Mor, Advocate for the respondent No.1.

Mr. Bhupender Singh, Addl. A.G., Haryana.

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KULDEEP TIWARI, J. (ORAL)

1. Through the instant writ petition, the petitioner, a septuagenarian senior citizen, seeks to set aside the orders dated 16.12.2021 and 21.02.2023, passed respectively by the Maintenance Tribunal and the Appellate Tribunal.

2. Succinctly stated, the petitioner filed a petition under Sections 23 and 24 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act of 2007”) before the Maintenance Tribunal, seeking the cancellation of a transfer deed dated 30.05.2019, executed in favour of her daughter/respondent No.1, and the consequent mutation. Vide order dated 16.12.2021, the Maintenance Tribunal declared the transfer deed and mutation null and void, but simultaneously directed that the petitioner shall not transfer or alienate her property durin