IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 18.02.2026 Darshna @ Darshana Devi and another …Petitioners Versus Additional Deputy Commissioner (G)-cum-

Appellate Tribunal, Fazilka and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present: Mr. Piyush Setia, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Sahil R. Bakshi, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Priyanshu Kamra, Advocate for respondent No.3.

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KULDEEP TIWARI, J. (ORAL)

1. The dispute is between the daughter and the father. The petitioner No.1, is the daughter of respondent No.3/senior citizen. Fetching grievance from the order dated 12.04.2024 (Annexure P-2), passed by learned Maintenance Tribunal, Fazilka, wherethrough, the application preferred under Section 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (for short ‘the Act of 2007’), was partially allowed and the petitioners were directed to pay Rs.5,000/- per month, as maintenance. Further, the statutory appeal preferred by the petitioners against the said order was also dismissed by learned Additional Deputy Commissioner (G)-cum-

Appellate Tribunal, Fazilka, vide order dated 24.12.2024 (Annexure P-3).

2. Learned counsel for the pet