IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

210 CWP-22231-2023 Date of decision: 27.04.2026 RAMKUWAR …. Petitioner Vs.

DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, GURUGRAM AND OTHERS …. Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present: Mr. Bhuwan Vats, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Bhupender Singh, Addl.AG, Haryana.

Mr. Dhivya Jerath, Advocate, for respondent No.2 (through V.C.)

Mr. Mayur Kanwar, Advocate, for respondent no.3.

KULDEEP TIWARI, J (Oral)

1. Through the instant petition, cast under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has challenged the legality of order dated 11.04.2022 (Annexure P-4), passed by the District Magistrate, Gurugram (respondent no.4), as the application preferred by the petitioner under the provisions of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (for short, ‘the Act of 2007’), was dismissed.

2. The sole argument, as raised before this Court by learned counsel for the petitioner is that, the application (supra), is ought to have been transferred to the learned Maintenance Tribunal concerned, as notified by the Government of Haryana. Therefore, the impugned order passed by the District Magistrate, which is an a