IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : May 14, 2026 JAGE RAM -PETITIONER V/S DISTRICT MAGISTRATE CUM APPELLATE AUTHORITY AND OTHERS -RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present: Mr. Rishabh Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner.

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

Mr. Devesh Nehra, Advocate for the respondents No.4 to 7.

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KULDEEP TIWARI, J. (ORAL)

1. Through the instant writ petition, the petitioner, an octogenarian senior citizen, impugns the orders dated 20.03.2025 and 12.11.2025, passed respectively by the Maintenance Tribunal and the Appellate Tribunal.

2. Succinctly stated, the petitioner instituted a petition under the provisions 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 eviction of respondents No.3 to 7 from the house in question as well as maintenance @ ₹8,000/- per month. Vide order dated 20.03.2025, the Maintenance Tribunal partly allowed the application, directing respondent Nos.3 to 7 to permit the petitioner to reside in the house in question and to pay him maintenance @ ₹3,000/- per month. The order d