Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007

Act No. 56 of 2007 Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 32 sections

An Act to provide for more effective provisions for the maintenance and welfare of parents and senior citizens guaranteed and recognised under the Constitution and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

7 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• Samtola Devi v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
  2025 INSC 40427 March 2025Dismissed

  Whether the High Court was justified in setting aside the order passed by the Appellate Tribunal directing the eviction of the eldest son of the appellant-mother, a senior citizen from a portion of the house in question allegedly…

• Urmila Dixit v. Sunil Sharan Dixit and Ors.
  2025 INSC 201 January 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Whether the High Court was correct in setting aside the order of the Tribunal granting benefit of Section 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of the Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, to the Appellant-mother.

• Rinku Baheti v. Sandesh Sharda
  2024 INSC 101418 December 2024Disposed of

  Issue arose whether the petitioner-wife is entitled to the transfer of the divorce petition; and whether this Court, upon the application filed by the respondent-husband, can exercise its powers u/Art. 142(1) of the Constitution…

• Sudesh Chhikara v. Ramti Devi & Anr
  2022 INSC 12576 December 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• Smt. S. Vanitha v. The Deputy Commissioner, Bengaluru Urban District & Ors.
  2020 INSC 70115 December 2020Appeal(s) allowed
• Raja Ram v. Jai Prakash Singh and Others
  2019 INSC 101511 September 2019Dismissed
• Dr. Ashwani Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.
  2018 INSC 120113 December 2018Directions issued