G.Seethalakshmi v. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior

O R D E R The present Writ Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to implement the orders of the second and first respondents dated 02.06.2023 and 19.07.2023, respectively, and to cancel the gift deed executed by the petitioner in favour of her grandson Master Boopalan, S/o. Late Sakthivel vide Doc.No.2331 of 2020 registered at Sub-Registrar Office, Kadayanallur, Tenkasi District.

2.Learned Counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is a senior citizen. The petitioner's husband passed away 7 years ago and she has two sons and one daughter, in which two sons have passed away and one daughter has been given in marriage to one Kadarkariandi. While the petitioner's husband was alive, he had gifted their house to the elder son Sakthivel and the said Sakthivel demolished the old house and constructed a new one when he was alive. After his demise, the petitioner's daughter-in-law took the petitioner to the Sub Registrar's office and got the said house property registered fraudulently in the name of the petitioner's grandson minor Boopalan vide Doc.No.2331 of 2020. Another house was gifted to her second son Subburaj. Hence, the petitioner approached the second respondent under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, against the third and fourth respondents, who are her daughters-in-law. The second respondent vide order dated

02.06.2023, directed the third and fourth respondent to provide food, dress and shelter to the petitioner.

3.Thereafter, since the order of the second respondent was not obeyed by the third and fourth respondents, the petitioner filed an appeal before the first respondent. The first respondent, after enquiry passed an order dated 19.07.2023, confirming the order of the second respondent. Even then, the third and fourth respondents are not maintaining the petitioner senior citizen and hence, the petitioner had sent representations to the first and second respondents to implement their orders. Hence, the present Writ Petition.

4.Learned State Counsel appearing for the official respondents 1 & 2 would submit that the orders of the first and second respondents would be implemented within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

5.Heard the learned Counsel for the parties.

6.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court directs the respondents 1 & 2 to implement their orders dated 19.07.2023 and 02.06.2023, respectively, if not already done and pass appropriate orders, within a period of six [6] weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

7.Accordingly, the present Writ Petition stands disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

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MR To

1.The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Appellate Tribunal / The District Collector, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi.

2.The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Sub-Divisional Tribunal / The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi.

M.DHANDAPANI, J. MR

20.07.2026

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 20.07.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI G.Seethalakshmi ... Petitioner -vs- 1.The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Appellate Tribunal / The District Collector, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi. 2.The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Sub-Divisional Tribunal / The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tenkasi District, Tenkasi. 3.S.Sudha 4.S.Vijayasanthi ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the official respondents to implement the orders passed by the second respondent in K:.K:.vz;.m1/2593/2022, ehs; 02.06.2023 confirming the same by the first respondent through an order K:.K:/COLR/8489/2023-B1 dated 19.07.2023 by providing food and shelter to the petitioner and also to cancel the gift deed executed by the petitioner in favour of her grandson Master Boopalan, S/o. Late Sakthivel vide Doc.No.2331 of 2020 registered at Sub-Registrar Office, Kadayanallur, Tenkasi District, within the stipulated period by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.Ananth C.Rajesh For Respondents 1 & 2 : Mrs.K.R.Shivasankari, Counsel for the State of Tamil Nadu For Respondents 3 & 4 : Mr.S.Abdul Muthalip