Noting that the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (“2007 Act”), ensures maintenance for elderly parents but does not explicitly permit eviction, the Supreme Court (March 27) dismissed an elderly mother’s plea to evict her son from their ancestral home following a strained relationship.
The Court clarified that the 2007 Act does not mandate the automatic eviction of children from parental property; eviction orders can only be passed in exceptional cases to safeguard the senior citizen’s well-being.
“The provisions of the Senior Citizens Act, nowhere specifically provides for drawing proceedings for eviction of persons from any premises owned or…