7 years ago

Maintenance Tribunal Empowered To Order Eviction Of Legal Heir If Parents Are Ill-Treated: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

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Providing solace to lonely senior citizen couples fighting legal battle with their ill-treating sons and daughters-in-law who refuse to vacate parents’ house despite court orders, a division bench of the Delhi High Court has held that maintenance tribunal has the jurisdiction to pass an order of eviction under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act,. Providing solace to lonely senior citizen couples fighting legal battle with their ill-treating sons and daughters-in-law who refuse to vacate parents’ house despite court orders, a division bench of the Delhi High Court has held that maintenance tribunal has the jurisdiction to pass an order of eviction under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The object for which the Act as well as the subject Rules, extracted hereinabove, were brought into force, namely, for the welfare of parents and senior citizens and for protection of their life and property, leave no manner of doubt that the Maintenance Tribunal constituted under the Act has the power and jurisdiction to render the order of eviction,” said a division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Deepa Sharma while interpreting the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act. “The object for which the Act as well as the subject Rules, extracted hereinabove, were brought into force, namely, for the welfare of parents and senior citizens and for protection of their life and property, leave no manner of doubt that the Maintenance Tribunal constituted under the Act has the power and jurisdiction to render the order of eviction,” it said.

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5 days, 15 hours ago

Interlocutory Maintenance Order Can Be Challenged Under Article 227, Not U/S 19 Of Family Courts Act: Jharkhand High Court

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The Jharkhand High Court has held that a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India is maintainable against an interlocutory order granting interim maintenance, as no appeal can be filed under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984, against such orders. Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, presiding over the case, observed, “In view of above discussions when the …

1 week, 2 days ago

Maintenance Tribunal cannot decide on property possession cases between senior citizens: Bombay High Court

Hindustan Times

The Bombay High Court has ruled that the Maintenance and Welfare of Senior Citizens Tribunal, established under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, does not have the authority to adjudicate possession recovery cases when both parties are senior citizens. Maintenance Tribunal cannot decide on property possession cases between senior citizens: Bombay High Court The court …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Senior Citizen Not Entitled To Receive Maintenance From Children Unless Shows Inability To Maintain Himself: Orissa High Court

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The Orissa High Court has held that simply being a 'senior citizen' does not automatically entitle a person to receive maintenance from children unless shown that he/she is unable to maintain himself/herself from own earnings or out of owned property. While clarifying the position of law under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, the Single …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Properties can be transferred back to elderly parents if…: Supreme Court’s big ruling

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The Supreme Court recently overturned a Madhya Pradesh High Court decision, emphasising the need for a liberal interpretation of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, in the case of Urmila Dixit v. Sunil Sharan Dixit. Now the tribunals can order the transfer of property back to elderly parents, the Supreme Court said. In its order, …

2 months, 4 weeks ago

Parents & Senior Citizens Act - Maintenance Tribunal Has Power To Order Eviction & Transfer Of Possession : Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court has clarified that a Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 has the power to order the eviction and transfer of possession.Without such a power, the objectives of the 2007 Act - which are to grant speedy, simple and inexpensive remedies to elderly citizens- would be defeated, the Court said.A bench …

3 months, 1 week ago

While Eviction Under Senior Citizens Act Is Subject To Outcome Of Pending Suit, Protection Offered To Elders Shouldn't Be Defeated: Allahabad HC

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The Allahabad High Court has held that an order of eviction sought under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 would be subject to the outcome of a suit pertaining to larger issues between the family members, if such suit is filed prior to the application made for eviction under the Act of 2007. a daughter-in-law …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Maintenance Right Of Wife & Children Overrides Creditors' Claims Under SARFAESI/IBC On Husband's Assets : Supreme Court

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While giving precedence to the maintenance rights of a man's wife and children over the rights of creditors under recovery proceedings, the Supreme Court recently observed that right to maintenance is equivalent to a fundamental right and shall have an overriding effect over statutory rights of creditors, etc. In appeal, the Gujarat High Court enhanced the amounts, granting the respondent-wife …

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Proceedings Pending U/S 125 CrPC Not Bar On Maintenance Tribunal's Jurisdiction To Provide Residence To Senior Citizens/ Parents: Kerala HC

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The Kerala High Court has held that the pendency of maintenance proceedings before the Family Court under Section 125 of the CrPC would not affect the jurisdiction of the Maintenance Tribunal from ordering residence to senior citizens under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act of 2007. The Court clarified that Section 12 of the Act, which …

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Removing items from elderly parents’ house is harassment: Delhi HC

Hindustan Times

The Delhi high court has held that the deliberate removal of items by people from the home of their elderly parents not only constitutes economic harassment but also reflects a lack of respect for the rights and possession of the senior citizens. In their petition before the high court, the elderly woman’s children had contended that the order passed under …

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Question Of Paying Maintenance To Parents Doesn't Depend On How Much Property Has Been Given To Children: Madhya Pradesh High Court

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The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the question of a child paying maintenance to their parents does not depend on how much property was given to the child by the parents and that it is the duty of children to maintain their parents. Justice Ahluwalia, while adjudicating on the matter stated that it is the duty of the …

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Widowed Daughter-in-law Not Required to Live in Matrimonial Home for Maintenance: Allahabad HC

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In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court held that under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, it is not mandatory for a widowed daughter-in-law to reside in her matrimonial home to claim maintenance from her father-in-law. “Merely because the lady may have made that choice may neither lead us to the conclusion that she had separated from her …

1 year ago

Orders Passed By Tribunals Under Senior Citizens Act Also Amenable To Challenge Under Article 227: Delhi High Court

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The Delhi High Court has observed that the orders passed by the tribunals under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, are also separately amenable to challenge under Article 227 of the Constitution of India.A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora relied upon various judgments on the issue and …

1 year, 2 months ago

Much More In Life Than Material Things: Bombay High Court Laments Mother's Ouster From Home, Orders Son To Vacate Premises

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The Bombay High Court today ordered a man and his wife to vacate his elderly mother's house observing that it was unfortunate that the mother, in her twilight years, was ousted from her house by her son rather than receiving love and care. With these observations, the court dismissed the son's writ petition challenging an order of the Senior Citizens …

1 year, 3 months ago

S. 125 CrPC | Order For Interim Maintenance Not An Interlocutory Order, Can Be Challenged In Revision: Allahabad High Court

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Recently, the Allahabad High Court held that an order of interim maintenance during the pendency of application under Section 125 CrPC is not an interlocutory order and thus, can be challenged before the High Court in revision. and another wherein Allahabad High Court had held that the order passed under Section 125 CrPC granting interim maintenance is an interlocutory order …

1 year, 5 months ago

Maintenance Obligations Should Not Burden A Husband To The Point Of Marriage Becoming A Punishment: Jharkhand High Court

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While revising the maintenance amount awarded to a woman in a matrimonial dispute, the Jharkhand High Court has opined that while it is the husband's moral obligation to provide maintenance to his wife, ensuring she can maintain a lifestyle similar to that of their matrimonial home, this does not justify burdening the husband to the extent that the marriage becomes …

2 years, 2 months ago

Senior Citizens Act | Maintenance Tribunal Has Power To Order Eviction Of Children From House Of Parents: Chhattisgarh High Court

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The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that Maintenance Tribunal possesses power under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 to order eviction of children from the houses of their parents. While rejecting arguments advanced to the contrary, the Single Judge Bench of Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari said, “…this Court does not find any error in the …

2 years, 2 months ago

District Collector Can Take Disciplinary Action Against Subordinate Officer Over Failure To Maintain Child: Madras High Court

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While hearing a petition to transfer a matrimonial dispute from Pudukottai to Ponneri in Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court noted that the father, who was working as a Village Administration Officer was not paying interim maintenance to his 10 year old daughter. While directing him to make such payment irrespective of visitation rights, Justice SM Subramaniam also directed the …

2 years, 2 months ago

Delhi High Court Upholds Validity Of Provision Allowing Deduction In Pay For Payment Of Maintenance To Air Force Personnel's Wife, Children

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The Delhi High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 92 of the Air Force Act, 1950 which allows deduction from the pay and allowance of Air Force personnel for maintenance of the wife and their children.A division bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar also upheld an office order issued by Air Force on February 6, …

2 years, 5 months ago

S.23 Senior Citizens Act: Madras HC Cancels Settlement Deed Executed In Favour Of Son After He Failed To Look After Aged Parents

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Moved by the plight of an old couple, the Madras High Court recently upheld the judgement and decree of the trial court and cancelled a settlement deed executed in favour of their son, after the court was convinced that the son failed to look after the aged parents. Even if the deed is considered as a settlement deed by virtue …

2 years, 5 months ago

[Senior Citizens Act] What Are The Factors Appellate Authority Needs To Consider While Dealing With Application Seeking Stay On Eviction Order? Delhi High Court Answers

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The Delhi High Court has set out the various factors that are necessary to be taken into consideration by the appellate authority under the Senior Citizens Act, 2007 while dealing with an application seeking stay in a pending appeal against an eviction order.Justice Yashwant Varma observed that in such cases, the appellate authority would have to consider the nature of …

2 years, 10 months ago

Can't Ask Daughter-In-Law To Pay Mother-In-Law Maintenance Under Senior Citizens Act : Bombay High Court

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The Bombay High Court has observed that a daughter-in-law cannot be directed to pay maintenance to her ailing mother-in-law, especially in the absence of any proof of the woman's income. It noted that Section 2 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 that defines 'children,' includes son, daughter, grandson and grand-daughter, but does not refer …

2 years, 10 months ago

Daughter In Law Can Claim Maintenance From Her Father In Law If She Inherited Some Estate From Her Husband: Delhi High Court

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The Delhi High Court has observed that the daughter-in-law can claim maintenance from her father-in-law provided she has inherited some estate of her husband. 19 of the Family Court Act, 1984 against the order dated 3rd May, 2019 deferring their claim for interim maintenance in a petition under sec. The Family Court in the impugned order, observed that the appellant …

2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court halts eviction drive in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri

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The Supreme Court intervened twice on Wednesday to pause the advancement of bulldozers in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri for an anti-encroachment drive, but not before several makeshift kiosks and shops lining the area that witnessed a communal clash on Saturday were razed by civic authorities. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana ordered that “status quo, as exists today, …

2 years, 11 months ago

Maintenance Tribunal's Power Under Senior Citizens Act Not Limited To Ordering Monthly Allowance : Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court has ruled that the power of the Maintenance Tribunal under the Senior Citizens Act is not circumscribed to mere ordering of monthly allowance for the maintenance of senior citizens where their children/relatives refuse to maintain them but to ensure maintenance from their own earnings to lead a dignified life.Justice Murali Purushothaman held that the Maintenance. The …

3 years, 3 months ago

'Senior Citizens Do Not Have Luxury Of Time' : Bombay High Court Upholds Maintenance Tribunal's Power To Pass Eviction Orders

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The Bombay High Court has observed that the Maintenance Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 can pass an order for removal of a person from the senior citizen's property.A division bench comprising Justice Gautam Patel and Madhav J Jamdar endorsed the view expressed by a division bench of the Delhi High Court in …

3 years, 6 months ago

Son Cannot Insist On Staying In Father's House Saying He Has Contributed To Renovation : P&H High Court Upholds Eviction Order Under Senior Citizens Act

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently upheld an eviction order passed against a son and his wife at the instance of the father under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.In this case, the father had not transferred the house in question to the son by way of gift or any other deed. The Punjab …

3 years, 6 months ago

'Daughters Are Daughters Forever, Sons Are Sons Till They Are Married': Bombay HC Upholds Direction Under Senior Citizens Act To Son To Vacate Flat Of Elderly Parents

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The Senior Citizens Act mandates that children or relatives are obligated to cater to the needs of the senior citizens so that they 'live a normal life', free of any harassment, the Bombay High Court said, directing a Mumbai resident and his wife to vacate his elderly parents' flat within a month. ".Section 4 clearly provide that the obligation of …

4 years, 5 months ago

Former Allahabad HC Judge And Wife Move HC Against Eviction From House By Son, HC Directs To Approach District Magistrate

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The Allahabad High Court on Thursday directed the District Magistrate, Prayagraj, to resolve a property title/ possession dispute between a former Judge of the Allahabad High Court and his son, within two months. They sought the Court's assistance while submitting that even though the Legislature has enacted the aforesaid laws for protection of senior citizens, no mechanism has been provided …

4 years, 6 months ago

After Husband's Death, Wife Has Every Right To Claim Maintenance From The Estate Inherited By Father-In-Law: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

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The Bombay High Court has observed that after husband's death, a woman has every right to claim maintenance from the estate inherited by her father-in-law.High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by a man who challenged an order passed by Family Court, Bandra granting interim maintenance to his widowed daughter-in-law and grandson.Justice Nitin W Sambre observed that as per …

5 years ago

Senior Citizens Needn't Show 'Ill Treatment' To Seek Eviction of Children From Their Property: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

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Delhi High Court has held that senior citizens, who seek eviction of their sons or legal heirs from their property, needn't necessarily have to show that they need maintenance or that they have been ill treated by their heirs. Interpreting the social welfare law for senior citizens, the Single Bench of Navin Chawla noted that scope of the proceedings under …

5 years, 4 months ago

SC Orders Status Quo On Allahabad HC Direction To Evict 28 Anglo Indian Families From Lease Land In Prayagraj [Read Order]

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In a temporary relief to 28 Anglo-Indian families who were facing the threat of eviction following a direction of Allahabad High Court, the Supreme Court on November 22 directed to maintain status quo for the time being. A bench comprising Justices R F Nariman and S Ravindra Bhat on Friday issued notice on a plea filed against the order of …

5 years, 9 months ago

Delhi HC Repels Challenge Against Rules Enabling District Magistrate To Evict Children Who Do Not Provide Maintenance To Parents [Read Judgment]

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The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking to quash the Rules 22 and 22 of The Delhi Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2016 for being ultra-vires the parent Act of 2007 and the Constitution. The bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V Kameswar Rao noted that section 22 of the Act …

6 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka HC Asks Son Who "Manhandled" Parents To Vacate Parent's House [Read Order]

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In doing so, Justice Alok Aradhe observed, "Our Society is a Traditional society, and its core value is to provide care for elderly and to treat them with respect. The court was hearing a petition filed by one Skanda Sharath, challenging an order passed by the Assistant Commissioner under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, …

6 years, 4 months ago

Parents Can Seek Child’s Eviction from Any Type Of Property On Grounds Of Non-Maintenance & Ill-Treatment: Delhi HC [Read Order]

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The Delhi High Court has held that a parent can seek eviction of his children and legal heirs from any type of property, on grounds of non-maintenance and ill-treatment.Justice Vibhu Bakhru asserted, “The Clause as it stands today expressly permits a citizen/parent to make an application for eviction of his son, daughter and legal heir from the property of any …

6 years, 4 months ago

Parents Can Seek Child’s Eviction from Any Type Of Property On Grounds Of Non-Maintenance & Ill-Treatment: Delhi HC [Read Order]

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6 years, 8 months ago

No Absolute Rider To Deposit Entire Maintenance Amount Prior To Entertainment Of Statutory Remedy: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law

‘It would be most unjust and unreasonable to bar his statutory remedy of revision/ appeal as the case may be, merely because he may not be in a position to deposit the entire arrears of interim maintenance.’The Delhi High Court in Sabina Sahdev v. Vidur Sahdev has held that there cannot be an absolute rider that the entire maintenance amount, …

6 years, 8 months ago

No Absolute Rider To Deposit Entire Maintenance Amount Prior To Entertainment Of Statutory Remedy: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

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6 years, 8 months ago

No Child Can Stay Forcefully With Parents In Their House, Particularly Senior Citizens: Bombay HC Orders Son’s Eviction From Mother’s House [Read Judgment]

Live Law

The Bombay High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by one Dattaray Mane and ordered and him and his family to vacate his 73-year-old mother’s property in Girgaon. He also submitted that the tribunal has no jurisdiction to evict the petitioner or his family members under Section 4 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. …

6 years, 8 months ago

No Child Can Stay Forcefully With Parents In Their House, Particularly Senior Citizens: Bombay HC Orders Son’s Eviction From Mother’s House [Read Judgment]

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8 years ago

Maintenance Tribunal Can Order Eviction Of Adult Children In Cases Of Parental Abuse: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law

Directions to remove the children from the property are necessary in certain cases like the present to ensure a normal life of the senior citizen, the court said.The Delhi High Court in Sunny Paul vs. State, has held that the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, amongst other remedies, provides for eviction of adult children in …

8 years, 1 month ago

AAP-led Delhi govt eases norms for senior citizens to boot heirs off property

Hindustan Times

Elderly parents can now throw out their abusive and greedy children from a “self-acquired” home by simply complaining to the deputy commissioner, rather than going to police or filing a lawsuit which is a time-sapping process. The Delhi government has amended the rules for the maintenance and welfare of parents and senior citizens, allowing them to complain to the deputy …

9 years ago

A Father is not liable to provide maintenance to his son beyond the age of majority: Gujarat High Court [Read Judgment]

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The High Court of Gujarat in Nitaben Dineshkumar Oza. v Dineshkumar Ishwarlal Oza & 1 Other has ruled that a father is not liable to provide maintenance u/s 125 Cr.P.c to his male child beyond age of majority,unless he suffers from any physical /mental abnormality and unable to maintain himself.The litigation had a. v Dineshkumar Ishwarlal Oza & 1 Other …

9 years ago

A Father is not liable to provide maintenance to his son beyond the age of majority: Gujarat High Court [Read Judgment]

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9 years, 1 month ago

When Husband is alive, Wife cannot claim maintenance from in-laws; Gujarat HC [Read Order]

Live Law

In a recent order, the High Court of Gujarat held that in-laws are not liable for payment of maintenance to the wife, if her husband was still alive.Referring to various Supreme Court judgments, Justice J.B.Pardiwala reiterated the established position of law and observed, “From the principles enunciated in the above referred decisions, it is apparent that any right which the …

9 years, 1 month ago

When Husband is alive, Wife cannot claim maintenance from in-laws; Gujarat HC [Read Order]

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9 years, 2 months ago

Eviction order passed under S. 5A of Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act not appealable: Allahabad HC (FB) [Read Judgment]

Live Law

Full Bench of Allahabad High Court in Yogesh Agarwal vs. Union of India has held that eviction order passed under Section 5A of the Public Premises Act, 1971 is not appealable. Bench comprising of the Chief Justice Hon'ble Dr Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud, Justices Manoj Kumar Gupta and Yashwant Varma held that High Court in the exercise of its. Bench comprising …

9 years, 2 months ago

Punjab and Haryana HC dismisses plea of son challenging order of Maintenance tribunal directing him to provide maintenance to his father [Read Judgment]

Live Law

Though parents want to maintain their independence and do not expect much from adult children as children expect from them, parents also hope that children will be there for them when called upon particularly in the evening of their life.Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed plea of a son challenging the order of District Magistrate by which he had …

9 years, 7 months ago

Delhi HC refuses to interfere with eviction orders against Congress MPs

Live Mint

New Delhi: A bench of the Delhi high court on Friday refused to hear an appeal by Congress MPs Ambika Soni and Kumari Selja challenging the eviction order passed by justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw on 30 July. The bench comprising Delhi high court chief justice G Rohini and justice Jayant Nath held that while the court was willing to set …

10 years, 3 months ago

Estranged wife, child are entitled to decent living: Court

India TV News

New Delhi: A Delhi court has asked a man to pay Rs 8,000 as maintenance to his estranged wife and their two-year-old child, saying they are entitled to a decent living and the ordinary comforts of life. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjay Sharma asked the man, a Delhi resident, to pay Rs 4,000 per month each to the woman and their …

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2 days, 21 hours ago

Appellate Authority Must Consider Prior Judicial Observations When Reconsidering Disciplinary Action: Kerala HC

Live Law

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of Justices Anil K. Narendran and Muralee Krishna S. dismissed writ appeals challenging an order that remanded a disciplinary case back to the Appellate Authority for reconsideration. The court held that an Appellate Authority must properly consider prior judicial observations when reconsidering disciplinary action and cannot simply adopt a judicial review approach. By judgment …

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3 days, 15 hours ago

Centre Approves Transfer Of Justice Yashwant Varma To Allahabad High Court Amidst In-House Inquiry Over Cash Row

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The Central Government today notified the repatriation of Justice Yashwant Varma from Delhi to the Allahabad High Court based on the Supreme Court Collegium's recommendations on March 24. Justice Varma is facing an in-house inquiry by a 3-judge panel constituted by the Chief Justice of India over the allegations regarding the discovery of illicit cash currencies at his. Justice Varma …

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Telangana HC status quo on premier land at Guttala Begumpet

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4 days, 6 hours ago

Telangana HC status quo on premier land at Guttala Begumpet

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Hyderabad: A division bench of the Telangana High Court issued status quo orders over land admeasuring 52 acres in Survey No. The bench comprising acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Renuka Yara directed the parties concerned to not change the status of the property and specifically directed them to maintain status quo as it prevails today. Aggrieved by the …

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Plea for police probe into Delhi HC judge residence fire listed on March 28

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4 days, 8 hours ago

Plea for police probe into Delhi HC judge residence fire listed on March 28

The Hindu

A petition seeking a direction to the police to register a First Information Report and investigate allegations of “huge sums of unaccounted money” found on the official residential premises of sitting Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma is listed in the Supreme Court on March 28, 2025. The petition had been orally mentioned before the Chief Justice of India …

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4 days, 12 hours ago

Statutory Obligation To Pay Transit Rent To Displaced Slum Dwellers Even If Developer Undergoes Insolvency Proceedings: Bombay High Court

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In a significant ruling, particularly for slum dwellers and also developers, the Bombay High Court recently held that it is the 'statutory obligation' of the developer to pay the transit rent to slum dwellers, who await rehabilitation of their homes.Single-judge Justice Amit Borkar upheld the termination of a developer, who was initially engaged for a rehabilitation scheme of a slum …

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5 days, 2 hours ago

Pay Rs 25,000 arrears or face dismissal of divorce petition, court tells man

India Today

The Bombay High Court has quashed an order of the Sangli Civil Court and ruled that a husband's divorce petition will be dismissed if he fails to clear Rs 25,000 in maintenance arrears by June 30, 2025. The order came while hearing a petition filed by the man's wife, challenging the Sangli court's rejection of her plea to strike out …

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Will maintain status quo on decision to allot public land at Hubballi to Congress, State govt. assures Karnataka High Court

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5 days, 10 hours ago

Will maintain status quo on decision to allot public land at Hubballi to Congress, State govt. assures Karnataka High Court

The Hindu

The State government on Wednesday gave an undertaking to the court that it will maintain status quo till April 21 on its decision to allot 2,988.29 sq.m of land belonging Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation to the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee in violation of the norms for allotting public lands. Aravind, indicated that the court is inclined to pass an interim order …

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5 days, 12 hours ago

Landlord Has Exclusive Right To Choose Property For Bona Fide Requirement, Tenant Can't Dictate Alternative Arrangements: Jharkhand High Court

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The Jharkhand High Court has held that in eviction matters based on bona fide necessity, the landlord is the best judge to decide which of their properties is required to meet their needs, and the tenant cannot dictate alternative arrangements. Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, while rejecting the tenant's plea that alternative premises were available, stated, “The law with regard to …

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5 days, 13 hours ago

Order Quashing Summons To Ex-MUDA Commissioner Under Whom Land Was Allegedly Allotted To CM's Wife Has Stalled Probe: ED To Karnataka HC

Live Law

Seeking stay of the order quashing summons issued to Dr Natesha DB, former MUDA Commissioner during whose tenure alleged illegal allotment of land was made to CM Siddaramiah's wife Paravathi, the Enforcement Directorate told the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday that due to the order the investigation has been effectively stalled. It is pertinent that the right to liberty and …

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Justice Yashwant Varma cash row: Top cop visits home with team, will inspect room where fire broke out

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5 days, 16 hours ago

Justice Yashwant Varma cash row: Top cop visits home with team, will inspect room where fire broke out

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A Delhi Police team, led by Deputy Commissioner of Police on Wednesday visited the residence of Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma in connection with the investigation into the alleged discovery of cash, a PTI report quoting official sources, said. In the wake of the controversy, the apex court Collegium recommended the repatriation of Justice Varma, who was de-rostered by …

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5 days, 19 hours ago

Supreme Court To Hear Bihar Judge's Plea To Quash FIR Over Death Of Home Guard

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The Supreme Court today orally remarked that it will hear the parties in a matter where the petitioner, a District & Sessions Court Judge in Bihar, and his wife are accused of killing a home guard deployed in their official residence after he refused to perform the household chores. The FIR was registered in 2022 for the death of home …

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6 days, 1 hour ago