The Supreme Court upheld a property transfer based on a settlement deed requiring the transferee to care for the transferors and perform charitable work. The respondents argued that the settlement deed was nothing but a gift deed because it was without consideration as taking care of the transferor and doing social work would not qualify as consideration. Observation Setting aside …
The tribunal set up under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, will not get jurisdiction to annul the gift deed if the deed does not contain the condition that the transferee should provide basic amenities and physical needs to the transferor parent/senior citizen of the property, the High Court of Karnataka has said. Setting aside …
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 …
The Chandigarh Maintenance Tribunal has mandated that children must give an undertaking that they will take care of their parents before a property transfer deed is executed between them. The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, mandates that the transferee must provide basic amenities and physical needs to the transferor. Faith being flouted The directions came …