Smt. Shila Devi v. State of Up and 2 Others
Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 – Sections 21 and 23
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (DB, Arindam Sinha and Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, JJ.), WRIT - C No. 16811 of 2025, decided 8.7.2025. Senior citizen mother sought direction for timely disposal of her petition dated 15.06.2024 under Sections 21 and 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 against daughter-in-law, pending with respondent no.2. Court disposed of writ petition directing respondent no.2 to decide within four weeks of communication of certified copy and copy of petition. Keywords: senior citizen, maintenance, time-bound disposal, mandamus.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent no.2 to deal with and dispose of the petitioner's petition dated 15th June, 2024 under Sections 21 and 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 within four weeks from communication of certified copy of the order and copy of the petition.