Mukut Mani Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Social Welfare U.P. Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Mukut Mani Singh v. State of U.P. (Social Welfare Deptt.) — WRIT - C No. 8853 of 2024 — eviction directions dated 05.08.2024 under The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 and dismissal of appeal dated 23.09.2024 quashed insofar as they directed eviction; basis: Full Bench decision dated 27.05.2025 (Matters Under Article 227 No.612 of 2024, Onkar Nath Gaur v. District Magistrate/President Appellate Tribunal Lko.) that District Magistrate has no power to direct eviction under the Act; jurisdictional ground considered despite not being raised before the authority as it goes to the root; petition allowed. Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 6, Pankaj Bhatia, J., September 9, 2025.
What did the court decide?
Impugned orders dated 05.08.2024 and 23.09.2024 quashed insofar as they directed the petitioner's eviction; writ petition allowed in those terms.