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Rabiya Begam v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Lko. and 2 Others

Allahabad HC29 Jan 2026WRIC/12782/2025

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What is this about?

Senior citizen protection; encroachment threat to gata no. 953/0.0550 hectare, Village Jarval Dehat, Tehsil Kaisganj, District Bahraich; representation dated 10.12.2025 to District Magistrate; U.P. Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2014, Rule 21(2) — duty of District Magistrate to protect life and property of senior citizens; Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007; writ disposed of with mandamus to decide representation within 15 days of certified copy; notice to respondent no. 3 dispensed with.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the District Magistrate, Bahraich to decide the petitioner's representation dated 10.12.2025 within fifteen days from the date of production of a certified copy of the order; notice to respondent no. 3 dispensed with. ¶15

Rabiya Begam vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Lko. and 2 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the District Magistrate, Bahraich should be directed to decide the petitioner's representation dated 10.12.2025, filed under the U.P. Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2014 r/w the 2007 Act, alleging that respondent no. 3 is attempting to encroach upon her land.

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Court's answer

The writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the District Magistrate, Bahraich to decide the petitioner's representation dated 10.12.2025 within fifteen days from the date of production of a certified copy of the order; notice to respondent no. 3 is dispensed with.

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Key takeaways

Rule 21(2) of the U.P. Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2014 casts a duty on the District Magistrate to ensure that the life and property of senior citizens are protected and that they are able to live with security and dignity.obiter¶4

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WRIT - C No. 12782 of 2025 — Rabiya Begam v. State of U.P. and others — Petitioner, invoking the U.P. Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2014 r/w the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, alleged that respondent no. 3 was attempting to encroach upon her land, gata no. 953/0.0550 hectare, Village Jarval Dehat, Tehsil Kaisganj, District Bahraich, and had filed a representation dated 10.12.2025 before the District Magistrate, Bahraich. The Court noted that Rule 21(2) of the 2014 Rules casts a duty on the District Magistrate to ensure that the life and property of senior citizens are protected and that they are able to live with security and dignity. Held, disposing of the writ petition: the District Magistrate, Bahraich shall decide the representation within fifteen days from the date of production of a certified copy of the order. Notice to respondent no. 3 dispensed with. (Amitabh Kumar Rai, J.)

Rabiya Begam v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Lko. and 2 Others

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