Rangala Durga Prasada Reddy v. the State of Ap
Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 – Sections 5 and 5(4) – Tribunal cum Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Kakinada
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Writ Petition No. 5668/2026 (document id APHC010087242026), High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda J., decided 12.03.2026. Certiorari under Article 226 against Final Order dated 21.10.2025 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Tribunal cum Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Kakinada in Case No. H/882/2025 arising under Sections 5 and 5(4) of Act 56 of 2007 (Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007). Key points: senior-citizen spouses' maintenance applications against common sons must be adjudicated jointly; 90-day statutory disposal limit breached (application pending over five months); impugned order set aside; fresh joint disposal ordered within two months with detailed enquiry and evidence; interim applications under Section 151 CPC (dispensation of certified copy, restraint of coercive steps, impleadment of Respondent No.6 allowed on 10.03.2026); no costs; no precedents cited; single-judge bench.