Chunilal Gangaram Patil v. Lilabai Gangaram Patil and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; Writ Petition No. 242 of 2025; decided 08-01-2025 by R. M. Joshi, J.; Petitioner Chunilal Gangaram Patil vs. Respondents Lilabai Gangaram Patil & others; Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007; Section 16(1) appeal; refusal to entertain appeal by Additional Collector, Jalgaon on 14.05.2024; children/relatives of senior citizens entitled to prefer appeal under Section 16; reliance on Division Bench judgment Jagdish Pitamber Pawar vs. Pitamber Pundalik Pawar, Writ Petition No. 36/2023; impugned order set aside; Additional Collector directed to entertain and decide appeal in accordance with law; advocates T. K. Sant (Petitioner) and S. B. Jadhav, AGP (State).
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 14.05.2024 passed by the Additional Collector, Jalgaon set aside; the Additional Collector directed to entertain the Petitioner's appeal and decide the same in accordance with law.