Pramodkumar Indrajeet Mishra v. Sub-Divisional Officer and President Sr Citizen Tribunal and Welfare Tribunal and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 — appeal against Maintenance Tribunal order maintainable before Appellate Authority at instance of children/relatives — reliance on Jagdish Pitamber Pawar V/s. Pitambar Pundalik Pawar (WP No. 36 of 2023, Aurangabad Bench, 29.11.2023) — writ petition disposed with liberty to appeal under S.16 — expedited hearing if appeal filed within three weeks with stay application — S.14 Limitation Act 1963 exclusion of time spent in writ petition — Sub-Divisional Officer — neutral citation 2026:BHC-AS:13246 — N.J. Jamadar, J., 16 March 2026.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the Petitioner to file an appeal before the Appellate Authority under Section 16 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007; if the appeal is filed within three weeks along with an application for stay, the Appellate Authority to hear and decide it as expeditiously as possible; time spent prosecuting the writ petition to be accounted for under Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 if the question of limitation arises before the Appellate Authority.