Jitesh Dudhale v. Appellate Senior Citizen Tribunal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No. 4472 of 2026, Bombay High Court, decided 10 April 2026 by N. J. Jamadar, J. Petitioner Jitesh Dudhale versus Appellate Senior Citizen Tribunal and Ors. Challenge to Appellate Tribunal's refusal to register appeal against Maintenance Tribunal order dated 11 March 2026 under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. Maintainability of appeal by children/relatives of senior citizen under Section 16 upheld relying on Jagdish Pitambar Pawar v. Pitambar Pundalik Pawar (WP 36 of 2023, 29/11/2023). Petition disposed with directions: Appellate Tribunal to hear and decide appeal, expeditious hearing of stay application if filed within two weeks, two-week extension to comply with Maintenance Tribunal order. Advocates: Aditya Lele with Atul Mishra for petitioner; Neha Bhide GP with Vaishali Nimbalkar AGP for State.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Appellate Tribunal to hear and decide the appeal which may be preferred by the petitioner; if the appeal is filed within two weeks with a stay application against the Maintenance Tribunal's order, the Appellate Tribunal to hear such application expeditiously; time to comply with the order dated 11th March, 2026 extended by two weeks.