Shikha Goswami v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Senior-citizen mother denied entry to family residence; W.P.A. 1209 of 2024; Shikha Goswami; State of West Bengal & Ors.; respondent no. 4 (son); respondent no. 5 (daughter-in-law); Bankura Sadar Police Station; Inspector-in-Charge; lady police escort; vigil and alternate-date visits; 4 weeks from date of entry; harassment or humiliation; Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007; family dispute; Tirthankar Ghosh, J.; disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Interim arrangement: petitioner to report to the Inspector-in-Charge, Bankura Sadar Police Station; a lady police personnel to escort her into the residence and keep vigil with alternate-date visits for 4 weeks from the date of entry so she is not harassed or humiliated by respondent nos. 4 and 5; petitioner further directed to approach the appropriate authorities under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.