Shashi Prabha @ Nirmala Rani v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

Delhi HC4 May 2026W.P.(C)/5031/2026

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W.P.(C) 5031/2026; Shashi Prabha @ Nirmala Rani v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Ors.; Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizen Act, 2007; Maintenance Tribunal; mandamus; time-bound adjudication; senior citizen; transfer to other Tribunal; eight weeks from 08.05.2026; Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, J.; petition disposed 04.05.2026.

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Direction to the concerned Authority to make an endeavour to decide the petitioner's pending petition under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizen Act, 2007 within eight (08) weeks from 08.05.2026; with these directions the petition stands disposed of. ¶¶17

Shashi Prabha @ Nirmala Rani Vs Government of NCT of Delhi & Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 5031/2026

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SHASHI PRABHA @ NIRMALA RANI .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr Aayush Agarwala and Ms. Utkarshani Srivastava, Advocates.

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versus

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GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents

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Through: Mr. Counsel ( appearance not given ) for GNCTD.

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV O R D E R % 04.05.2026

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The petition is for the following reliefs:

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“ a) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the Respondent No.1 to ensure that the petition filed by the Petitioner under the under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizen Act, 2007 on 08.12.2025 (Annexure P/1) is taken up for hearing by a Maintenance Tribunal and adjudicated in a time bound manner;

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b) In the alternative, issue a writ, order or direction directing that, in the event early hearing before the concerned Maintenance Tribunal is not feasible, the matter be transferred to or taken up by any other Maintenance Tribunal, competent authority / court, for expeditious disposal in accordance with law ;”

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It is submitted by learned counsel for the respondent –Government of NCT of Delhi that the notice, as of now, has been issued to the respondents in the petitioner’s pending petition, and the next date of hearing is fixed on 08.05.2026.

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 07/05/2026 at 13:22:20

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Accordingly, let the concerned Authority, to make an endeavour to decide the same within eight (08) weeks’ from 08.05.2026.

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With the aforesaid directions, the petition stands disposed of.

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PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J

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MAY 4, 2026 aks

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 07/05/2026 at 13:22:20

Shashi Prabha @ Nirmala Rani v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

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