Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2012, it appears that, while adjudicating any dispute between any senior citizen and his/her son/daughter/relative, the Tribunal, i.e., Maintenance Tribunal constituted under Section 7 of Act of 2007, acts as a quasi-judicial body and as such it has to follow the principles of natural justice. Further, by being a quasi-judicial body, while adjudicating any dispute, it has to maintain order sheet in the relevant case/ proceedings as the order sheets serves as permanent sequential diary of the case. It shows as to what happened on a particular day, when the matter was taken up by the Tribunal. It also shows who were present on the date when the matter was taken up and as to what was done by the Tribunal and the parties on that day. Maintenance of order sheets in a judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding ensures adherence to accountability and maintenance of judicial discipline. Maintenance of day-to-day order sheets in such proceedings also ensures transparency and public trust and helps the Appellate or Revisional Court to fully comprehend as to what happened on a particular day when the matter was taken up for hearing by the Tribunal. However, in the instant case, the records available before this Court shows that apart from final order dated 29.01.2026, no other order passed by the Maintenance Tribunal, Kamrup (M) in WP Case No. 4717/2024 is there on record.
