G.Raja v. The District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Senior citizen; Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007; Section 16 appellate remedy; writ of mandamus; implementation of RDO order dated 26.05.2023; residence in son's house; maintenance declined due to pension of Rs. 9,666/-; Revenue Divisional Officer Sankarankovil; District Collector Tenkasi; non-joinder of sons Krishnakumar and Ganesan; six-week compliance timeline; disposal at admission; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Mandamus effectively granted: the respondents were directed to ensure implementation, in letter and spirit, of the second respondent's order dated 26.05.2023 requiring the petitioner's sons (Krishnakumar and Ganesan) to permit the petitioner to reside in any one of the houses, in case of resistance from the sons; the sons may be heard before implementation; their Section 16 remedy before the first respondent is preserved; the exercise to be completed within six weeks. No costs awarded.