S.Pathirakali v. The District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Senior citizen maintenance application disposal timelines; Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 Sections 5 r/w 6; mandamus under Article 226; Tribunal disposal deadline two months; interim order within four weeks for homeless senior citizen aged about 69; Kanyakumari District Agastheeswaram Taluk Tribunal; District Collector Nagercoil; writ disposed at admission; notice dispensed for fourth respondent Mohan; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of at the time of admission with consent of counsel; notice on the fourth respondent dispensed with (no adverse orders proposed against him). Second respondent directed to consider the petitioner's application dated 27.06.2025, pass an interim order within four weeks, and pass final orders on merits after hearing the fourth respondent, with disposal within two months from receipt of a copy of the order; no costs.