Ram Lotan v. Additional District Magistrate, Patiala and Others
Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 – S.22 – Eviction – Maintainability of proceedings against daughter-in-law
Case brief
What is this about?
CWP-952-2020, Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh, decided 03.02.2026 by Kuldeep Tiwari, J. (oral). Petitioner: Ram Lotan (senior citizen); Respondents: Addl. District Magistrate, Patiala and others. Keywords: Section 22, The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and the Senior Citizens Act, 2007 ('Act 2007'); eviction of respondent-Rampati and her children; maintainability of proceedings under the 2007 Act against a daughter-in-law; Babu Lal Sharma vs. Sushila Devi and others, LPA No.701 of 2018 (Division Bench, decided 15.12.2025); order dated 09.07.2019 (Annexure P-3); no ground to interfere; petition dismissed. Advocates: Vikas Singh, Sr. Advocate with Anamika Sheoran for petitioner; Pratibha Bali, AAG Punjab; R.K.Shukla for respondent No.2.
What did the court decide?
Proceedings under The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and the Senior Citizens Act, 2007 are not maintainable against a daughter-in-law, in line with the view of the Division Bench of this Court in Babu Lal Sharma vs. Sushila Devi and others (LPA No.701 of 2018, decided 15.12.2025), which the petitioner's counsel was unable to rebut and against which he could cite no contrary judgment.