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The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act

An Act to provide for more effective provisions for the maintenance and welfare of parents and senior citizens guaranteed and recognised under the Constitution and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
2007
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. PRELIMINARY

  2. 1
     Short title, extent, application and commencement
  3. 2
     Definitions
  4. 3
     Act to have overriding effect

  • MAINTENANCE OF PARENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS

  • 4
     Maintenance of parents and senior citizens
  • 5
     Application for maintenance
  • 6
     Jurisdiction and procedure
  • 7
     Constitution of Maintenance Tribunal
  • 8
     Summary procedure in case of inquiry
  • 9
     Order for maintenance
  • 10
     Alteration in allowance
  • 11
     Enforcement of order of maintenance
  • 12
     Option regarding maintenance in certain cases
  • 13
     Deposit of maintenance amount
  • 14
     Award of interest where any claim is allowed
  • 15
     Constitution of Appellate Tribunal
  • 16
     Appeals
  • 17
     Right to legal representation
  • 18
     Maintenance Officer

  • ESTABLISHMENT OF OLDAGE HOMES

  • 19
     Establishment of oldage homes

  • PROVISIONS FOR MEDICAL CARE OF SENIOR CITIZEN

  • 20
     Medical support for senior citizens

  • PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY OF SENIOR CITIZEN

  • 21
     Measures for publicity, awareness, etc., for welfare of senior citizens
  • 22
     Authorities who may be specified for implementing the provisions of this Act
  • 23
     Transfer of property to be void in certain circumstances

  • OFFENCES AND PROCEDURE FOR TRIAL

  • 24
     Exposure and abandonment of senior citizen
  • 25
     Cognizance of offences

  • MISCELLANEOUS

  • 26
     Officers to be public servants
  • 27
     Jurisdiction of civil courts barred
  • 28
     Protection of action taken in good faith
  • 29
     Power to remove difficulties
  • 30
     Power of Central Government to give directions
  • 31
     Power of Central Government to review
  • 32
     Power of State Government to make rules