LawgistThe Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act
12Option regarding maintenance in certain cases
Notwithstanding anything contained in Chapter IX of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (2 of 1974) where a senior citizen or a parent is entitled for maintenance under the said Chapter and also entitled for maintenance under this Act may, without prejudice to the provisions of Chapter IX of the said Code, claim such maintenance under either of those Acts but not under both.
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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
