Balasaheb Patil vs Smt. Soni @ Sonia Patil on 12 July, 2024
designed to protect the rights and dignity of senior
citizens, ensuring they can live a peaceful and secure
life. The Act empowers tribunals to order the eviction
of children or relatives who fail to maintain their
parents. This protection is paramount, particularly in
cases where the senior citizen's right to maintenance
and peaceful living is at stake, as emphasized in
Aditya Gupta v. Narendra Gupta (supra) and
Manmohan Singh v. UT Chandigarh(supra).