Maintenance Tribunals Power Under Senior Citizens Act Not Limited To Ordering Monthly Allowance

Case: Leelamma Eapen v. District Magistrate & Ors

Coram: Justice Murali Purushothaman

Case No.: WP(C) NO. 17425 OF 2014

Court Observation: “When the Senior Citizen or parent who has earnings makes an application to the Maintenance Tribunal contending that her right to earning is obstructed by the son who has statutory obligation to maintain the parent, the Maintenance Tribunal has to ensure that the Senior Citizen or parent is able to maintain herself from her earnings. The object of the Act is not only to provide financial support, but also to prevent financial exploitation of the senior citizen and parent by relative or children.”

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