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Wife Cannot Invoke Senior Citizens Act To Seek Maintenance Against Husband Who Is Himself A Senior Citizen: Karnataka High Court

3+ hour, 6+ min ago  (687+ words) The Karnataka High Court has held that a complaint filed by a wife against her husband under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, is not maintainable where the husband is himself a senior citizen. The Court…...

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Subsequent Payment Of Maintenance Does Not Cure Breach That Triggered Revocation Of Property Transfer U/S 23 Senior Citizens Act: Bombay High Court

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (821+ words) The Bombay High Court has held that subsequent payment of maintenance does not cure or negate the breach of care obligations which initially triggered the Tribunal's power under Section 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act,…...

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Daughter-In-Law Cannot Insist On Residing In Senior Citizens" Property Where Ill-Treatment Is Established & Alternate Accommodation Offered: Delhi High Court

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (722+ words) Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, Delhi High Court" The Delhi High Court has held that a daughter-in-law cannot insist on continued occupation of property owned by senior citizens where allegations of ill-treatment stand established, particularly when reasonable alternate accommodation is being…...

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AFGIS Is Subject To "Deep And Pervasive Government Control"; Qualifies As State Under Article 12: Supreme Court

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (757+ words) The Supreme Court held that the Air Force Group Insurance Society (AFGIS) qualifies as "State" within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution, observing that the body operates under deep and pervasive administrative control of the Government and performs a…...

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Legal Representatives Cannot Question Annulment Of Gift Deed By Senior Citizen Raising Derivative Defences Unavailable To Original Donee: Karnataka High Court

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (602+ words) Justice Suraj Govindaraj, Karnataka High Court" The Karnataka High Court has held that a legal representative of a donee cannot defeat annulment of a gift deed executed by a senior citizen by raising derivative defences that were either unavailable to,…...

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