Act Info:Preamble1 - MAINTENANCE AND WELFARE OF PARENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS ACT 2007
Chapter 1
Section1 - Short extent, application and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Section3 - Act to have overriding effect
Chapter II
Section4 - Maintenance of parents and senior citizens
Section5 - Application for maintenance
Section6 - Jurisdiction and procedure
Section7 - Constitution of Maintenance Tribunal
Section8 - Summary procedure in case of inquiry
Section9 - Order of maintence
Section10 - Alteration in allowance
Section11 - Enforcement or order of maintenance
Section12 - Option regarding maintenance in certain cases
Section13 - Deposit of maintenance amount
Section14 - Award of interest where any claim is allowed
Section15 - Constitution of Appellate Tribunal
Section16 - Appeals
Section17 - Right to legal representation
Section18 - Maintenance Officer
Chapter III
Section19 - Establishment of oldage homes
Chapter IV
Section20 - Medical support for senior citizens
Chapter V
Section21 - Measures for publicity, awareness, etc., for welfare of senior citizens
Section22 - Authorities who may be specified for implementing the provision of this Act
Section23 - Transfer of property to be void in certain circumstances
Section24 - Exposure and abandonment of senior citizen
Section25 - Cognizance of offences
Section26 - Officers to be public servants
Section27 - Jurisdiction of civil courts barred
Section28 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section29 - Power to remove difficulties
Section30 - Power of Central Government to give directions
Section31 - Power of Central Government to review
Section32 - Power of State Government to make rules