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Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 Complete Act

Title: Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007

State: Central

Year: 2007

.....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

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Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act 1921 Section 9

Title: Payment of Charges for Transmission of Sums Awarded as Maintenance and Other Costs and Charges

State: Central

Year: 1921

A Court in registering or confirming an order for maintenance in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall direct that the charges for the transmission to the Court, from which the order has been received or in which the provisional order has been made, as the case may be, of the sum awarded as maintenance shall be borne by the person against whom the order has been so made or confirmed, and shall be recovered from him in addition to the sum awarded as maintenance and in addition to, and in the same manner as, such other costs and charges as may be awarded or levied by the Court.

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Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act 1921 Section 6

Title: Power of Summary Courts to Make Provisional Maintenance Orders Against Persons Resident in Reciprocating Territories

State: Central

Year: 1921

..... (6) The confirmation of an order made under this section shall not affect any power of a Court of summary jurisdiction to vary or rescind that order: Provided that, on the making of a varying or rescinding order, the Court shall send a certified copy thereof to the 2 [Central Government] for transmission to the proper authority of the reciprocating territory in which the original order was confirmed, or to which it was sent for confirmation and that, in the case of an order varying the original order, the order shall not have any effect unless and until confirmed in like manner as the original order. ________________________ 1. Substituted for the words "the States", by Part B States (Laws) Act, 1951 (3 of 1951), S. 3 and Sch. (1-4-1951). 2. Substituted for the words "Governor-General in Council" by A.O., 1937.

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Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act 1921 Complete Act

Title: Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act 1921

State: Central

Year: 1921

Preamble1 - MAINTENANCE ORDERS ENFORCEMENT ACT, 1921 Section1 - Short title and extent Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Declaration of reciprocal arrangements Section4 - Registration in India of maintenance orders made in the reciprocating territories Section5 - Transmission of maintenance orders made in India Section6 - Power of summary Courts to make provisional maintenance orders against persons resident in reciprocating territories Section7 - Power of Court of summary jurisdiction to confirm maintenance order made out of India Section8 - Enforcement of maintenance orders Section9 - Payment of charges for transmission of sums awarded as maintenance and other costs and charges Section10 - Proof of documents signed by officers of Court Section11 - Depositions to be evidence Section12 - Rule-making power

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Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act 1921 Section 7

Title: Power of Court of Summary Jurisdiction to Confirm Maintenance Order Made out of India

State: Central

Year: 1921

.....been made by the confirming Court, and where on an application for recission or variation the Court is satisfied that it is necessary to remit the case to the Court which made the provisional order for the purpose of taking any further evidence, the Court may for that purpose send a certified copy of the record to the3[Central Government] for transmission to that Court through the proper authority of the reciprocating territory, and may adjourn the proceedings. ________________________ 1 . Substituted for the words "the States", by Part B States (Laws) Act, 1951 (3 of 1951), Section 3 and Schedule (1-4-1951). 2 . Substituted for the words "Governor-General" by A.O., 1937. 3 . Substituted for the words "Governor-General in Council," by A.O., 1937.

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Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 Chapter II

Title: Maintenance of Parents and Senior Citizens

State: Central

Year: 2007

.....Chapter IX of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973(2 of 1974) and shall be executed in the manner prescribed for the execution of such order by that Code. Section 12 - Option 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. Section 13 - Deposit of maintenance amount When an order is made under this Chapter, the children or relative who is required to pay any amount in terms of such order shall, within thirty days of the date of announcing the order by the Tribunal, deposit the entire amount ordered in such manner as the Tribunal may direct. Section 14 - Award of interest where any claim is allowed Where any Tribunal makes an order for maintenance made under this Act, such Tribunal may direct that in addition to the amount of maintenance, simple interest shall also be paid at such rate and from such date.....

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Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 Chapter III

Title: Maintenance

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....is, or would, if the liability to contribute were enforced, become less than what would be awarded to him or her by way of maintenance under this Act. Section 23 - Amount of maintenance (1) It shall be in the discretion of the Court to determine whether any, and if so what, maintenance shall be awarded under the provisions of this Act, and in doing so, the court shall have due regard to the considerations set out in sub-section (2), or sub-section (3), as the case may be, so far as they are applicable. (2) In determining the amount of maintenance, if any, to be awarded to a wife, children or aged or infirm parents under this Act, regard shall be had to- (a) the position and status of the parties; (b) the reasonable wants of the claimant; (c) if the claimant is living separately, whether the claimant is justified in doing so; (d) the value of the claimant's property and any income derived from such property, or from the claimant's own earnings or from any other source; (e) the number of persons entitled to maintenance under this Act. (3) In determining the amount of maintenance, if any, to be awarded to a dependant under this Act, regard shall be had to- (a).....

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Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 Section 5

Title: Application for Maintenance

State: Central

Year: 2007

.....the time being in force. (2) The Tribunal may, during the pendency of the proceeding regarding monthly, allowance for the maintenance under this section, order such children or relative to make a monthly allowance for the interim maintenance of such senior citizen including parent and to pay the same to such senior citizen including parent as the Tribunal may from time to time direct. (3) On receipt of an application for maintenance under sub-section (1), after giving notice of the application to the children or relative and after giving the parties an opportunity of being heard, hold an inquiry for determining the amount of maintenance. (4) An application filed under sub-section (2) for the monthly allowance for the maintenance and expenses for proceeding shall be disposed of within ninety days from the date of the service of notice of the application to such person: Provided that the Tribunal may extend the said period, once for a maximum period of thirty days in exceptional circumstances for reasons to be recorded in writing. (5) An application for maintenance under sub-section (1) may be filed against one or more persons: Provided that such children or relative.....

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Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 Complete Act

Title: Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956

State: Central

Year: 1956

Preamble1 - HINDU ADOPTIONS AND MAINTENANCE ACT, 1956 Chapter I Section1 - Short title and extent Section2 - Application of Act Section3 - Definitions Section4 - Overriding effect of Act Chapter II Section5 - Adoptions to be regulated by this Chapter Section6 - Requisites of a valid adoption Section7 - Capacity of a male Hindu to take in adoption Section8 - Capacity of a female Hindu to take in adoption Section9 - Persons capable of giving in adoption Section10 - Persons who may be adopted Section11 - Other conditions for a valid adoption Section12 - Effects of adoption Section13 - Right of adoptive parents to dispose of their properties Section14 - Determination of adoptive mother in certain cases Section15 - Valid adoption not to be cancelled Section16 - Presumption as to registered documents relating to adoption Section17 - Prohibition of certain payments Chapter III Section18 - Maintenance of wife Section19 - Maintenance of widowed daughter-in-law Section20 - Maintenance of children and aged parents Section21 - Dependants defined Section22 - Maintenance of dependants Section23 - Amount of maintenance Section24 - Claimant to maintenance should be a Hindu.....

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Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act 1921 Preamble 1

Title: Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921

State: Central

Year: 1921

THE MAINTENANCE ORDERS ENFORCEMENT ACT, 1921 [Act, No. 18 of 1921] [5th October, 1921] PREAMBLE An Act to facilitate the enforcement in 1 [India] of Maintenance Orders made 2 [3 [* * *] in 4 [reciprocating territories]], 5 [***] and vice versa. Whereas it is expedient to facilitate the enforcement in 1 [India] of Maintenance Orders made 2 [3 [* * *] in 4 [reciprocating territories]], 5 [***] and vice versa; It is hereby enacted as follows:-- ________________________ 1. Substituted for the words "Part A States and Part C States" by Part B States (Laws) Act, 1951 (3 of 1951), section 3 and Schedule (1-4-1951). 2. The words "in Part B States or in" were substituted for "in other parts of," by A.L.O, 1950. 3. The words "in Part B States or" were omitted by Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Sch. (1-4-1951). 4. Substituted for the words "His Majesty's Dominion and Protectorates" by Maintenance Orders Enforcement (Amdt.) Act, 1952 (47 of 1952), section 2 (30-7-1952). 5. The words "Acceding States and other Indian States" were omitted by A.L.O., 1950.

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