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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

.....which shall not exceed ten thousand rupees per month. Section 10 - Alteration in allowance (1) On proof of misrepresentation or mistake of fact or a change in the circumstances of any person, receiving a monthly allowance under section 9, for the maintenance ordered under that section to pay a monthly allowance for the maintenance, the Tribunal may make such alteration, as it thinks fit, in the allowance for the maintenance. (2) Where it appears to the Tribunal that, in consequence of any decision of a competent Civil Court, any order made under section 9 should be cancelled or varied, it shall cancel the order or, as the case may be, vary the same accordingly. Section 11 - Enforcement or order of maintenance (1) A copy of the order of maintenance and including the order regarding expenses of proceedings, as the case may be, shall be given without payment of any fee to the senior citizen or to parent, as the case may be, in whose favour it is made and such order may be enforced by any Tribunal in any place where the person against whom it is made, such Tribunal on being satisfied as to the identity of the parties and the non-payment of the allowance, or as the.....

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

Title: Protection of Like and Property of Senior Citizen

State: Central

Year: 2007

.....this Act applies and no injunction shall be granted by any Civil Court in respect of anything which is done or intended to be done by or under this Act. Section 28 - Protection of action taken in good faith No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central Government, the State Governments or the local authority or any officer of the Government in respect of anything which is done in good faith or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act and any rules or orders made thereunder. Section 29 - Power to remove difficulties If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty: Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of two years from the date of the commencement of this Act. Section 30 - Power of Central Government to give directions The Central Government may give directions to State Governments as to the carrying into execution of the provisions of this Act. Section 31 -.....

Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 Section 4

Title: Maintenance of Parents and Senior Citizens

State: Central

Year: 2007

.....parent who is unable to maintain himself from his own earning or out of the property owned by him, shall be entitled to make an application under section 5 in case of-- (i) parent or grand-parent, against one or more of his children not being a minor; (ii) a childless senior citizen, against such of his relative referred to in clause (g) of section 2. (2) The obligation of the children or relative, as the case may be, to maintain a senior citizen extends to the needs of such citizen so that senior citizen may lead a normal life. (3) The obligation of the children to maintain his or her parent extends to the needs of such parent either father or mother or both, as the case may be, so that such parent may lead a normal life. (4) Any person being a relative of a senior citizen and having sufficient means shall maintain such senior citizen provided he is in possession of the property of such senior citizen or he would inherit the property of such senior citizen: Provided that where more than one relatives are entitled to inherit the property of a senior citizen, the maintenance shall be payable by such relative in the proportion in which they would inherit his.....

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

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

Title: Provisions for Medical Care of Senior Citizen

State: Central

Year: 2007

The State Government shall ensure that,-- (i) the Government hospitals or hospitals funded fully or partially by the Government shall provide beds for all senior citizens as far as possible; (ii) separate queues be arranged for senior citizens; (iii) facility for treatment of chronic, terminal and degenerative diseases is expanded for senior citizens; (iv) research activities for chronic elderly diseases and ageing is expanded; (v) there are earmarked facilities for geriatric patients in every district hospital duly headed by a medical officer with experience in geriatric care.

Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 Section 20

Title: Medical Support for Senior Citizens

State: Central

Year: 2007

The State Government shall ensure that,-- (i) the Government hospitals or hospitals funded fully or partially by the Government shall provide beds for all senior citizens as far as possible; (ii) separate queues be arranged for senior citizens; (iii) facility for treatment of chronic, terminal and degenerative diseases is expanded for senior citizens; (iv) research activities for chronic elderly diseases and ageing is expanded; (v) there are earmarked facilities for geriatric patients in every district hospital duly headed by a medical officer with experience in geriatric care.

Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 Section 24

Title: Exposure and Abandonment of Senior Citizen

State: Central

Year: 2007

Whoever, having the care or protection of senior citizen leaves, such senior citizen in any place with the intention of wholly abandoning such senior citizen, shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months or fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both.

Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 Preamble 1

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

State: Central

Year: 2007

THE MAINTENANCE AND WELFARE OF PARENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS ACT, 2007 [Act No. 56 of 2007] [29th December, 2007] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for more effective provisions for the maintenance and welfare of parents and senior citizens guaranteed and recognised under the Constitution and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:--

Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 Section 21

Title: Measures for Publicity, Awareness, Etc., for Welfare of Senior Citizens

State: Central

Year: 2007

The State Government shall, take all measures to ensure that-- (i) the provisions of this Act are given wide publicity through public media including the television, radio and the print, at regular intervals; (ii) the Central Government and State Government Officers, including the police officers and the members of the judicial service, are given periodic sensitization and awareness training on the issues relating to this Act; (iii) effective co-ordination between the services provided by the concerned Ministries or Departments dealing with law, home affairs, health and welfare, to address the issues relating to the welfare of the senior citizens and periodical review of the same is conducted.

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

State: Central

Year: 2007

.....which shall not exceed ten thousand rupees per month. 10. Alteration in allowance: (1) On proof of misrepresentation or mistake of fact or a change in the circumstances of any person, receiving a monthly allowance under section 9, for the maintenance ordered under that section to pay a monthly allowance for the maintenance, the Tribunal may make such alteration, as it thinks fit, in the allowance for the maintenance. (2) Where it appears to the Tribunal that, in consequence of any decision of a competent Civil Court, any order made under section 9 should be cancelled or varied, it shall cancel the order or, as the case may be, vary the same accordingly. 11. Enforcement of order of maintenance: (1) A copy or the order of maintenance and including the order regarding expenses of proceedings, as the case may be, shall be given without payment of any fee to the senior citizen or to parent, as the case may be, in whose favour it is made and such order may be enforced by any Tribunal in any place where the person against whom it is made, such Tribunal on being satisfied as to the identity of the parties and the non-payment of the allowance, or as the.....