The Supreme Court reiterated that a Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, has the power to order the eviction of a child from the property of the senior citizen, if there is a breach of obligation to maintain the senior citizen.

A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta allowed the appeal filed by 80-year-old man and his 78-year-old wife, and set aside the Bombay High Court's order which had invalidated the eviction directive passed against their eldest son.

The Court stressed that the Act was enacted to address the plight of senior citizens by ensuring their care and protection, and therefore its provisions must be construed in a manner that promotes its welfare objective.

"The framework of the Act clearly notes that the law was

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