New Delhi, Sep 25 (UNI) The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that tribunals constituted under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, have the authority to order the eviction of children or relatives from a senior citizen’s property if they fail to provide maintenance.

A Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta observed that the Act was enacted with the clear objective of protecting and caring for older persons.

“Being a welfare legislation, its provisions must be construed liberally so as to advance its beneficent purpose,” the Court said.

The ruling came on an appeal filed by 80-year-old Kamlakant Mishra, challenging the Bombay High Court’s April 25, 2025, order that had set aside the eviction of his son from a one-room property in Mumb

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