Punjab Senior citizens tribunal orders son to pay maintenance to mother

CHANDIGARH: The maintenance of Parents and Senior citizens Welfare Act 2007  adopted by Punjab Government in July 2008, the court of Tribunal under Maintenance & welfare of parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 (Sub Divisional Magistrate) Jalandhar-I has pronounced a land mark judgment.



H.S.Mattewal Advocate General Punjab Sunday informed that the the Judge of the tribunal has ordered  Kamaljeet Singh s/o Sukhinder Singh r/o Jalandhar to deposit Rs. 10,000/- per month as maintenance allowance in the account of his mother  Gurcharn Kaur through Cheque/Demand Draft.

The court also directed  kanwaljeet Singh to allow his parents to reside in their residential house at Jalandhar and not restrain their entry. It may be recalled that Kanwaljeet Singh had ousted his parents from the house and they were forced to stay with their daughter at Amritsar.

Mattewal informed that this historic act adopted by the state Government would proved to be a boon for such parents who were rendered shelter less in the old age. This act would also safe guard the interest of such hapless old parents in providing them security in the evening of their life to live with honour and dignity.