# The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, Section 7: Constitution of Maintenance Tribunal

- Act: The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (Act 56 of 2007)
- Ministry: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/senior-citizens-act/section/7/

## Text

(1) The State Government shall within a period of six months from the date of the commencement of this Act, by notification in Official Gazette, constitute for each Sub-division one or more Tribunals as may be specified in the notification for the purpose of adjudicating and deciding upon the order for maintenance under section 5. (2) The Tribunal shall be presided over by an officer not below the rank of Sub- Divisional Officer of a State. (3) Where two or more Tribunals are constituted for any area, the State Government may, by general or special order, regulate the distribution of business among them.

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