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

Constitution of Maintenance Tribunal

In force Act 56 of 2007 As on 15 Oct 2026

Act 56 of 2007 Ministry Social Justice and Empowerment Enacted 29 Dec 2007 Cited by 1 provision Instruments 6

Section 7 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 deals with constitution of Maintenance Tribunal. 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 The Act was enacted on 29 Dec 2007.

(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.

Section 7, The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (Act 56 of 2007).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 5 Application for maintenance

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 2 Definitions

Made under this section, and citing it

1 instrument states that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.

Another 5 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 7

What does Section 7 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act deal with?

Section 7 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act is headed "Constitution of Maintenance Tribunal". 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

How do I find court cases under Section 7 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Senior Citizens Act 7, section 7 Senior Citizens Act, section 7 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 7 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 5 (Application for maintenance), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently Madhya Pradesh Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules 2009 (2009).

When was Section 7 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act enacted?

Section 7 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, cited as Senior Citizens Act 7, was enacted on 29 Dec 2007 as Act 56 of 2007. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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