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

Summary procedure in case of inquiry

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 5

Section 8 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 deals with summary procedure in case of inquiry. In holding any inquiry under section 5, the Tribunal may, subject to any rules that may be prescribed by the State Government in this behalf, follow such summary procedure as it deems fit. The Act was enacted on 29 Dec 2007.

(1) In holding any inquiry under section 5, the Tribunal may, subject to any rules that may be prescribed by the State Government in this behalf, follow such summary procedure as it deems fit.

(2) The Tribunal shall have all the powers of a Civil Court for the purpose of taking evidence on oath and of enforcing the attendance of witnesses and of compelling the discovery and production of documents and material objects and for such other purposes as may be prescribed; and the Tribunal shall be deemed to be a Civil Court for all the purposes of section 195 and Chapter XXVI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).

(3) Subject to any rule that may be made in this behalf, the Tribunal may, for the purpose of adjudicating and deciding upon any claim for maintenance, choose one or more persons possessing special knowledge of any matter relevant to the inquiry to assist it in holding the inquiry.

Section 8, 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. 32 Power of State Government to make rules

Made under this section, and citing it

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

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 8

What does Section 8 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act deal with?

Section 8 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act is headed "Summary procedure in case of inquiry". In holding any inquiry under section 5, the Tribunal may, subject to any rules that may be prescribed by the State Government in this behalf, follow such summary procedure as it deems fit.

How do I find court cases under Section 8 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 8, section 8 Senior Citizens Act, section 8 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 8 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. 5 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Notification S.O. 1436(E) (2011), then Notification S.O. 1436(E) (2011).

When was Section 8 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act enacted?

Section 8 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, cited as Senior Citizens Act 8, 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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