Made under: Senior Citizens Act s.5, 2007
Maintenance application by a parent or senior citizen — s.5, Senior Citizens Act, 2007
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To,
The Maintenance Tribunal (Sub-Divisional Officer / SDM), ________________
Subject: Application under Section 5 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
Made under: Sections 4 and 5 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007; interim maintenance under Section 5(2); order under Section 9 (up to the maximum the State fixes); to be decided within 90 days (Section 5(4)).
Applicant: ________________, resident of ________________, mobile ________________
Respondent: ________________, resident of ________________ — relationship to the applicant: ________________
Sir / Madam,
1. The applicant is a senior citizen / parent unable to maintain himself / herself from his / her own earnings or property.
2. The respondent (a child, or a relative who will inherit the applicant's property) has sufficient means but has refused or neglected to maintain the applicant. Particulars:
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3. The respondent's monthly income is about ₹________________.
PRAYER: Direct the respondent to pay the applicant maintenance of ₹________________ a month, with interim maintenance until this application is decided.
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Place: ________________
Date: ________________What to attach
- Proof of age (60 or over) or of being the parent.
- Proof of the relationship, and details of the property if the respondent is an heir.
- No lawyer is needed before the Tribunal (s.17); file directly at the SDM's office.
- If property was transferred on condition of maintenance, that deed — it can be voided under s.23.