Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court
Senior Citizens Act 2007 | Cannot Evict Estranged Daughter-In-Law From Shared Household; Plea Filed at Son's Behest to Settle Scores : Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab and Haryana High Court held that the Senior Citizens Act, 2007 cannot be invoked to evict an estranged daughter-in-law with a right to reside in the shared household, confirming the plea was filed at the son's behest to settle matrimonial scores. The ruling safeguards a daughter-in-law's residence rights against the misuse of senior citizen maintenance law as a proxy for matrimonial disputes.