#Senior Citizens

The Punjab & Haryana High Court ruled that eviction applications under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 must be filed exclusively before the Maintenance Tribunal-cum-Sub-Divisional Magistrate. Orders passed by the Additional Deputy Commissioner were held jurisdictionally invalid, clarifying the statutory forum for senior citizen eviction disputes.

Bombay HC permits senior citizens (aged 77 and 78) to travel to the US despite an LOC issued by Bank of Baroda, imposing strict conditions including property disclosure, itinerary compliance, and return undertakings. The ruling sets a precedent for balancing travel rights of elderly individuals against financial institution concerns, reinforcing judicial discretion in LOC suspensions for humanitarian grounds.

NCDRC holds that mis-selling of life insurance policies to senior citizens through false income declarations vitiates contract, entitling refund of premium despite free-look period.