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Chairing a meeting to review the implementation of ‘Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007’, Ram Niwas instructed his officers to keep a watch on the “unscrupulous elements” who are abandoning their old parents.
“Every officer or staff appointed to exercise functions under the Act shall be deemed to work as a public servant. Every offence under the Act shall be tried summarily by a magistrate. No civil court will have jurisdiction in respect to any case pertaining to this matter. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any action taken in good faith under the Act,” the official press release issued by the Chandigarh Administration reads.
Senior citizens can file an application for maintenance under Section 4 of the Act. The tribunal hearing the case may award maintenance in favour of the elderly citizen.
There is also a provision to appoint a ‘conciliation officer’ who will be representative of a voluntary agency under the Act. Maximum maintenance allowance will be Rs 10,000 per month, which can be awarded by the tribunal. A complaint can be filed with the Sub-Divisional Magistrate for maintenance while the Deputy Commissioner will be the appellant authority.
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