The Supreme Court has clarified that the relevant date to determine whether a person qualifies as a “senior citizen” under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 is the date of filing of the application before the Maintenance Tribunal, not the date of adjudication.

A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta held so while allowing the appeal of 80-year-old Kamalakant Mishra and his wife against a Bombay High Court ruling which had struck down the eviction of their son.

The case arose after the couple, aggrieved by the conduct of their eldest son who had taken possession of two of their properties in Mumbai and denied them residence, approached the Maintenance Tribunal in July 2023. At the time of the application, the son was 59 years old. The Tribuna

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