The Supreme Court of India, in a significant ruling, has held that the relevant date for determining whether an individual is a senior citizen under the Maintenance and Welfare of Senior Citizens Act, 2007, is the date on which the application is filed before the Maintenance Tribunal, not a later date. A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta set aside a Bombay High Court judgment that had nullified an eviction order against a son on the grounds that he had attained the age of 60 during the course of the legal proceedings.

The court allowed the appeal of an 80-year-old father, Kamalakant Mishra, restoring the eviction and maintenance orders passed by the Maintenance Tribunal against his son.

Background of the Case

The appellant, Kamalakant Mishra, an 80-year-ol

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