New Delhi: The Supreme Court has set aside a Bombay High Court decision and restored the eviction order against a son who had forcibly occupied properties belonging to his 80-year-old father and mother, holding that the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 must be interpreted “liberally to advance its beneficent purpose”.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta allowed the special leave petition (SLP) filed by 80-year-old Kamlakant Mishra, challenging the Bombay High Court’s order.

In its impugned order passed on April 25, 2025, the Bombay High Court had quashed the directives of the Maintenance Tribunal and the Appellate Authority, which required his eldest son to vacate the two properties in Mumbai and pay monthly maintenance of Rs 3,000.

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