The Supreme Court of India reminded everyone that it is a legal and moral responsibility to care for one's elderly parents. Children who fail in this duty risk losing their rights to inherit their parents' property. This decision was in response to a case in which an elderly mother was left neglected by her son despite his promises of care.
Supreme Court Upholds Parental Rights
A landmark judgment delivered by the bench of Justice C.T. Ravikumar and Justice Sanjay Karol of the Supreme Court upheld that a gift deed wherein a woman had given a property to her son must be canceled as she was the wife of an employee of the Indian Railways and there is no other earning member of her family to support her old age. The court reverted possession of the same property to mother, which reiterated the significance and importance of 2007 the Parents, Elderly Care, and Maintenance Act.
This act ensures the safety and security of aging citizens. Thereby, they are able to deal with neglected parents with immediate tribunals. Such authorities can cancel ownership transfer and then return ownership for the security purposes of neglected parents.
Case Study: Protection Of Parents
A very convincing case from Chittarpur, Madhya Pradesh underlined the implementation of the law. An old lady complained that her son was ill-treating her and asking for more property, which, she claimed had already been gifted to him by her. She demanded justice in the shape of cancellation of the gift deed and restoration of her rights.
When she approached the Court, an investigation of the Sub-divisional magistrate was sought upon, which reversed the gift-deed and therefore restored the house to the Old lady. Then, the such order was declined by a one-judge high-court bench and likewise, the Two-judge benches upheld the rights of ownership and the Supreme court intervened when, it ordered hand over the said property by end February and Restore the Property right of the two elderly persons as well.
