Sulochana Dattatray Patil v. Shailesh Dattatray Patil & Ors.
Case at a glance
- Decided
- 30 Mar 2026
- Bench
- N JAMADAR
Provisions considered
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3999 OF 2026 Sulochana Dattatray Patil … Petitioner vs. Shailesh Dattatray Patil and ors. ...Respondents Ms. Medha Jondhale a/w Mr. Anand Jondhale, Ms. Rajnandini Jondhale, Mr. Harshvardhan Shinde for the Petitioner. Shri Mahid Mulla, AGP for the Respondent-State. CORAM : N. J. JAMADAR, J. DATED : 30 March 2026 P. C. :
Heard the learned counsel for the Petitioner. The challenge in this Petition is to an order dated 15th December, 2025, passed by the Maintenance Tribunal under Section 5(1) of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (“Senior Citizens Act”). The Petitioner is a Senior Citizen, and under Section 16 of the Senior Citizens Act, the Petitioner has a statutory remedy of appeal against an order passed by the Maintenance Tribunal.
The Petition thus stands disposed with liberty to the Petitioner to invoke the remedy of statutory Appeal.
In the event such an Appeal is filed within a period of two Vina Khadpe 1 weeks from the date of uploading of this order, the Appellate Tribunal is requested to hear and decide the Appeal as expeditiously as possible. [N. J. JAMADAR, J.] Vina Khadpe 2
Questions this judgment answers
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 — s. 5(1); Senior Citizens Act — s. 16.
Which court decided this case, and when?
Bombay High Court, on 30 Mar 2026. The bench was N JAMADAR.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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