Rajendra Prasad Chaudhary And ANR v. Jhinkadevi Dhobi

13-WP6790-2025.DOC Santosh

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION SANTOSH SUBHASH KULKARNI WRIT PETITION NO. 6790 OF 2025 SANTOSH SUBHASH KULKARNI Date: 2025.08.05 11:36:29 +0530 Rajendra Prasad Chaudhary And Anr.

...Petitioners

Versus

Jhinkadevi Dhobi

...Respondent

Mr. Virendra Dubey, a/w Sharda Dwivedi, for the Petitioners. Mr. Amey Sawant, for the Respondent.

CORAM:

N. J. JAMADAR, J.

DATED:

4th AUGUST, 2025 PC:- 1.

Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioners. 2.

The challenge in this petition is to an order dated 2nd April, 2025 passed by the Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. 3.

In view of the decision of this Court in the case of Jagdish Pitambar Pawar vs. Pitambar Pundalik Pawar and others in WP/36/2023 dated 29th November, 2023, an appeal at the instance of the children and relatives of the senior citizen is also maintainable under Section 16 of the Act, 2007 before the Appellate Authority.

4.

In view of the above, the petition stands disposed with liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal before the Appellate Authority.

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To facilitate the petitioner to file an appeal before the Appellate Authority, the impugned order passed by the Tribunal shall not be executed for the period one week only. 6.

The petition stands disposed.

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