Elderly parents facing 498A charges, win eviction case against daughter-in-law after 6-year fight; here’s what happenedThe Bombay High Court ruled in favor of elderly parents, ordering their son (husband) and daughter-in-law (wife) to vacate their property a...
11 Jul, 2025, 11.19 AM IST
Niti Aayog set to unveil plan for elderly careAn inter-ministerial panel, led by VK Paul, is set to introduce an action plan addressing the holistic care of India's ageing population, a...
03 Jul, 2025, 12.30 AM IST
Risk losing inheritance if parents, seniors not cared for, says Karnataka Revenue Minister Krishna Byre GowdaChildren or relatives neglecting elderly parents might lose their inheritance, warns Karnataka's Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda. The M...
12 Mar, 2025, 08.41 PM IST
NITI Aayog calls for financial and legal reforms for elderly care in IndiaThe move is aimed at ensuring that a basic support system is put in place to cater to the needs of India’s ageing population which is expec...
19 Feb, 2024, 12.22 AM IST
- Supreme Court directs states, Union Territories to submit information on welfare schemes for elderly
"We direct that schemes operating for the welfare of the elderly with respect of (i) pension for the elderly, (ii) old age homes in each di...
06 Oct, 2022, 02.53 PM IST
Govt rethinks on maintenance of Senior Citizens Bill amid fears of rising family feudsThe bill, which was introduced in Lok Sabha on December 11, 2019, brought stepchildren, adoptive children and children-in-law under the def...
25 Aug, 2022, 12.50 AM IST
Government working to reduce inequalities in old ageThe Constitution of India has been considerate about supporting senior citizens, with Articles 38 (1), 39 (e), 41 and 46 making it incumben...
11 Jun, 2022, 11.07 PM IST
What are the rights of senior citizens to safeguard their property, other assets?Parents often concede and transfer ownership of the property to their children to avoid inheritance disputes. However, once parents become ...
18 Apr, 2022, 06.30 AM IST
Effectiveness of existing law against abuse of elderly parents to be reviewed on direction from PMOStrengthening the existing legislation has been among the topmost priorities of the Ministry in the second tenure of the Modi government.
29 Sep, 2019, 04.34 PM IST
Money & relationships: Can your parents evict you from their house?Can the parents ask their children to move out? What about the legal claim over the property in that case? Find out
22 Jul, 2019, 06.30 AM IST
Gujarat man sent to jail for over 4 years for failing to pay maintenance to old parentsFamily court judge M K Parekh ordered that Kantibhai Solanki be arrested, after he told the court that he had no money to pay the monthly m...
08 Oct, 2018, 11.07 PM IST
If ill-treated, elderly parents can take back property gifted to son, rules Bombay HCThe Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act protects the elderly who have signed away their property and are then left d...
16 Jul, 2018, 11.15 AM IST
Abuse of elders may attract 6 months' jailA survey report last year showed that 44 per cent of elderly people said they were ill-treated in public while another said verbal taunts a...
13 May, 2018, 11.18 AM IST
Daughter-in-Law & Son-in-law too would be responsible for care of oldThe ministry of social justice and empowerment has finalised the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill 20...
14 Apr, 2018, 08.46 AM IST
Parliament should approve revised national policy on elderly: SC toldThe NGO in its report has said that according to the Census of India in 2011, the number of elderly people was 103 million and that it was ...
22 Jan, 2017, 10.51 AM IST
- Delhi government to sensitise councils on disputes involving elderly
Describing about the Department of Social Welfare, Kumar said it was running two old age homes, one at Bindapur and other at Lampur.
21 Nov, 2014, 09.59 PM IST
- SC concerned over murders of elderly in Capital
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concern over murders of the elderly in the Capital while hearing a plea on implementation of provis...
11 Jan, 2008, 02.04 AM IST