Only Senior Citizen Who Transferred Property Can Maintain Application To Declare Transfer Void: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently ruled on a dispute concerning the cancellation of a property settlement deed executed by a father in favor of his son. The case arose after the father’s death when the mother filed an application before the Sub-Collector to cancel the settlement deed under Section 23(1) of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The Sub-Collector had allowed the cancellation, but this…