Senior Citizens Act Doesn't Mandate Eviction Of Children From Parents' Home In Every Case, Supreme Court Rejects Mother's Plea To Evict Son

The Supreme Court of India on March 27, 2025, dismissed a plea filed by an elderly mother seeking the eviction of her son from their ancestral home. The case involved a strained relationship between the mother and her son, who was accused of ill-treating his parents. The Court clarified that the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 ("2007 Act") does not provide for automatic eviction of…