Are there any protection rights of Senior Citizen (Women)?

564 votes

The query suggests no facts or real issue. However, the answer to your query could be found in Maintenance & Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (MWPS) Act...

Advocate P Venu LawRato

823 votes

There are various rights given to the senior citizens of India. Taking care of elder parents is more or less a legal duty as well as a moral obligation. Section 20 of THE HINDU ADOPTION AND MAINTENANCE ACT, 1956, says a Hindu is bound, during his or her lifetime, to maintain his or her legitimate or illegitimate children and his or her aged or infirm parents. The obligation of a person to maintain his or her aged or infirm parent or a daughter who is unmarried extends in so far as the parent or the unmarried daughter, as the case may be, is unable to maintain himself or herself out of his or her own earnings or other property.Sec. 22 says the heirs of a deceased Hindu are bound to maintain the dependents of the deceased out of the estate inherited by them from the deceased.
Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 is a legislation enacted in 2007, initiated by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India to provide more effective provision for maintenance and welfare of parents and senior citizens. This Act makes it a legal obligation for children and heirs to provide maintenance to senior citizens and parents, by monthly allowance. This Act also provides simple, speedy and inexpensive mechanism for the protection of life and property of the older persons. A senior citizen including parent who is unable to maintain himself from his own earning or out of the property owned by him, is entitled to get relief under this Act.

Hence, every elder parent has a right to be maintained by his or her son or daughter provided that they are unable to maintain themselves out of their own earning or property. A dependent's claim for maintenance under this Act shall not be a charge on the estate of the deceased or any portion thereof, unless one has been created by the will of the deceased, by a decree of court, by agreement between the dependent and the owner of the estate or portion, or otherwise

Muslim law makes it obligatory for a man to provide maintenance for his father, mother, grandfather and grandmother. Under Section 125 of Criminal Procedure Code, the elder parents can claim maintenance from their children.


Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 provides for three months' jail term if children do not look after old parents.

Advocate Ajay NS LawRato

942 votes

The Act of 56 of 2007 deals with the maintenance and welfare of senior citizens and parents. The Maintanance Tribunal (RDO) can order an amount as monthly allowance to a senior citizen or parents.
If the said order is not complied with the Tribunal can execute the same by ordering arrest etc..

Advocate Hari C.G LawRato