Maintenance Tribunals empowered to issue orders to ensure senior citizens can access their earnings: Kerala High Court

The Court held that the power of the Maintenance Tribunal under the Senior Citizens Act is not restricted to mere ordering of monthly allowance but also to ensure maintenance from own earnings to lead a dignified life.
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The Kerala High Court recently held that Maintenance Tribunals under the Senior Citizens Act have the jurisdiction to issue directions to the children or relatives of senior citizens to not deprive them of their earnings [Leelamma Eapen v The District Magistrate, Kottayam].

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