# Bombay High Court orders son to vacate gifted flats for failing to care for parents 2026-08-10T23:45:34+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Bombay High Court on July 7, 2026, ordered a son to vacate two Mumbai flats gifted by his father, Ramesh Bachaulal Soni, for failing to care for his elderly parents. The court upheld the cancellation of the gift deed for the Lower Parel flat and directed the son to hand over possession within 60 days, ET reports. The 68-year-old father and his wife had gifted the flats in 2023 on the condition that the son would look after them, a promise written into the deed. Relations deteriorated, forcing the parents to leave their home. The Byculla flat, also gifted, was under construction and the builder refused the parents entry, leaving them homeless. The senior citizen tribunal had earlier cancelled the Lower Parel gift deed. The son appealed, arguing he bought the flat himself and that his father was financially independent, but the court ruled these claims irrelevant under Section 23 of the Senior Citizens Act. ## Coverage - economictimes.indiatimes.com - livemint.com Tags: Bombay High Court, gift deed, Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, property dispute, senior citizens Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/parents-win-back-gifted-flat-from-son-after-neglect/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/parents-win-back-gifted-flat-from-son-after-neglect/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.