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Bombay High Court orders son to vacate gifted flats for failing to care for parents
Bombay High Court orders son to vacate gifted flats for failing to care for parents
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
This verdict reinforces a simple bargain: parents gift property in old age for care, not for ingratitude. The son's claims, that he funded the flat, that his father runs a jewellery business, were rightly dismissed. The law shields seniors from precisely this kind of exploitation. Section 23 demands two things: a clear condition in the deed and a breakdown of care. Both were met. The court's rejection of a late compromise sends a strong signal. Other elderly Indians will now watch courts apply this test consistently.
Sources (2): economictimes.indiatimes.com, livemint.com
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